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A photograph of a long-haired man seated in meditation on an orange cushion at the centre of a sandy outdoor ground dotted with ash-filled fire pits. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and a small red tilak on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits in the foreground. Behind him, several participants in white ritual clothes, some with yellow shawls and white mala necklaces, sit in meditation among coconut palms, with a white building and a bamboo fence in the background. The scene suggests a sacred fire ritual or pancha-tapas practice.

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July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoors on bare earth, a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold bead necklace sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ash-lined fire pit, eyes closed with hands folded in his lap, a small brass vessel placed before him on a mat. A red bindi marks his forehead and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, three shaved-headed men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas sit in meditation or ritual posture across the pit area, with stacked firewood and a wooden post in the background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna site. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a gold necklace, marking him as the probable Swamiji presiding over the rite.2010-10-07July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor yagna site with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis wear yellow or saffron shawls and sit in meditation at small fire pits marked in ash on the bare ground. Two white-clad figures sit at the left and right edges, and a man in white stands in the background near a blue tarpaulin. A patch of stone deity murtis sits to the right beside a small orange shrine.2010-08-26Outdoors in a palm-fringed compound, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a stone platform with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a small brass bowl near his hand. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on raised ash-covered ground, with a thin smoke rising from a fire. A bamboo fence, a white building with a green roof and blue sign, and a row of stone statues line the background.2010-07-10July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sannyasi robe draped over the shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. A brass kettle-shaped pot sits on the mat in front of him. Behind him, a second man in white clothes stands near a pile of burnt wood and ash on bare ground. The appearance of the seated man is consistent with the probable Swamiji description, given saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala. +1 copiesA 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.2010-07-07October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat outdoors with eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala, with hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a brass vessel on sandy ground. Behind him a white stone platform, palm trees and a few seated people in white dhotis with yellow shawls, with a small fire glowing on the ground.2010-07-10A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a folded orange cushion over a wooden seat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Beside him on the ground is a brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a younger man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and a seated man in white with an orange shawl gestures with raised hand. Two more men walk in the background, one in white and one in black, across a dirt courtyard with ash-covered ground, palm trees and a white wall behind.2010-08-26