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Outdoor ashram scene with blackened fire pits in sandy ground, a row of stone statues and a bamboo fence behind. Around him, men in white dhotis and kurtas wear yellow shawls; one bald man in white with an orange neck cloth walks with a cane at left, and others are seated or standing in the background near a stack of firewood. Several people are visible.

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Photograph of a crowd walking across a paved courtyard during an outdoor ritual setting with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smoke rising from one of them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange saffron robe with hands folded, walking barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl uses a walking cane. Behind them, young men wear white kurtas, yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and a few observers stand along the edge, one holding a camera. The scene suggests a ritual with fire pits; the long-haired figure in saffron may be a person, identified only by appearance cues such as long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2010-07-23A photograph of a ritual walk on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth draped over the head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck, walks barefoot with eyes lowered and palms pressed together. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl supports himself with a walking cane. Behind, a young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange umbrella and bag. Further back, devotees in white garments with yellow shawls stand near circular ash-marked fire pits with mats, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands near a stack of firewood.2010-07-29July 08 20102010-07-08July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved hexagonal-tile path with a bare dirt ground behind it. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot, hands folded in front of him. Beside and behind him are men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and one holding a cane, along with a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several boys in casual clothes with hands joined in greeting. Stone statues stand in the background near a red-and-white painted border on the left.2010-07-19Outdoor ashram scene with a bald man in white dhoti and white kurta holding a long staff, walking barefoot on paved tiles beside a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white clothes, several with yellow shawls, stand or walk in a line toward a row of small fire pits with ash marks on bare ground. A white and red-striped platform stands at left. Palm trees and small white buildings with red doors and tin roofs fill the background.2010-07-11A procession of devotees walks along a paved path beside a water pool with palm trees and small white buildings behind. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange robe wears a rudraksha mala and walks with eyes lowered, hands together at his waist. To his left, a bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl leans on a walking cane. Behind them, young men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls and orange garlands, and a man in an orange robe with a maroon border walks at the right edge beside a dark stone sculpture. Some people are visible in the background.2010-07-22Outdoor photo of a temple grounds with a white platform edged in red and white stripes and a sandy courtyard holding several circular ringed fire pits. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks at the centre, barefoot and with a red mark on his forehead, appearing to be a sannyasi. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk in line, one carrying a saffron cloth bundle over his shoulder, and another white-clad person bends low near a pit at the back. Another man in white stands at the far right, and a few figures in white and yellow are visible in the background.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple-grounds courtyard of sandy earth with ash-grey patches and palm and frangipani foliage behind. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks forward with head bowed; his long dark hair is swept back, and an orange wrap is draped over his shoulders. Behind him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis: a bearded man on the left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl on the right, all barefoot and standing in quiet attention. A small brass plate of offering sits on a mat at the lower left, and a concrete platform edge runs along the bottom of the frame.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual scene on a paved courtyard. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot past a white-and-red striped platform, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk across the ground past smoking fire pits, and a row of standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts watches. One young man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange cloth. The figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Scattered ash and fire pits suggest a homa ritual.2010-07-11Outdoor photo at an ashram campus with sandy ground, palm trees and white buildings. A shaved-headed man in white robes and a saffron-orange shawl walks with a cane, followed by a woman in an orange sannyasi robe and several young men in white dhotis and yellow shawls. Circular ash or burnt marks with small stones lie on the ground, and a low white stone platform sits in the foreground. A bamboo fence and a few other people in white appear in the background.2010-07-08