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Four 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.

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Outdoor photo of a homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red or yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, while another man in orange sits nearby. Behind them, stone deity murti figures stand along a low white building with a tin roof, green shrubs and a bamboo fence. About eleven people are visible.2010-08-08Outdoors 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.2010-09-16August 07 20102010-08-07August 07 20102010-08-07Five 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.2010-09-03Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a white-walled building with a green corrugated roof, palm trees behind, and carved stone figures lining a bed. Several devotees in white dhoti and kurta sit cross-legged on dark ash-circle mats across the ground, some wearing yellow shawls and others red shawls, with small fires and smoke rising from fire pits in front of them. A man in white stands at the centre-left, and another in white walks at the right edge. A small wooden tray or cloth sits in one ash circle. The setting appears to be a rural ashram courtyard in the morning.2010-08-14Outdoor photo of several shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing seated cross-legged on mats in a row beside small dark fire pits with ash and charred wood. The foreground man wears white cloth with red borders, a rudraksha mala and a small tilak, hands folded in his lap. Behind him a man in an orange-red wrap and another in a yellow shawl sit in meditation or prayer, and a smoke trail rises near the pits. Orange temple walls and a black stone vessel stand in the background amid palm trees. No one here is identified as a person; they appear as ritual participants.2010-09-17July 07 20102010-07-07August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor 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.2010-08-09Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor meditation scene on bare ground strewn with ash and charred debris. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with an amber pendant. Behind him, three or more men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. White stupa-like structures and a stone naga sculpture stand in the background among palm trees.2010-08-07