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Outdoor ritual scene at dusk in an ashram courtyard. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised concrete platform encircled by white ash or lime, with a brass kalasha beside him. Two men in white dhotis assist: one in a yellow shawl leans on a long-handled spade on the left, and an older man in white with a long-handled spade shovels ash on the right beside an orange stone structure draped with marigold garlands. Stone deity murti and statues fill the background among palm trees. A woven mat lies in the foreground. The seated man appears to be the a person, identified by the saffron robe and rudraksha mala, and the scene reads as a homa-style fire ritual site.

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Outdoor photo at a sculpture-lined ashram ground with dark stone deity sculptures and a red-brick wall behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sweeps ash from the ground with a broom, while another white-clad attendant in the right foreground works with a shovel. A brass vessel sits on the ground near glowing embers and ash from a fire pit. Palm trees and overcast sky are visible.2010-08-14Outdoors under an overcast sky with palm trees, a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised square platform with a small brass kalasha or pot beside him. Two assistants in white garments stand behind him, one in a red-orange cloth and one in a yellow cloth; one leans forward to attend to him. Around the platform, a ring of ash or burnt embers surrounds the seat. To the right stands a large black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers on an orange-red base, and dark stone deity murtis stand in the background among palms and a red wall.2010-08-14Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard under an overcast sky with palm trees. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform ringed with ash or charcoal. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl digs with a shovel, and another in white with an orange-red shawl works with a shovel beside a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and red shawl stands at right beside a red bucket. A brass kalasha/pot sits on the ground, and a woven mat leads toward the platform. Orange-red temple walls and stone sculptures frame the courtyard.2010-08-14A person in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a circular fire pit, with small flames and smouldering wood around the edge and a brass kalasha-like vessel placed before him. Smoke rises from the ground. In the background, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange and yellow cloths over their shoulders, stand and tend the fire, one holding a long stick. A seated man in white with a yellow sash sits to the left beside small plates, and a white stepped structure stands at the upper left. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-06-13A seated figure wrapped head-to-toe in orange-saffron cloth with a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest sits cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform ringed by pale grey ash. A small brass kalasha stands beside him. 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