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March 23 2008

Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on a bare reddish-brown ground beneath coconut palms and trees, with low white single-storey buildings behind. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows, some in pale yellow, green, and red-brown garments, with a few people standing at the back. Some seated men have hands pressed together in prayer. In the middle distance, a small group in saffron and orange robes stands near a tall red and orange ceremonial pole or flagstaff. A dense crowd of women in colourful saris fills the right background. Overcast sky above.

Outdoors on a bare dirt ground beneath coconut palms and a grey sky, a line of devotees in white clothing stands at left, many with shaved or bare heads, some in white dhotis and kurtas and one woman in an orange sari. At centre, a dark stone murti with a red and white garland sits on a white plinth beside a tall red and gold pillar. A black carved stone platform with a yellow flower garland stands in the foreground. At right, a man in white dhoti and shirt pours liquid from a brass vessel into the hands of another man, beside a brass pot on a stand, appearing to perform a pradosha puja offering.

March 23 2008

Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath palm trees. A figure in orange robes sits centrally on a mat, facing a row of seated people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls. A tall copper-toned pillar rises behind a white plinth holding a dark stone deity murti with a garland. Several dark stone sculptures stand near the white structures. Many seated devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit on mats on the sandy ground, and a small child sits at the lower edge. A white pickup truck and a standing attendant in white appear at the left. Stone-tiled circular patterns are set in the ground.

2010-07-03 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor gathering in a palm-lined compound. Many people sit on mats on sandy ground facing a white stone platform and a tall tapering pillar. Most women wear white saris and salwar-style outfits, some with saffron or orange shawls, and several have long braids. A dark stone statue with a garland stands on the white base, and a stone deity figure stands at the left edge. Other seated participants in white and yellow clothing are scattered across the ground near small white buildings. The scene is calm and orderly.

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December 23 2008

Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground under palm trees and thatched roofs, with a white van parked behind. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats facing a fire pit with smoke rising. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged near the fire, and two men in white with yellow shawls perform the ceremony beside white-painted pillars. A garlanded stone deity murti stands on the right, and a large map board on a pole shows the ashram grounds. Thirty to forty visible people in the scene.

Outdoor ritual scene under tall coconut palms at a temple-like site. A figure with long dark hair in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands at a white raised platform beside a tall copper-toned flagstaff wrapped with white cloth and hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Nearby, a black stone bull (nandi) is garlanded in yellow and orange flowers. Attendants in orange and saffron robes stand around, one holding a red and blue umbrella, and another carrying a yellow-handled staff. A cameraman in white stands on the left. A large crowd of devotees in white dress and some in orange gathers in the foreground.

2008-12-23 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of a line of devotees in white ritual clothes standing on bare sandy ground under palm trees at a temple courtyard. Several men are barefoot, some wear white dhotis and kurtas, and one in the front left wears a cream kurta with a dhoti bordered in red and gold. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam with a red and white flower garland sits on a white plinth beside a tall reddish pillar, and a black stone yoni-shaped base with a marigold garland holds a small lamp. A brass vessel stands at the right edge. Several people in the line have their hands folded or are standing in quiet attention.