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Outdoor 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.

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July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-10Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in garlands, set before white plinths and a black Nandi bull statue. About a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on mats within circular marked patterns on sandy ground. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes. One seated figure at the right wears orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and sits in front of a standing man in white near the plinths. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge.2010-07-27Wide outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall tapering pillar and a white stepped platform holding a black deity murti. Palm trees and grey stone sculptures line the grounds. Around twenty seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on circular patterned mats in the sand. A seated figure in an orange robe sits near the front of the group in the centre. In the foreground, a small group of women in pale saris sits on mats beside a white platform with a red-and-white striped edge. The scene looks like a meditation or darshan gathering.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a large group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas sitting cross-legged in a sandy courtyard, each inside a circular ring of grey gravel, during a panchatapas penance. Many wear orange or red shawls and some have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Two figures in orange robes sit at the left. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals or altars, a tall copper-coloured pillar or flagpole, a black stone sculpture, and tall coconut palms under an overcast sky. A signboard stands at the far left.2010-08-03Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam campus with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff or dhwaja-stambha rising from a white square platform. A standing figure in orange robes stands at the base near a small fire or lamp, with a few small lamps set in circular stone rings on the sandy ground. Around the courtyard, roughly two dozen people in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged in meditation or ritual posture on the ground, with coconut palms and a grey overcast sky behind. Stone sculptures and a low white wall stand to the left. Smoke rises near the platform. The orange-robed figure is not identifiable from appearance alone.2010-07-08June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor ashram scene at dawn beneath tall coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-like column rises from a white stepped platform where a standing man in white dhoti and a red shawl stands. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit on mats in meditation or puja postures on small ring-shaped ash or fire pits, several in yellow shawls and white clothes, one in orange robes and one in an orange wrap near a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Stone sculptures and a white wall stand in the background, with smoke rising at the right.2010-08-05July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, a tall wooden pole and coconut palms behind a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Around it, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in small circular stone-rimmed pits. Most wear white or yellow garments, while several wear orange or saffron. A standing figure in orange robes sits in the foreground near the platform, with a tall pole rising from the centre. Stone sculptures and a dark statue stand on the left under palm trees, and a flat concrete slab lies in the foreground.2010-08-04Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beneath an overcast sky, with tall palm trees around. A tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar or dhvaja stands on a white raised square platform in the centre. A seated figure in an orange and white garment sits at the base of the pillar, with an orange-clad attendant nearby. Around the pillar, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular markings in white clothes with yellow shawls, in a meditative or puja arrangement. Some stand in white at the base of the pillar. Smoke rises from a small fire or incense near the pillar. Stone sculptures stand at the left edge. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari stands at the right and another person sits at the left.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08