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A photograph of a courtyard with sandy ground, decorated with white kolam designs and gravel patterns, where several men in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged in meditation. Pigeons, grey and white, walk around the floor. Palm trees and a low white building with red doors and sculpted figures form the background. Some men are seated closer to the camera while others are spaced further back in rows.

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A photograph of men seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted open ground in front of a white building with a green corrugated roof, palm trees behind and bamboo fencing beside. The men wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, some with rudraksha malas visible at the neck. Their hands rest in laps and their eyes are closed. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. Statues of seated figures stand at the right edge, and a small blue sign is posted on the bamboo fence.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on a dusty sandy ground in front of a row of small white buildings with red doors and a corrugated roof. Most wear white clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, several with eyes closed or gazing downward. Small stone sculptures stand near the building edge, pigeons peck the ground, and tall coconut palms and a large tree fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08August 03 20102010-08-03Outdoor photograph of a group of about a dozen people seated cross-legged in meditation on bare sandy ground inside circular white ash rings, under tall coconut palms. Most wear white dhotis or pants with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; the figure in the front left wears an orange-red shawl over white clothing and sits with hands resting on the knees. A white stepped structure and a small black lingam-like stone object stand at the left edge, with a thatched fence and white tent-like structure at the right.2010-06-27A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground outdoors, with palm trees and a white building with a green roof behind them. Their white clothes are paired with yellow shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their hands rest in their laps or in namaskara position. Small smoking fire spots of ash are scattered on the ground in front of them, and two white pigeons walk nearby. A blue sign reads Ladies Toilet.2010-07-15A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor ashram setting with coconut palms behind them. They wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation. Two white doves walk on the sand in front of them, and grey ash marks lie scattered on the ground. Behind them stand a small white building with a green roof, a woven bamboo fence, and stone sculptures at the right edge.2010-07-15Outdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard, a man with shaved head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a plain orange robe, hands folded, eyes closed, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped on a dark stone deity murti behind him. A brass kalasha sits on the ground to his left. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on mats in the background, and white and grey pigeons walk across the sand near white-painted chalk kolam designs. Stone sculptures and a white shrine stand among the trees. a person cues: orange ceremonial robe, central seated position, garlanded setting. Visible people are seated devotees and the seated figure in orange.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of several men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas seated cross-legged on sandy ground in open circular fire-pit areas with grey ash. Smoke rises in the background among coconut palms, a wooden fence, a concrete wall and flowering plants. The foreground man sits with hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while others sit with eyes closed or hands in lap and one stands at the rear.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a group of seven young men seated cross-legged in meditation on a grey ash-covered ground outdoors. They wear white kurta-style clothing with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. Two large white pigeons stand on a pale concrete platform in the foreground. Behind them are palm trees, a low brick wall, a wooden fence and a small blue sign.2010-07-15Outdoors in a palm-lined ashram compound, a group of about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid of circular raised rings of pale stones on bare earth. Some sit upright with eyes closed in meditation, while one man in white bends forward to adjust something near the rings. A few people stand in the background among thatched fences and a small white building with a green roof. A stone grinding mill or pot stands at left, and a row of small stone figures lines the right edge.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of a group of about ten people in white clothes seated cross-legged on bare dirt ground in front of a row of palm trees. Several seated people wear yellow shawls and a few wear orange shawls. Small fire pits with ash and charred remains sit on the ground around them, and a pile of firewood stands at the right. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. A white structure and a dark stone sculpture appear at the left edge. The central seated figure, in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with eyes closed. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2010-07-27