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Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation on a bare sandy ground marked with lines of grey ash, with palm trees and small white buildings behind. In the foreground a young man in orange robes and an orange shawl over his head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with hands folded, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a brass pot to his left. Behind him rows of people in white or orange clothes, many with yellow or red shawls, sit meditating; some have shaved heads. Statues and small smoke rise in the background.

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July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground with coarse gravel borders, palm trees and a low white building behind. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, hands folded, eyes closed, with a brass vessel placed before him. Behind him, rows of seated men in white dhotis and yellow or red shawls sit in meditation or puja, while a man in orange robes sits on the right. A thin smoke rises at left and a row of stone deity figures stands near the back. Photographer with camera is visible among the seated group.2010-08-06Outdoor 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.2010-09-14Outdoor meditation scene at an ashram with palm trees and an orange-painted building behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in eyes-closed meditation on an orange cushion and a woven mat, wearing orange robes, a red bindi and a long black rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him, a row of about six men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation on sand, with orange-robed figures among them, and white statues stand near the orange building.2010-09-02Outdoors 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.2010-07-10A photograph of an outdoor meditation session on a dirt ground with raked gravel and low stone-edged platforms. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion, wearing an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, hands resting in his lap. A brass kundika-style water vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in meditation, one in a yellow shawl at left, another bare-shouldered with a mala at right. A white building, palm trees and a wooden fence form the background. Four to five people are visible in total.2010-09-18July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation on a sandy ground with palm trees and a bamboo fence behind. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron/orange cloth, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits with hands clasped, and a man in orange robes sits with head bowed. Other seated men in white and orange are partly visible further back. A brass kettle-shaped vessel stands in the lower left, with a brass plate near the group. The seated man in the foreground has distinctive long hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable).2010-09-07A man with swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden platform with a folded orange cloth, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap, meditating outdoors. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with large brown beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in meditation on the gravel ground, with coconut palms and a white wall in the background.2010-07-19A photo of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on sand with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls sit in meditation, one standing in white at the right. Palm trees and a white wall form the backdrop, with small ash piles on the ground.2010-07-10August 16 20102010-08-16A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04