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Outdoor 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.

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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 a temple courtyard. In the foreground a seated sadhaka in saffron-orange robes with a head covering and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a low wooden platform, hands folded, with a brass kalasha vessel placed before him on a circle of ash. Behind him several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows on ash-marked ground, eyes closed or reading from books. To the left a black stone nandi bull, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, rests on a white plinth beside a brass lamp stand. Palm trees and a flowering shrub frame the background, with incense smoke rising. Seated, no one is standing.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJune 28 20102010-06-28June 24 20102010-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram beside a white plinth holding a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands. A central figure in a saffron-orange shawl and orange garment sits eyes closed, hands resting on a low platform, with a red bindi on the forehead. Behind and to the right, several men in white ritual clothes sit in meditation or prayer, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Palm trees, plumeria and a thatched fence form the background. A reflective wet surface runs across the foreground.2010-07-09June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor temple courtyard photo. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching head cover sits cross-legged on a raised square platform within a ring of ash-filled fire pit, with a brass oil lamp or kalasha-like vessel placed at the edge and smoke rising. Behind, a standing man wears a white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and a long rudraksha-style necklace, arms folded. Several other people in white, yellow and orange garments sit on the ground nearby, and a man in white dhoti holds an orange-and-yellow umbrella at the right. Behind them are black stone deity murtis including a multi-armed figure and a standing figure, and a black Nandi bull with a garland of red and yellow flowers on a white pedestal. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual.2010-07-09Outdoor photograph of a sannyasi seated cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe and matching head covering, with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in meditation, on a circular raised platform inside a ring of grey ash in a dirt courtyard. A brass kalasha sits before him. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal topped by a black Nandi bull statue draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a black shivalinga on a stone base to the right. To the right, a second man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits in meditation beside a small smoke rising from a fire-pit ring, and another seated man in white with a yellow shawl appears at the edge. Green trees and palms surround the courtyard.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08