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Outdoor ritual homa on a red-earth ground at an ashram. A row of seated participants sit before smouldering fire pits with ash and charred logs. Foreground right, a young man with dark hair wears a white kurta and a yellow shawl, eyes closed. Behind him, a man in white with a yellow shawl and mala sits with hands folded. Further back, a woman in orange sits in meditation; others in white and yellow shawls sit nearby. Behind them stands a large white Nandi statue with a floral garland, with a signboard map reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram. Palm trees, thatched huts and a silver SUV are visible. No one is identified as a person.

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A row of men sit cross-legged on sandy ground beside small fire pits filled with ash and smouldering wood, a ritual homa-style setting. Each wears white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl draped over the shoulders, and they appear to be in quiet meditation or prayer with eyes closed. Behind them stands a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of red and yellow flowers, next to a white-painted shrine structure. A white SUV and a map board of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram stand in the background, with palm trees and thatched huts nearby.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11A row of people sits cross-legged on bare reddish earth in front of a map board reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Bidadi Ashram, with a silver SUV parked behind. Smoking fire pits with ash and embers lie in a line before them. A man in orange sannyasi robes with long swept-back hair sits at the far left, apart from the others. Several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis wear yellow shawls, and a man at right wears a rudraksha mala. Two women in red and orange garments sit in the middle. Another person in white walks behind them, and a figure with a garland stands at the far right near a white structure. Some of the orange-robed figure's cues are visible, but the appearance is not clear enough for a definite identification.2010-07-11Outdoor photo at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram: several people sit cross-legged on sandy ground beside smoldering fire pits with ash and charred logs. In the foreground a woman in an orange shawl over cream clothes sits with hands folded. Behind her, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit by the fires. At left, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a low platform, and a white-clad person stands by a yellow vehicle. A large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, sits on a white pedestal at right. A signboard map reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam - Bidadi Ashram beneath thatched roofs and palm trees.2010-08-01Outdoor photo of a row of people seated cross-legged with eyes closed on bare reddish earth beside smouldering fire pits with grey ash and charred logs. Smoke drifts across the scene. On the far left a woman in orange robes sits upright, and behind her a silver SUV is parked. Four more people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit beside the pits, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a thatched structure, a large map board and a white statue draped with a flower garland. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual with meditation.2010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of devotees seated in a row on sandy ground among smoldering fire pits filled with white ash and charred wood, a practice of sitting beside burnt-out fire beds. In the foreground a bare-footed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Several other men in white with yellow shawls sit behind him in the line, and a woman in orange clothing stands further back near a silver SUV. Behind them stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with a red and yellow flower garland beside a white shrine structure, with palm trees and thatched huts in the background. A signboard with a map is visible at left. Five to six physical people are visible.2010-07-07July 21 20102010-07-21July 11 20102010-07-11August 01 20102010-08-01July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and thatched huts. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits at left, facing a line of men in white dhotis with yellow shawls seated in circles of grey ash. A bald man in white clothes with a red cloth over his shoulder walks through the centre. Behind them a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on a white pedestal, beside a white shrine platform and a tall stone tower. A signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam shows a site map beside a silver SUV. Several people are visible, including partial figures in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copies