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Outdoor fire ritual in a dirt yard. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in lap, a silver bangle on his wrist. Behind him, several men in white with yellow shawls sit beside a blazing fire pit, and several small stone deity murti stand on a ledge. Wooden logs, ash and charred remains surround the fire area, with bamboo fencing and foliage behind.

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-like compound with a smoking fire pit on sandy ground and piled charred logs. A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap on a striped mat. Behind him, several shaved-headed men in white clothing with yellow shawls sit around the fire pit, and a standing man in white with an orange-red shawl holds a phone or device. Stone statues and a tiled-roof building appear in the background. Smoke drifts through the scene.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor meditation scene on bare ground strewn with ash and charred debris. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with an amber pendant. Behind him, three or more men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. White stupa-like structures and a stone naga sculpture stand in the background among palm trees.2010-08-07August 03 20102010-08-03Outdoor photo of several devotees meditating seated on the ground amid blackened fire pits and ash on bare earth. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him a shaven-headed man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti with a mala sits cross-legged, and at right another man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. A barefoot figure in white walks at upper left, and a woodpile is visible in the background.2010-07-22August 07 20102010-08-07July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor scene at an ashram with several men seated cross-legged on bare ground covered with grey ash. The central figure, in the foreground, wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders and has a red bindi, eyes closed, hands resting in a meditation mudra. Behind and around him, about six other men in white dhotis and bright yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer, some with rudraksha malas. Bamboo fencing, a concrete wall, palm trees and a white building form the background. Visible cues for the central figure are an orange robe and a shaved head, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03August 07 20102010-08-07August 07 20102010-08-07