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September 06 2010

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Outdoor photo of several men sitting cross-legged in meditation on bare earth at an ashram grounds. Four or five seated men wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and one seated man in the left foreground wears an orange robe and orange shawl. They sit in dark circular ash-marked spots on the ground, with red-orange stone platforms, a dark stone shivalingam-like pedestal, palm trees and a yellow pole behind them. The scene is calm and still, with eyes closed in meditation. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the candidate is unsure.2010-09-04August 03 20102010-08-03October 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.2010-09-03Outdoor 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.2010-09-17October 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.2010-09-16July 09 20102010-07-09September 17 20102010-09-17Outdoor photo of five people meditating seated on mats in circular raised earthen platforms with grey ash rings, on bare ground. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, seated on a woven mat beside a small brass kalasha-style vessel, eyes closed and hands folded. Four other seated people wear white dhoti-style garments, bare-shouldered or lightly covered, with shaved heads. A bamboo pole stands between them, with a red-orange temple wall at left, a row of small stone figures behind a plant, and a blue tarp and dry leaves in the background.2010-10-06July 09 20102010-07-09Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with dark stone deity statues, palm trees and a red wall behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on an orange cushion, hands in a mudra on his lap, with a small brass kalasha vessel beside him. Behind him to the left, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation before low fire pits with smoke rising and ash-covered ground. A white pedestal stands at right and a dark deity statue adorned with red and yellow flower garlands is at upper right. A patterned mat lies on the ground in front.2010-08-08