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A woman with a red bindi and a wooden rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a bed of grey ash, eyes closed and hands joined in her lap, meditating. She wears a white top and white skirt with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders. Behind her, a second woman in white with a yellow shawl sits in similar stillness. Smoke drifts across the ash, and tall coconut palms and a bright dawn-like sky frame the scene. On the left, a person in white with a tool stands near the palms. The ground is dusty earth strewn with charred embers.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Three women sit cross-legged on a bed of grey ash and charcoal outdoors at sunrise, palm trees and a tall decorated pole behind them. The central woman, eyes closed, wears a white garment with a yellow shawl, a dark bead mala and a red pendant, her hands in a meditation mudra. To the left, another woman in a white and yellow dress sits with eyes closed, and a third in yellow and white sits at the right edge. Wisps of smoke rise from the ash.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of women sitting with eyes closed in meditation around ash-covered fire pits on bare ground, with palm trees and a brick wall behind. The nearest woman in the right foreground wears a cream sari with orange and purple borders, a yellow shawl, a vertical tilak on her forehead, a beaded mala and bangles, her hands resting in her lap. Two more women in white sit behind her, one wearing a yellow shawl, the other with hands folded. Charred logs and white ash surround them. No person is identified as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an open dirt ground with palm trees and parked cars behind. Two people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged inside large circular fire pits ringed with partly burned logs; smoke rises from the ground, and a small fire burns at the right edge. The woman in front has her hair tied back, wears a white garment with a yellow border and a beaded necklace, and sits with eyes closed and hands resting on her lap. A second person in white sits in the left pit. Laundry hangs on a line in the background. No deity murti or throne is visible; the setting suggests a fire ritual or meditation practice.2006-08-18A woman sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and palms resting open on her lap. She wears a white cotton sari with a gold-toned border and a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in similar meditation. The ground is bare earth with scattered grey ash.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation on bare ground beside a white-washed shrine platform. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair wears a white garment with an orange-red shawl and sits with eyes closed, hands in a mudra on her lap. Behind her a woman in cream and light-brown wrap sits in a circular bed of grey ash. A large black Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and red marigold garland stands on the white platform, with palm trees and a small shed behind. Several more seated devotees in white and orange clothing and a standing attendant appear in the background, with the ash-marked circles of a pancha tapas fire ritual.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of six men in white dhoti-style clothing and yellow shawls seated cross-legged on mats in a row on sandy ground marked with circular ash-filled fire pits. Coconut palms and a white building with a green roof stand behind them. The man in front, centre-right, sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala. Another man stands in the background at right wearing a brown shirt and trousers. The scene appears to be a meditative or ritual gathering among devotees.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a row of devotees seated cross-legged on bare earth at dawn during a Pancha Tapas practice. Each seated person sits within a dark ash-covered circular pit, with smoke rising from several fires. The foreground devotee wears an orange shawl over white dhoti-style clothing, with rudraksha beads and glasses. Other devotees wear orange or yellow shawls and white garments. Behind them stand a tall lamp-post-like pillar, white raised platforms, a stone nandi or bull-like statue, a small information board, and coconut palms against a pale sky.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a bed of grey ash and charcoal in the open air. She wears a cream salwar-style outfit with a draped orange and cream shawl and a small red bindi. Behind her stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures among tall palm trees under a bright, hazy sky, with a small sapling and a red-and-white structure at left. The ashy ground in the foreground suggests a fire pit after a ritual. No one else is clearly visible.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on bare reddish earth with several smouldering fire pits arranged in rings, smoke drifting through palm trees. A woman with shoulder-length brown hair sits cross-legged in front, wrapped in a white shawl over white clothes, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap. Behind her a man with white hair and a grey beard, dressed in white with a beaded necklace, sits on a low stool. Other participants in white robes sit or stand around the fire rings, one man bending to tend a pit, and a few carry small vessels. A vehicle and small buildings are visible at the left edge. This appears to be a fire ritual or homa with participants in meditative postures.2006-08-18