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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a white stone shrine base decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. A man with long dark hair, a red tilaka, and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged in the foreground on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands folded, beside a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Around him are circular raised earthen platforms with ash-covered ground, and about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sit in meditation or ritual posture. Smoke rises from a fire pit at the rear, with stacked firewood nearby and palm trees and a white wall behind.

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Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation on sandy ground arranged with circular rings of grey ash. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a wooden board with hands folded, a brass vessel at his side. Around him, about seven men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls and sit in similar postures on small mats. Behind them, a man in white walks past, and thatched bamboo structures, a bicycle, and small stone figures stand near white-walled buildings with red window frames.2010-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor ritual scene at a campus with a white painted stone structure at left. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in the foreground, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and holding his hands together in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him, a row of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting in circular ash-filled fire pits with smoke rising. A small brass kalasha stands before him and a plate of offerings sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a red forehead mark, with a presentation consistent with the page, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-07-08A photograph of a man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting together in his lap. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel sits on the platform beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, with smoke rising from a fire pit and a white altar with red and yellow flower garlands at the left edge. A standing figure appears in the background near a white wall, and palm trees fill the misty backdrop.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07July 08 20102010-07-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor setting, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads, a red tilak on his forehead, and long hair swept back. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a white tiered pedestal. A brass kalasha sits to the left on the ground, and incense smoke drifts through the frame. Four other people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation in the background among palm trees, two near the pedestal and two to the right.2010-07-15October 07 20102010-10-07