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Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual at an ashram-style open ground. Several men in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven straw mats. Yellow shawls are draped over the shoulders of the men at the fire pits. Ash-filled fire pits with charred wood and a stack of firewood sit in the background on reddish earth. Foreground men are seated in meditation with eyes closed or lowered, one with a shaved head wearing a rudraksha mala. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no probable identification is made.

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Several men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on sandy ground in meditation with eyes closed, beside a dark stone pedestal or yagna structure and a palm tree. The man in front centre wears a yellow shawl over white clothes, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. The man at left front wears a white kurta and a red-brown mala with a pendant. Behind them, another man in white has a red mark on his forehead, and a further man in white sits at the back right. Grey ash and burnt debris cover the ground, with small smoke trails near the fire site.2010-07-01July 07 20102010-07-07Four men sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth in an outdoor courtyard, each on a mat within a ring of grey ash. The foreground man in front left wears white clothes with a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, and his hands in a mudra on his lap. Behind him, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a red-bordered cloth on the ground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white shawl sits at the right edge. Behind them stand rows of grey stone figures of seated deities and a pile of firewood, with a bamboo fence, an orange building and green shrubs in the background.2010-08-30Outdoors on bare earth, four shaved-headed men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests sit cross-legged on mats within circular rings of ash and charcoal. The man at the front left wears a dark cord around his neck, and the man second from right wears an orange dhoti under his white cloth. Behind them, a man in white sits at the edge of the yard near a loudspeaker, and stone deity murtis stand along a low wall at left beside an empty wooden cart. Red brick buildings form the backdrop. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2010-09-16Outdoor photo of a Panchatapas ritual at an ashram ground. Several men in white clothing sit cross-legged on dusty ground beside small burnt-out fire pits filled with grey ash. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and white beaded necklaces. A white-painted stone structure and palm trees stand behind them. In the foreground, seated devotees face the ritual area, one in a white t-shirt with a red graphic, and another in an orange top at the right edge. Coconut palms and a grey stone object appear in the background.2010-07-19July 20 20102010-07-20July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor 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.2010-08-09August 07 20102010-08-07July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20Five men sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted courtyard in front of orange-red temple walls. All wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Their eyes are closed or lowered and their hands rest in their laps; one man in the foreground holds his hands folded. Each sits on a small mat or cloth placed on a patch of grey ash, which appears to mark where fire pits once stood. A yellow-painted wooden pole stands among them, and a few plants grow at the edge of the frame.2010-09-03