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Outdoor photo of a seated sannyasi in orange robes meditating with hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, on a raised circular platform inside a ring of ash and charred wood from a fire pit. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in similar ash-ringed platforms amid smoke, with a white stone structure at the left edge. The ground is bare sandy earth, and the scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual setting.

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June 13 20102010-06-13A photograph of a ritual scene outdoors on bare earth. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange kurta and orange dhoti with an orange shawl across the shoulder. He sits on a circular raised mound of earth ringed by ash-filled fire pits, with smoke rising around him. Behind him, another seated person in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits by a similar pit, and more white-clad participants are visible in the background and at the upper left near the edges of the frame.2010-06-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised wooden platform within a ring of fire pit. Flames burn at the edges of a circular trench filled with ash and embers, smoke drifting across the scene. Behind him a brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground, and a stone structure with a white base and a garlanded deity murti stands in the background among palm trees. Several people in white ritual clothing sit around the homa area, some in the smoke. The setting is an open-air homa or yagna ground.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene on bare ground with smoldering fire pits and wisps of smoke. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash sits with hand raised near his face. Behind them, other people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit in meditation near the fire pits, and a white pillar stands at right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left near the fire.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene on dry earth with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smouldering embers, smoke rising. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange sleeveless garment, rudraksha mala and bare feet sits cross-legged on a raised mud platform beside a brass kalasha-style pot, hands folded in lap, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. Probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind and around, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged at other fire pits, some with hands raised or folded, one holding a small object.2010-06-13A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the left of the platform. The ground is covered with ash and grey embers around a stone circle, with a white stone structure at the left edge. Behind, two seated people in white clothing sit on the ash; one wears a yellow scarf and a rudraksha mala. Yellow flowers are visible at the top left. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual site, with the seated figure in meditation. a person: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues.2010-07-11June 13 20102010-06-13June 18 20102010-06-18A photograph of a Pancha-Tapas, or five-fire penance, held outdoors on bare reddish earth. A young man in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the centre on a raised mound inside a ring of smouldering ash and charred logs, eyes closed in meditation. Around him, several people in white clothes sit in similar fire rings, with yellow shawls and a purple head covering visible; smoke drifts across the scene and a few partially burned logs lie on the ground. a person is named on the page, but the central figure's appearance is not clearly consistent with the ornate cues needed for a confident identification, so the figure is described by role as a meditating devotee in orange robes.2010-06-13Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a red bindi with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind him, smoke rises from a fire pit, and a second seated person in a yellow shawl and white clothes is partly visible, with stone sculptures and palm trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, shown in meditation with long hair and saffron clothing.2010-07-05July 08 20102010-07-08