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Outdoors on a sandy ground with a row of people seated in meditation on mats and cushions, eyes closed. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a brass vessel. Behind him, several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation, one in white with a shaved head. Low white buildings, a bamboo fence and palm trees form the background, with grey ash marks on the ground.

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August 02 20102010-08-02Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or ritual gathering on a bare sandy ground with coconut palms and a white building behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange garment, sitting cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees; a small brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him several men in white dhotis sit in rows on mats and cloths, some bare-chested with white shawls. Shallow square pits with ash-like residue are arranged across the ground, and bamboo fencing and a statue appear at the right.2010-09-14A photograph of an outdoor yagna site with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis wear yellow or saffron shawls and sit in meditation at small fire pits marked in ash on the bare ground. Two white-clad figures sit at the left and right edges, and a man in white stands in the background near a blue tarpaulin. A patch of stone deity murtis sits to the right beside a small orange shrine.2010-08-26July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a sadhu in a hooded saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala seated cross-legged at the centre of a circular ash-lined fire pit on bare ground, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Around him, about five men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on mats in the same ash circles, some with hands in their laps. Behind them are stacked firewood, a white-walled building, palm trees and an orange-painted building with seated stone figures.2010-08-25July 23 20102010-07-23September 12 20102010-09-12Outdoors in a palm-fringed compound, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a stone platform with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a small brass bowl near his hand. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on raised ash-covered ground, with a thin smoke rising from a fire. A bamboo fence, a white building with a green roof and blue sign, and a row of stone statues line the background.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of a group of men sitting in meditation on the bare ground of an ashram courtyard, with palm trees, a low white building and an orange-walled building behind them. In the foreground a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded and eyes closed, beside a brass vessel and a small green mat. Others in white dhotis with yellow shawls and saffron-robed men sit in rows, while stone murti statues stand along the orange wall. Fine ash or sand lines the ground. No one is identified by face; the foreground figure is a meditating devotee.2010-09-07July 23 20102010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20September 12 20102010-09-12