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Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls, meditating in rows on mats on sandy ground among palm trees and frangipani. Small piles of ash or embers sit in circular patterns in front of them, with thin smoke rising near the left, consistent with a fire ritual setting. A white structure stands at the left edge, and a few more devotees in white stand or sit in the background. Some wear rudraksha malas. The scene shows a pancha tapas style sitting practice.

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Outdoors among tall palm trees, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on bare sandy ground in meditation. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and the front man on the left has a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Circular patches of grey ash or fire residue mark the ground around them, and a faint smoke rises in the background near a white pillar and a low wall. A man in white stands further back on the right. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a courtyard outdoors among tall coconut palms and shrubs. Men in white ritual clothing with yellow scarves sit cross-legged in a row on bare ground, each inside a circular ring of ash or white powder, with a few seated on mats. Some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Low bamboo fencing, a small white building with a corrugated roof, and a blue sign stand at the sides, with faint smoke rising from the ground.2010-07-14August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor photograph of a ritual on a bare dirt ground among palm and frangipani trees, with a bamboo fence behind. Several men sit cross-legged in rows on ash-covered circular fire-pit areas, dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, hands resting in their laps with eyes closed. In the foreground a man wearing glasses and a white shirt sits facing them. Smoke rises at left near a dark stone structure. This appears to be a ritual sitting beside fire pits.2010-07-19July 05 20102010-07-05Outdoor scene of a yoga-style practice in a palm-lined compound with dry earth. Around ten to twelve young men in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged in neat rows, each within a circle of grey ash marked on the ground, wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Some hold their hands in mudra and appear to meditate with eyes lowered. Behind them stand coconut palms, a white-walled small building with a green roof, bamboo fencing and a low concrete wall. Faint smoke rises from the ash circles.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged in a row on bare sandy ground, each within a circular patch of grey ash and charred embers from a fire ritual. They wear white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have rudraksha malas. Some sit with hands folded in prayer or resting in lap, eyes closed in meditation. Smoke drifts through the scene, with palm trees and green foliage behind, a stone fire-pit or stone vessel at left, and a bamboo fence at right. There are eight seated people visible, with several partially obscured at the back.2010-07-07July 05 20102010-07-05Outdoor scene at an ashram-style site with palm trees and smoke rising in the background. Six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, each within a circular ash-filled fire pit on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation. The man in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them stand white platforms and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-like finial, with a dark stone statue of a standing deity figure holding a staff on the left. Appears to be a homa or meditation practice performed by practitioners.2010-08-08