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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with a sandy ground, a smoking fire pit at left, and a pile of cut firewood behind rows of stone deity figures. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing the fire, several with yellow or orange shawls, and a man with long hair and a beard in the foreground wears an orange-bordered white shawl. A woman in white stands at a white-draped table with a tiered white cake and a garland-hung offering, while sacks and a blue tarpaulin sit beside a red-doored building. Several seated men in white are in meditative posture. No readable inscriptions are visible.

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Outdoor ashram scene with a large group of devotees in white clothes seated on mats across a tiled courtyard for a fire ritual. In the back, a man in white with a yellow garland sits before a smouldering fire pit piled with logs, near a row of stone deity murtis. A white-robed attendant stands at right near a kalasha-like white offering pedestal with a garland hanging above. Another man in orange-trimmed white sits on the porch at right beside sacks and buckets. Most devotees wear white shirts or white dhotis; a woman in white sits at front center.2010-07-23A courtyard ritual outdoors with several seated men in white clothes on mats facing three circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. Two seated officiants in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at the front, one beside a pit at left and one at centre. Standing at the right, a man in a pink shirt watches. A row of small stone deity murtis stands behind the pits, and a red pedestal with a white bowl sits at right. Concrete tiled paving, a red-doored building and parked chairs frame the scene.2010-07-07Outdoor ashram gathering in a courtyard with a sandy ground and low white buildings with red doors and tin roofs. Many people sit in rows on mats, most dressed in white, with some in red, orange and yellow. In the front row, several men in white sit cross-legged on small circular raised rings, some wearing yellow shawls. A row of small statues stands near the buildings. A few people sit on the stone platform at lower left and along the right edge, with palm plants in pots. Floor kolam patterns are drawn on the ground. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, five men sit cross-legged on woven mats facing away from the camera, wearing white kurtas and dhotis, one in a checked shirt. Beyond them, a row of men in white clothes with yellow shawls sits on raised mounds of ash-covered ground beside white stepped platforms. At the far left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a mat with a garland of marigold flowers draped over a stone deity murti, with an open book in front of him. Palm trees and greenery line the background.2010-07-19August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a group of people seated cross-legged on mats in an outdoor courtyard with sandy ground and a row of small grey stone figures along the back. Most sit with palms pressed together in namaskar or prayer. A man at the far left wears an orange kurta and grey trousers; several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, one in a yellow shirt, and younger boys wear blue and maroon shirts. At the upper right a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits beside a red pedestal draped with a garland of orange and yellow flowers. A circular ash or fire pit lies on the ground to the left.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor fire ritual at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged before a small fire pit of ash and charred wood, facing a row of seated devotees. Behind him, about twenty men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, many wearing rudraksha or bead malas, sit on mats in front of an orange and white striped wall with green plants. Several have hands folded in prayer. A black speaker on a stand stands at left. The scene suggests a homa or fire ceremony; the seated man in yellow is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so his identity is left unsure.2010-07-23Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual at an ashram-style open ground. Several men in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven straw mats. Yellow shawls are draped over the shoulders of the men at the fire pits. Ash-filled fire pits with charred wood and a stack of firewood sit in the background on reddish earth. Foreground men are seated in meditation with eyes closed or lowered, one with a shaved head wearing a rudraksha mala. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no probable identification is made.2010-07-21June 13 20102010-06-13August 07 20102010-08-07Outdoor photo of a Panchatapas ritual at an ashram ground. Several men in white clothing sit cross-legged on dusty ground beside small burnt-out fire pits filled with grey ash. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and white beaded necklaces. A white-painted stone structure and palm trees stand behind them. In the foreground, seated devotees face the ritual area, one in a white t-shirt with a red graphic, and another in an orange top at the right edge. Coconut palms and a grey stone object appear in the background.2010-07-19