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Outdoor photo of a group of men in white clothes seated cross-legged on mats in rows, eyes closed, meditating or in prayer, on a paved courtyard beside a white building with red-framed doors and windows. A small boy in a bright blue shirt sits among them with hands folded. A man in a light shirt sits on a white plastic chair at the far right. On the left, a red and white striped platform and a trident stand near a small shrine-like structure. White pigeons and grey pigeons peck at the pavement in the foreground.

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A group of men sit cross-legged on woven mats with coloured borders on a paved hexagonal-tile courtyard, facing away from the camera toward an unseen teacher. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while others wear a striped red-and-navy polo, a light blue shirt, a beige shirt and a grey top with a navy cap. Behind them stands a dirt ground with circular concrete pits and a red-based white pedestal at the right edge. The setting suggests a seated meditation or satsang session outdoors.2010-09-08July 11 20102010-07-11July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photo of a seated group on a paved hexagonal-tile courtyard at an ashram-style compound. Thirty-plus men and boys in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on mats and cloth in rows, facing left toward a small raised platform with a mic stand and loudspeaker. On the right, several people sit on white plastic chairs: a man in a white kurta and tan trousers, an older man in a light blue shirt, and a bearded man in a white dhoti and kurta with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder. Behind them are white single-storey buildings with red doors, a banyan-style tree and palms, and a white pigeon in the foreground.2010-07-04August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees on woven mats outside an orange-walled temple with red-and-white striped borders and steps. In the foreground, a young man in white with a blue emblem on his shirt sits with palms joined in prayer, and beside him men in grey, pink and white shirts sit cross-legged with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them, more devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis sit on the steps, and a few stand near the temple entrance beside stone deity murti statues and a sound speaker. Potted plants and banana leaves surround the courtyard, and a signboard and framed poster are visible on the wall.2010-07-23August 16 20102010-08-16Outdoor courtyard at a temple complex lined with tall coconut palms. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged in a grid on circular kolam-marked patches of sand, facing a white plinth with a dark deity murti draped with a garland. A figure in saffron/orange robes sits on a seat at the front left, near the white shrine, in front of a tall ornate wooden pillar. A seated crowd of men in shirts and mundus sits on a mat at right, and pigeons gather on the paved stone floor with white kolam designs in the foreground. A small white building with a green corrugated roof stands at the back right.2010-07-08A photograph of a courtyard with a paved hexagonal-tile floor, where seated men in white ritual clothes and some in yellow shawls sit in rows on the sand and mats. In the foreground, two white doves walk on the tiles near a low white platform with red trim. Behind the seated group, a few more men in white stand and sit under palm trees, with a stone shivalinga-like structure and a bronze vessel visible at left. No person is identifiable as a person; the seated group is shown in an outdoor setting with palm trees and a wall in the background.2010-07-04September 12 20102010-09-12July 08 20102010-07-08July 11 20102010-07-11