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Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground surrounded by palm trees and white-walled buildings with tin roofs. In the foreground, a seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion before a small brass vessel, eyes closed in meditation. Behind him, rows of seated people in white clothes with yellow and red shawls sit at circular fire pits lined with grey ash, some with hands folded. A small pile of firewood and a smoking area appear in the background, with several white-clad attendants standing nearby. Stone figures and small statues are placed along the right edge. The orange-robed figure in front is a sannyasi-style person with long hair, and the scene reads as a fire ritual or homa with meditation.

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An outdoor ritual scene in a palm-fringed compound. Robed participants sit cross-legged in a row on mats around circular fire pits with grey ash, and a large woodpile burns in the background with smoke rising. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a cushion with hands folded, beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, rows of men in white with yellow or red shawls sit in meditation or prayer. Whitewashed buildings, a thatched fence and white stupa-like structures complete the setting. The orange-robed foreground figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role only.2010-08-08Outdoor 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 20102010-06-13Outdoor 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.2010-08-08August 07 20102010-08-07August 07 20102010-08-07July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor meditation scene in a sandy courtyard beneath tall palm trees. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a long orange sleeveless garment sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed, hands resting on his knees, wearing a long garland of orange flowers and long swept-back dark hair; Swamiji (probable) is shown on the appearance cues of swept-back hair, saffron robe and floral garland, pictured as a meditating teacher. Behind him four men in white dhotis sit in meditation on mats, bare-chested with rudraksha malas. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the mat in front. Stone deity murtis line a low wall, and an orange-roofed building stands beside the courtyard.2010-10-07 +1 copiesAn outdoor ritual on a bare dirt ground beneath tall coconut palms. Around fifteen to twenty people sit in white clothes with yellow shawls, several wearing red scarves, arranged in a loose circle of small ash-rimmed fire pits, some smoking. At the left foreground, a figure in orange-saffron robes sits with hands pressed together in prayer, the only saffron-clad person visible, but his face and features are not clearly discernible and his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Behind them a pile of firewood, a small white building with a green roof, and stone statues along the right edge complete the scene.2010-08-08Outdoor photo of a homa or fire-ritual setting on bare ground. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a raised mat with a brass kalasha-style vessel in front of him. Behind him several people in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow or orange shawls sit at small fire pits with ash and charcoal, one standing man holds a long-handled shovel. Small stone deity murtis are arranged on the ground, and a palm-lined compound with a red-orange building stands in the background.2010-08-14August 15 20102010-08-15