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Outdoor ritual scene at a dusty open ground with ash and embers. Four people sit on the ground in a homa-style setting. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed with hands folded on a cushioned seat, white smoke rising beside him. Behind him to the left, a person in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation. Another person in white with an orange-red cloth sits meditating in the background. At the right foreground, a young man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged beside a brass vessel and a plate of offerings. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the left. Behind them stand red and white stone pillars and a signboard with Devanagari lettering.

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August 01 20102010-08-01A photo of a group meditation outdoors on a dusty ground with a small pile of grey ash or stone chips. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Beside him is a brass kendi or oil vessel. Behind him several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a row of stone statues and a red signboard appear in the background beneath thatched fencing.A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl sits with palms joined, and another person in white clothing sits beside a white stone structure decorated with red flower petals and a garland. In the lower left foreground, a small brass kalasha vessel sits on the ground amid ash and scattered petals. The figure in saffron with long hair, mala and ornate ceremonial presence matches the page's a person cues, so this is a probable identification in person.2010-07-23August 01 20102010-08-01July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a mat in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, long dark swept-back hair. Beside him to the left, a shaven-headed man in white clothes with an orange cloth over his shoulder sits by a raked ash line. A brass kalasha-style vessel is at the lower right. Behind them are palm trees, a white building with red window frames, a small red pedestal with a garland, and a few more seated people in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless robe draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the sand is a small brass pot with a handle and spout. Behind him, several people in white clothes sit in meditation on ground strewn with grey ash from fire pits. A white stone platform and a woven mat lie to the left. The scene looks like an outdoor ritual or homa setting.2010-07-14A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a wooden platform on a mat, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and vertical tilak, and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest. He holds one hand outstretched toward a brass oil lamp with a tall wick on a stand at left, while his other hand rests on his knee. Two women in yellow and cream saris sit or stand in the background, and red signboards with white text appear behind them on a sandy courtyard.2010-09-13A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation, with a red bindi on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over the chest. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge. Around him on the bare ground are about five other seated participants in white ritual clothes: several wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, one wears an orange top, and a woman in orange sits behind. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred wood from a fire pit, with a bamboo fence and palm trees in the background. The scene suggests a fire ritual being observed in meditation.2010-07-27A seated monk in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl draped over his head sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck and a red mark is on his forehead. Beside him on the ground stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and a ring of grey ash surrounds the seat. Behind him, two women in white and yellow sit in meditation near carved stone deity murti and serpent-hooded figures, with a white peetha-like platform and a garland of red flowers at right. Scattered petals lie on the ground.2010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-232010 - Photo Album +1 copies