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Outdoor fire ritual at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a small fire pit of ash and charred wood, facing a row of seated devotees. Behind him, about twenty men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, many wearing rudraksha or bead malas, sit on mats in front of an orange and white striped wall with green plants. Several have hands folded in prayer. A black speaker on a stand stands at left. The scene suggests a homa or fire ceremony; the seated man in yellow is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so his identity is left unsure.

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Outdoor group meditation in a courtyard beside an orange wall with white and red painted stripes at its base. Roughly fifteen to twenty people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, many with eyes closed and hands folded, some wearing white shawls and beaded necklaces. A small black speaker on a tripod stands at left. In the foreground a person in a pale yellow garment sits with their back to the camera beside a small fire pit with ash. Bushes and palm plants line the wall. The setting suggests a pancha-tapas style group sitting practice; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with a sandy ground, a smoking fire pit at left, and a pile of cut firewood behind rows of stone deity figures. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing the fire, several with yellow or orange shawls, and a man with long hair and a beard in the foreground wears an orange-bordered white shawl. A woman in white stands at a white-draped table with a tiered white cake and a garland-hung offering, while sacks and a blue tarpaulin sit beside a red-doored building. Several seated men in white are in meditative posture. No readable inscriptions are visible.2010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a seated group meditating outdoors in front of an orange-washed wall with red vertical stripes and green shrubs. About fifteen people sit cross-legged on a green mat in rows, eyes closed or lowered, hands folded in laps. Most wear plain shirts and dhotis or trousers in orange, pink, red, white and striped colours; a few wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a figure with a hair bun and white clothing with a yellow shawl sits with back to the camera before a bare ash-covered pit on the ground. A plastic chair sits at left. No identifiable a person appearance is visible, so the scene is recorded as a group meditation with the seated figure in the foreground facing the group.2010-07-15A courtyard ritual outdoors with several seated men in white clothes on mats facing three circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. Two seated officiants in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at the front, one beside a pit at left and one at centre. Standing at the right, a man in a pink shirt watches. A row of small stone deity murtis stands behind the pits, and a red pedestal with a white bowl sits at right. Concrete tiled paving, a red-doored building and parked chairs frame the scene.2010-07-07August 07 20102010-08-07June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a circle of grey ash or stones. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre, facing a row of white mats, with a brass vessel placed before them. A second person in a cream sari with an orange border sits in the foreground, hands resting on the ground. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the frame, sitting in rows in front of an orange building and red-and-white striped wall. A red pedestal stands at left. The scene resembles a homa or ritual session; the orange-robed figure is a person, and an appearance-based candidate is not confidently established.2010-08-19Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation on sandy ground arranged with circular rings of grey ash. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a wooden board with hands folded, a brass vessel at his side. Around him, about seven men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls and sit in similar postures on small mats. Behind them, a man in white walks past, and thatched bamboo structures, a bicycle, and small stone figures stand near white-walled buildings with red window frames.2010-07-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard where a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground scattered with ash and small fires. Small flames and smoke rise near the front right. A black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland stands beside a white pedestal, with palm trees and an orange temple wall behind. Several figures in orange robes sit further back among the seated participants. A pillar with carved stonework appears at the right edge.2010-07-15