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Outdoor ritual scene amid heavy smoke with coconut palms and a tall wooden post or flagstaff rising at center. In the foreground a seated figure in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on knees, with a small brass kalasha or vessel and a small flame beside him. Behind him, white-clad participants sit and stand on the ground, and a standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks past. A white stone platform holds a dark deity murti draped with garlands. Smoke from fires drifts across the ground.

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June 13 20102010-06-13A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area with his eyes closed and hands in a meditative mudra. A small flame burns beside him, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl sits in the background near a white stone platform garlanded with flowers. A man in white clothing stands at right holding an object. Ashes and fire embers lie on the earth. The central man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha necklace, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-06-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised wooden platform within a ring of fire pit. Flames burn at the edges of a circular trench filled with ash and embers, smoke drifting across the scene. Behind him a brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground, and a stone structure with a white base and a garlanded deity murti stands in the background among palm trees. Several people in white ritual clothing sit around the homa area, some in the smoke. The setting is an open-air homa or yagna ground.2010-06-13A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala necklace, eyes closed, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor sandy yard. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left, and a small fire burns in a pit beside him with smoke rising. Behind him, several men in white dhoti and shirt bend over, tending wood and a brass plate. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, and the page names Swamiji for this event, so the identification is a. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual with attendants.2010-06-13Outdoor photo at an open-air ashram site with palm trees and a tall copper-tipped pillar. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed in meditation. Behind him is a white pedestal with a garlanded black stone deity murti and a copper kalasha-topped column. A brass kalasha/pot sits on the ground in front, with a small fire and ash piles nearby. Several figures in white and yellow sit in the background near dark stone statues. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala while meditating in the center of the scene.2010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor ritual homa scene on a sandy ground with palm trees and smoky haze. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat beside a small brass kalasha, with long dark hair and eyes lowered. Small fire pits with flames sit in front of several seated people in white and yellow-trimmed garments, and a dark deity murti decorated with garlands sits on a white peetha at right. A person in white holds a red plate at the right edge.2010-06-13Outdoor photograph of a seated sannyasi in a saffron-orange robe and orange shawl, cross-legged on an earthen platform in the centre, hands folded in meditation with eyes closed and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind him stands a black Shiva lingam with flower garlands on a white stepped pedestal, beneath a tall copper-toned kalasha-topped spire among coconut palms. Smoke rises from a ring of ash-filled fire pit around him. Flanking him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow and red shawls sit in meditation or puja, with brass vessels and a small oil lamp before them. Overcast sky.2010-06-24Outdoor ritual scene on bare ground with smoldering fire pits and wisps of smoke. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash sits with hand raised near his face. Behind them, other people in white clothes with yellow sashes sit in meditation near the fire pits, and a white pillar stands at right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left near the fire.2010-06-13