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Outdoor 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.

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July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of a homa or fire-ritual setting on bare ground. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a raised mat with a brass kalasha-style vessel in front of him. Behind him several people in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow or orange shawls sit at small fire pits with ash and charcoal, one standing man holds a long-handled shovel. Small stone deity murtis are arranged on the ground, and a palm-lined compound with a red-orange building stands in the background.2010-08-14July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor meditation session on a sandy ground with ash-grey fire pit lines. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair in an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a folded orange cushion with hands resting in his lap, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style pot with a spout sits beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit in meditation rows. White houses with red doors and tiled roofs, palms and a stone deity murti stand in the background.2010-08-07August 07 20102010-08-07Outdoor meditation scene at an ashram courtyard on bare earth. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, with a brass vessel beside him. Behind him, six men in white dhotis sit in circular ash-lined meditation spaces, several bare-chested, one in an orange robe, all in meditative posture. White kolam-style floral line drawings decorate the ground, and small clay shrines and seated figurines line the background wall.2010-09-22A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the left of the platform. The ground is covered with ash and grey embers around a stone circle, with a white stone structure at the left edge. Behind, two seated people in white clothing sit on the ash; one wears a yellow scarf and a rudraksha mala. Yellow flowers are visible at the top left. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual site, with the seated figure in meditation. a person: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues.2010-07-11A seated figure in a flowing saffron-orange shawl drapes over the head and body, eyes closed, sitting on a cleared ground surrounded by a ring of grey ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits in front on the sand. Behind, several men in white dhoti and kurta sit on the ground around a ceremonial fire area with stacked firewood, one wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Coconut palms, a white building and a bamboo fence form the background. Lamp-like brass vessel and ash circles suggest a homa or fire ritual setting.2010-07-21A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. Behind him, three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside ash-covered circles, apparently participating in the same practice. Grey ash is scattered around, a small golden kalasha pot sits to his left, and a white stone platform with a garland of red and yellow flowers stands at right. Stone statues and carved pillars are in the background.2010-07-08A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, two men in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground near small fire pits with ash and smoke. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground in front, and grey stone deity murtis and white pillars surround the open ground. a person is the seated saffron-clad man, shown with a rudraksha mala and orange robes.2010-08-08August 07 20102010-08-07