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Outdoor ashram ritual in a courtyard with sandy ground. At the centre, a person in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a dark circular mat with hands folded in prayer, facing a white shrine with a black stone Shiva lingam garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands and a small brass kalasha. Several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in prayer in circular pits around the courtyard, and a standing man in white with a red shawl and a walking stick watches nearby. A white-robed attendant stands to the right. Behind the shrine are palm trees and a large orange-and-cream umbrella, and in the foreground a red-topped white square platform stands on wet paving.

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Outdoor ashram scene in a palm-lined courtyard. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in front of a small brass lamp on a circular ash-filled pit. Behind a white plinth stands a dark stone Nandi bull garlanded with orange and white flowers, shaded by an orange-fringed umbrella. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red and orange trim stands at left holding a stick. A long-haired man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stands centre-right. Three to four seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit with palms joined at right, each before a small ash circle. Wet paved ground in the foreground.2010-07-09Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching head wrap sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular fire pit of ash, hands folded, a small brass vessel placed before him. Around him, several people in white clothes sit in similar circular fire pits, some wearing yellow or red shawls and rudraksha malas. A standing man in white with a red shawl and a long-haired man in white with a yellow shawl stand to the left beside a black stone Nandi figure garlanded with orange and white flowers under an orange canopy. Palm trees and flowering shrubs frame the background.2010-07-09July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a Panchatapas-style outdoor sadhana in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange head covering, wearing a long rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded in meditation on a raised circular platform ringed by glowing embers. Behind, a dark stone Shivalinga draped with a yellow-and-orange garland sits on a white plinth beneath a tall palm trunk. Around the fire rings, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow garlands sit in meditation, one standing man in white with a yellow garland walks in the background, and a figure in striped clothing stands at right. A brass kalasha sits near the central figure, with dark stone deity sculptures lining the left side of the grounds.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09July 09 20102010-07-09July 09 20102010-07-09Outdoor photograph of a group seated in meditation in an open sandy courtyard surrounded by palm trees and greenery. A central seated figure in an orange robe with a red-orange mala sits in front of a white shrine-like structure topped with a tall ornamental finial and a dark stone deity murti or statue. Around them, about a dozen people sit cross-legged on circular stone-ringed mats, most in white clothing with yellow stoles, some wearing orange garments. Stone statues and urns stand at the left edge, and a low white platform with a red-roofed canopy occupies the foreground.2010-07-10June 24 20102010-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 09 20102010-07-09