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Outdoor photo of several shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing seated cross-legged on mats in a row beside small dark fire pits with ash and charred wood. The foreground man wears white cloth with red borders, a rudraksha mala and a small tilak, hands folded in his lap. Behind him a man in an orange-red wrap and another in a yellow shawl sit in meditation or prayer, and a smoke trail rises near the pits. Orange temple walls and a black stone vessel stand in the background amid palm trees. No one here is identified as a person; they appear as ritual participants.

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September 06 20102010-09-06September 17 20102010-09-17October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoors on bare earth, four shaved-headed men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests sit cross-legged on mats within circular rings of ash and charcoal. The man at the front left wears a dark cord around his neck, and the man second from right wears an orange dhoti under his white cloth. Behind them, a man in white sits at the edge of the yard near a loudspeaker, and stone deity murtis stand along a low wall at left beside an empty wooden cart. Red brick buildings form the backdrop. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2010-09-16October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07Five men sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted courtyard in front of orange-red temple walls. All wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Their eyes are closed or lowered and their hands rest in their laps; one man in the foreground holds his hands folded. Each sits on a small mat or cloth placed on a patch of grey ash, which appears to mark where fire pits once stood. A yellow-painted wooden pole stands among them, and a few plants grow at the edge of the frame.2010-09-03A photograph of seven shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sitting cross-legged in meditation on a sandy outdoor ground. Several wear sacred threads and tilak marks on their foreheads, and two wear yellow shawls. Each sits on a small raised mat or platform ringed by grey ash. An orange-painted shrine structure with a kalasha and marigold garlands stands at left, with coconut palms behind. The scene appears to be a meditation or yagna practice, with no visible a person candidate among the seated men.2010-09-15October 07 20102010-10-07September 17 20102010-09-17August 03 20102010-08-03Five shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in a row on mats set inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits on bare earth, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting on their laps. Thin smoke rises from the ash rings. Behind them stands a red-brick plinth with a dark deity murti and a yellow-and-white cloth banner on a pole. Palm trees and frangipani shrubs frame the outdoor ashram courtyard under daylight.2010-09-16