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Four shaved-headed male devotees sit cross-legged in meditation on an open sandy ground beside a wooden post and a large pile of firewood. Each sits on a circular raised platform set within a ring of grey ash, the kind of fire-pit setup used for a homa. The man in front wears an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and his hands rest folded in his lap with eyes closed. The three behind him wear white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, also seated with eyes closed. Behind them sit a white plastic chair, a pink bucket, a dark cloth hung on a wall, palm trees and frangipani plants, and a whitewashed building.

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Four 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.2010-09-06August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor photo of several men sitting cross-legged in meditation on bare earth at an ashram grounds. Four or five seated men wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and one seated man in the left foreground wears an orange robe and orange shawl. They sit in dark circular ash-marked spots on the ground, with red-orange stone platforms, a dark stone shivalingam-like pedestal, palm trees and a yellow pole behind them. The scene is calm and still, with eyes closed in meditation. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the candidate is unsure.2010-09-04August 03 20102010-08-03Outdoors on bare earth, four shaved-headed men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests sit cross-legged on mats within circular rings of ash and charcoal. The man at the front left wears a dark cord around his neck, and the man second from right wears an orange dhoti under his white cloth. Behind them, a man in white sits at the edge of the yard near a loudspeaker, and stone deity murtis stand along a low wall at left beside an empty wooden cart. Red brick buildings form the backdrop. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2010-09-16June 13 20102010-06-13Four 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.2010-08-30August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph of three men sitting cross-legged in meditation on bare ground at an outdoor ashram setting with palm trees and a low white wall behind them. The central man in the foreground wears white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead, and has his hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Two men behind him, also in white with yellow shawls, sit within circular rings of white ash or burnt material on the ground. A white bucket sits near the right side, and woven bamboo fencing lines the background.2010-07-05Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls, meditating in rows on mats on sandy ground among palm trees and frangipani. Small piles of ash or embers sit in circular patterns in front of them, with thin smoke rising near the left, consistent with a fire ritual setting. A white structure stands at the left edge, and a few more devotees in white stand or sit in the background. Some wear rudraksha malas. The scene shows a pancha tapas style sitting practice.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a ritual fire ceremony on a bare dirt ground beneath coconut palms, with smoke rising from the trees on the left. Several rows of seated participants sit cross-legged around circular fire pits holding ash and embers. Most wear white ritual clothing with red or yellow shawls; a seated man at the front left in an orange-saffron robe holds his hands in anjali near the pit, and a central man in white with a red shawl sits at the front of the pit area. A wood pile and a small white building with a corrugated roof stand in the background, and stone statues are visible at the right edge. Several dozen physical people are visible.2010-08-08June 13 20102010-06-13