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Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering at a temple-style open courtyard with black stone deity statues and red-and-white painted signs. A central figure seated on a mat wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the head and a dark rudraksha mala, with a brass kalasha/oil lamp placed in front. Two women in white with yellow shawls sit nearby, one in an orange wrap at left, and several seated devotees in white and light blue shirts, a figure in a navy headscarf, and a bald man in white face away from the camera in the foreground. A stone orange pedestal at right holds a bust garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Smoking embers of a fire pit lie at left.

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Outdoor photo of a seated sannyasi in an orange-saffron cloth draped over head and shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation with eyes closed. A woman in white with a yellow border sits meditating in the background near black stone shrines and a red-and-white barrier. In front, several devotees in white shirts and white head cloth sit with their backs to the camera facing him. A brass pot stands beside him, and an orange temple pedestal with a flower garland is at right. Dirt ground with ash-scattered area. a person appearance cues are present, so this is a probable identification from clothing and ornaments, not facial recognition.2010-08-25July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with black stone deity murti and orange temple structures behind. In the centre, a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised mat facing the seated congregation. Several people in white robes with yellow sashes sit on mats around small fire pits with ash, and a person in orange sits at the left. Devotees in white clothes sit in rows in front, along with a person in a dark blue head covering and a person in a patterned sari. Marigold and red flowers and a flower garland on a black stone statue are visible, with palm trees and a water basin at the left edge. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2010-08-25June 30 20102010-06-30September 08 20102010-09-08June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor photo of a courtyard at an ashram with black stone deity murtis and sculptures along the back wall, a red-and-white signboard on the left, and a tall black trident-bearing statue at right. Five people sit cross-legged on mats in meditation or yoga postures on a sandy ground with circular marked spots. At the right foreground, a person in orange robes with an orange head covering and a rudraksha mala sits before a small brass oil lamp on a mat, beside a Shiva lingam with flower garlands on an orange pedestal. Four other people in white and orange-yellow clothing sit in front of the sculptures. A concrete platform lies in the foreground.2010-08-25October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with dark stone deity statues, palm trees and a red wall behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on an orange cushion, hands in a mudra on his lap, with a small brass kalasha vessel beside him. Behind him to the left, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation before low fire pits with smoke rising and ash-covered ground. A white pedestal stands at right and a dark deity statue adorned with red and yellow flower garlands is at upper right. A patterned mat lies on the ground in front.2010-08-08July 22 20102010-07-22October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copies