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Outdoor photo of a homa-style ritual on a dusty ground. Several young men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a row inside circular fire pits blackened with ash, with smoke rising around them. Behind them stand white stupa-like shrines, a white seated statue with a yellow garland, and a dark ornate spire. A lone figure in orange robes sits in the background among palm trees, and a white SUV is parked at left. The assembled group is visible, roughly ten to fifteen people, with no clearly identifiable a person figure among them.

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Outdoor photograph of a group of about eight people seated cross-legged in white clothing with yellow shawls on a sandy courtyard, each sitting beside a ring of grey ash or fire-pit residue. Several have eyes closed in meditation. Behind them stand white rectangular platforms, a dark ornate deity murti or statue with a metal canopy, a black Shiva lingam draped with a garland at left, and palm trees. A thin line of smoke rises near the centre. A man in front wears glasses and a yellow shawl over white clothes with a rudraksha mala. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person by the visible cues listed here, so the a person value is none.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged in a row on bare sandy ground, each within a circular patch of grey ash and charred embers from a fire ritual. They wear white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have rudraksha malas. Some sit with hands folded in prayer or resting in lap, eyes closed in meditation. Smoke drifts through the scene, with palm trees and green foliage behind, a stone fire-pit or stone vessel at left, and a bamboo fence at right. There are eight seated people visible, with several partially obscured at the back.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground under palm and tropical trees. Roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid, each inside a circular ring of grey ash on the ground. A black stone shivalinga-style pedestal stands at left beside a white wall, and a small thatched structure and wooden fence appear behind. Smoke rises faintly from a fire pit at right, and a standing attendant in white watches from the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the seated men appear to be devotees or priests.2010-07-04July 20 20102010-07-20July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photograph of a group of about twenty men seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground inside circular rings of grey ash, the seated figures dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The nearest seated man in the foreground faces forward with hands resting on his lap. Behind them stands a tall red-and-white tapered pillar and two white stepped platforms, one topped with a dark stone deity murti, with coconut palms, a small thatched hut and parked cars at the edge of the courtyard. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left side of the group. A map board stands near the thatched structure.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of several men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas seated cross-legged on sandy ground in open circular fire-pit areas with grey ash. Smoke rises in the background among coconut palms, a wooden fence, a concrete wall and flowering plants. The foreground man sits with hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while others sit with eyes closed or hands in lap and one stands at the rear.2010-07-08Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with several men seated cross-legged on bare earth in white kurta-style clothing and yellow shawls, arranged around small circular fire pits with ash rings. One pit has a small flame and smoke rising. Behind them stand white stepped stone structures and a dark stone pillar with a basin, with palm trees and greenery in the background. Sunlight is low.2010-07-10July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoors in a palm-shaded compound, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged inside circular ash-grey ring-shaped fire pits on bare earth. Many wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Smoke rises from the pits and a fire-related ritual is underway. Behind them, a white-clad man carries a bucket near a low wall, a palm tree and flowering plumeria stand in the background, and a figure in white walks through the smoke. A homa or fire ritual setting with seated practitioners.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with a row of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, meditating or chanting on mats beside circular ash-covered ground patterns. A black stone Nandi bull with a garland stands at left, next to white stepped platforms, a kalasha-topped stone structure with a red-and-yellow garland, and palm trees behind. Near the left edge, one figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits apart from the others, and a thin smoke trail rises from the ground. Scattered ash and offerings lie on the bare earth.2010-07-14