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Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground under a blue sky. In the foreground at left, a woman with long light hair in white clothes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, apparently meditating. Behind her a younger person in white sits on the ground near a tall copper-clad pillar standing on a white pedestal. Further back, a person in orange robes sits in front of a low white-walled building with red doors, and several people in white sit near it. Palm trees and large green trees fill the background, and a red and white striped wall runs along the right edge.

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A sandy open courtyard under a blue sky with palm trees and large shade trees behind white-painted structures. A tall wooden flagstaff or ritual pole stands at left beside a white platform. Several people sit on the ground in white and orange clothing: one in orange robes sits upright near the centre, others in white sit by the platform, and a woman in white sits at far left. Some people in white sit on a raised ledge at the right edge. Smoke or incense rises near a white-draped structure at centre. A small red-doored building lies to the right. Visible people number about ten.2010-07-10Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff rising from a white stepped plinth, topped with an orange pennant. Several people sit in meditative posture on sand and paved ground around white platforms, many in white clothing and yellow or orange shawls. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits closest to the camera, and a person in orange robes sits to the right beside a small white-walled building with a red door. Tall coconut palms and broadleaf trees surround the courtyard under a clear blue sky. A white-draped figure rests on a raised platform in the background.2010-07-10 +2 copiesOutdoor ashram scene under a bright sky with coconut palms. A tall copper dhvaja-style flagstaff rises from a white stepped platform, topped with a finial and an orange flag. Seated on the platform's base is a dark stone or figure with garlands, and a black stone sculpture stands at left. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circle of gravel, holding a small object. Around the courtyard, several people in white robes with yellow shawls sit meditating in gravel-ringed mats, with others in orange at left. Green fields and trees fill the background.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of a sandy courtyard at an ashram-style site where around a dozen people sit cross-legged in circular ring pits filled with ash and stones. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange-bordered white sari, and two people in orange robes sit at left. A tall copper ritual flagpole with a finial rises behind white stepped platforms topped with dark statues, flanked by coconut palms and a thatched hut. A small map board stands at left.2010-08-01Outdoor temple scene with a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhvaja stambha topped with a finial and an orange cloth streamer, rising beside a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers on a white stepped plinth. A monk in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a ring of ash, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Coconut palms stand behind, with dark stone deity statues to the left. Several people in white garments sit on ash-covered ground at the right and left edges, some wearing yellow shawls, and a white-robed figure sits to the right.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a dusty open courtyard beneath tall coconut palms at an ashram-style site. A white tiered shrine platform with a tall brown pillar and a black Nandi bull statue sits behind a small white hut. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the ground, some wearing yellow garlands and yellow cloth, while others sit in white and light-colored garments. One person in an orange robe sits near the center, and a woman in a white and blue saree sits on a bench at the right edge. A small stone deity figure stands at the far left. Cloth and garland decorations hang on the white structures.2010-08-01Outdoor photograph of a courtyard set among tall coconut palms beside a white platform with a tall copper-coloured pillar and a seated figure in front. Around the open sandy ground, about twenty people sit cross-legged inside circular stone-ringed mats. Most wear white robes with yellow shawls, while several wear saffron-orange robes, including a central figure in orange with hands pressed together in namaskar. Stone guardian statues stand at the left edge, and a low white building with a green roof sits at the right. The scene suggests group meditation or prayer in a temple courtyard.2010-07-10July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of people sitting cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground beside white stone plinths and a tall copper-coloured pillar, with coconut palms and a small white-walled building with red trim behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a red-orange shawl, sits near the right, and a line of others in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls sits along the path. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits in the foreground.2010-07-10July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat within a circle of white gravel, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, in an open-air courtyard. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth bearing a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar rising into the sky, flanked by palm trees. Several people in white sit in meditation around the courtyard, including one in a yellow shawl at right, and dark stone deity statues stand at left. A brass pot sits on the gravel near the seated man.2010-07-14A sandy open ground at an ashram with palm and shade trees under a blue sky. In the left foreground a woman in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged, eyes closed, in meditation. Behind her, a white-robed figure sits on a white pedestal near a tall copper-coloured pillar. Further back, a person in orange robes sits in the centre beside a low white building with red doors, and several people in white sit on the ground nearby along a red-and-white striped wall.2010-07-10