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Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn with tall palms and a tall brass-and-wood lamp post. A white raised platform holds a small white shrine in the centre, where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in cross-legged meditation postures on circular patterned mats. Several white and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped stone platform in the foreground. Small oil lamps or offerings sit on the ground before the central figure.

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Outdoor photo of an open courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. In the centre, a tall wooden pillar rises behind a white stepped plinth. About twenty seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular patterns on the sand, several with hands folded in meditation. One figure in the foreground wears an orange robe and sits in front of the plinth with a lamp before him. Stone deity sculptures stand at the left edge, and white pigeons and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped platform in the foreground.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A white stepped platform holds a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange flowers, beneath a tall brass pillar. Around it, about fifteen people sit cross-legged in circular stone-ringed mats, most in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a few women in orange and white. A central figure in an orange robe sits in meditation near a small brass lamp. Grey stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side. In the foreground, a flat white platform with a red-and-white striped border holds a small red-topped shrine, and several pigeons perch on the ground.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone statues. At the centre, a white platform holds a tall brass-topped pillar and a black Shiva lingam draped with orange-and-white garlands. A seated man in an orange robe with palms pressed together sits near the front, while a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with yellow or orange shawls, sit in circular raked-gravel rings across the courtyard. One man in a red-orange shawl holds a small object. A pigeon stands on a white ledge in the foreground, and a flat-topped stone altar with a copper-coloured cover sits at the bottom edge.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a courtyard ritual at an ashram. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in circular marked spaces on sandy ground, facing a white stone structure with a tall ornamental column rising from its centre. Palm trees and a row of carved stone sculptures stand behind. A figure in an orange robe sits near the front centre on a mat, and another figure in orange sits on the white structure's base with a garland and flower decoration. A raised concrete platform with a red and white striped edge and a red roofed canopy occupies the foreground. Smoke rises from a fire area at right. Several standing people in white robes stand near the central structure, and a few others are seated at the left and right edges. Two people in saffron and orange sit near the centre.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a courtyard temple setting at Pancha Tapas. A tall wooden pillar rises from a white square platform at centre, with a seated figure in orange and a seated statue or figure with garlands beside it. Around the courtyard, people sit in white and yellow clothing on small circular raised mats arranged in rows, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Stone deity sculptures, palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene under an overcast sky. Several seated women in saris sit at the lower left edge beside a red-and-white bordered platform, and smaller seated figures are visible on the right.2010-07-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a courtyard with a white raised platform in the foreground, pigeons on its surface and a small red-roofed structure. Behind it, a seated group in white clothes with yellow shawls sits in meditation on circular mats arranged across sand, with coconut palms and stone statues around them. At the centre, one person in an orange robe sits before a white pedestal, and a figure in a yellow-and-orange garment and malas sits on the white platform at the back, possibly a person appearance with orange-and-gold attire and ceremonial adornment, though the figure is distant. A tall orange pillar rises near the palm trees, and a red-and-white striped border edges the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAn outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A white raised platform with red and white striped edges sits in the foreground. Behind it, a white stepped shrine holds a seated deity murti garlanded with flowers, beside a tall palm trunk. Around the courtyard, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on mats inside circular raised rings. A figure in orange robes sits at the centre front near the shrine, and another in orange stands at the left edge. Dark stone sculptures line the left side near a wall, and a red signboard stands at the left.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of a group meditation in a paved courtyard surrounded by coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white square base at centre. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a small shrine-like stone platform, with a red pyramid-shaped cover. Around them, about twenty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation within circular stone rings on the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left edge, and a white building appears at right.2010-07-03 +1 copies