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December 12 2013

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December 12 20132013-12-12July 05 20102010-07-05October 29 20102010-10-29A 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 copiesJuly 05 20102010-07-05Outdoor photo of a group of about ten people seated cross-legged in meditation on circular concrete platforms ringed with pale pebbles, on sandy ground beside white stepped structures and palm trees. Most wear white dhoti-style clothing and orange or red shawls; several in front wear yellow sleeveless vests over white. A woman in the foreground with orange shawl has her hands folded in her lap and eyes closed. Dark stone statues stand at the left edge.2010-07-10July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 29 20102010-10-29Elevated view of a landscaped garden at an ashram-style complex with a stone wall and thatched roof edge at left. A paved stepping-stone path runs through green lawns lined with trimmed hedges, flowering plants and a wooden bench. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and a man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl stand on a staircase railing, with two men in light shirts beside them, viewed from behind. Further along the path, a group of people in white and dark clothing stands on the lawn near a figure in white.2008-04-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual setting with a black stone Shiva linga draped in a multicolour flower garland on a white stepped plinth. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a saffron-orange garment, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. Beside him on the ground is a small brass kalasha, and a circle of grey ash or stone chips surrounds the seat. To the right, two men in white dhoti-style clothing sit in meditation, one wearing a yellow shawl, with another man in white further back. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the scene, and pigeons walk on the ground.2010-07-04A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a raised wooden seat over a woven mat, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long black rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a red brick platform with a black stone Nandi bull statue, a copper-banded pole, and black stone deity and figure statues among palm trees and plants. A brass pot sits at his left side on the ground. Orange flags are visible at the edges.2010-10-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies