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Three men sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth in an outdoor fire-pit area scattered with charred wood and ash. The central man wears an orange kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and sits on a flat stone slab at the centre of a circular pit, hands in mudra, eyes closed. The man on the left wears white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. The man on the right wears white clothes with a yellow shawl, also eyes closed. Behind them stands a wooden pole, stacked logs and a bucket, with a grey tarp and a white plastic chair in the background. The figures are shaven-headed devotees in meditation, with no visible throne or crowd.

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Outdoor fire ritual in a dirt yard. A shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in lap, a silver bangle on his wrist. Behind him, several men in white with yellow shawls sit beside a blazing fire pit, and several small stone deity murti stand on a ledge. Wooden logs, ash and charred remains surround the fire area, with bamboo fencing and foliage behind.2010-08-09September 06 20102010-09-06Four men sit cross-legged outdoors on sandy ground in meditation or prayer posture, eyes closed. The central man wears a saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl and sits on a concrete slab inside a ringed fire pit with grey ash. To his left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-red shawl sits with hands folded, beside a brass plate. Behind them, a white-clad man in an orange shawl sits on a low platform in front of orange-red stone temple structures. At right, a young man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits by another ash-filled pit. Palm trees and greenery surround a black stone shivalinga platform, and a red sign with white lettering stands near it.2010-09-06Outdoor photo of several devotees meditating seated on the ground amid blackened fire pits and ash on bare earth. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him a shaven-headed man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti with a mala sits cross-legged, and at right another man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. A barefoot figure in white walks at upper left, and a woodpile is visible in the background.2010-07-22Outdoor scene at an ashram with several men seated cross-legged on bare ground covered with grey ash. The central figure, in the foreground, wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders and has a red bindi, eyes closed, hands resting in a meditation mudra. Behind and around him, about six other men in white dhotis and bright yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer, some with rudraksha malas. Bamboo fencing, a concrete wall, palm trees and a white building form the background. Visible cues for the central figure are an orange robe and a shaved head, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-08-03August 03 20102010-08-03Four men sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth in an outdoor courtyard, each on a mat within a ring of grey ash. The foreground man in front left wears white clothes with a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala, and his hands in a mudra on his lap. Behind him, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a red-bordered cloth on the ground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white shawl sits at the right edge. Behind them stand rows of grey stone figures of seated deities and a pile of firewood, with a bamboo fence, an orange building and green shrubs in the background.2010-08-30Four shaved-headed men in white unstitched ritual cloth sit cross-legged in meditation on bare reddish earth, each within a ring of grey ash on a mat. Their upper bodies are bare apart from white shawls draped over the shoulders with red borders, and they wear rudraksha malas. The central man in front has eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, while the others sit with eyes closed or lowered. Behind them stand a yellow metal pole, a red bucket and scattered logs and sticks. The three men nearest the camera wear rudraksha malas; the person at the back-left is partly obscured. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-10-07July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of three male devotees in white kurta and dhoti seated in meditation on small mats on scorched ground with black ash patches. The foreground man, with a shaved head and red tilak, wears an orange scarf draped over his shoulders and sits with hands in mudra on his knees. Behind him, two men in white with yellow shawls sit with eyes closed, one with hands joined in lap. An orange-painted plinth and yellow pillar appear at the top edge.2010-08-25Outdoor ritual scene at a campus with a white painted stone structure at left. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in the foreground, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and holding his hands together in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him, a row of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting in circular ash-filled fire pits with smoke rising. A small brass kalasha stands before him and a plate of offerings sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a red forehead mark, with a presentation consistent with the page, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-07-08Five men sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted courtyard in front of orange-red temple walls. All wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Their eyes are closed or lowered and their hands rest in their laps; one man in the foreground holds his hands folded. Each sits on a small mat or cloth placed on a patch of grey ash, which appears to mark where fire pits once stood. A yellow-painted wooden pole stands among them, and a few plants grow at the edge of the frame.2010-09-03