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Outdoor ashram scene under palm trees: a row of young men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy courtyard, each before a small ash or ember mound. Behind them stands a tall orange-and-white pillar and a white stepped plinth, with a dark stone deity murti seated on a white base at left. Seated on blue plastic chairs in the foreground are two elders in saffron and orange robes, one with white hair, watching the group, with a crowd of onlookers including children seated on a mat. The setting is an open yard with coconut palms and potted plants.

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Outdoor scene in a palm-shaded temple courtyard with a white raised platform, a tall copper-coloured pillar and dark stone murtis near a wall. Around a dozen young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on white mats in front of small ritual fire pits, in yoga or meditation posture. In the foreground a seated group of spectators watches: an older man in an orange robe sits on a blue plastic chair beside an older woman in an orange shawl, with more devotees in white, red and orange clothing sitting on the ground. A plant border and a palm frond frame the lower left.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a courtyard at a temple grounds with palm trees. Several dozen people sit in rows on the sand and pale ground in front of a white stepped platform holding a large dark stone deity murti and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Many seated practitioners wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes and sit in meditation or yoga postures on small mats. In the foreground, two older figures in saffron-orange robes sit on blue plastic chairs, and a man in an orange top and a man in a red plaid shirt face the platform. Potted plants and a small stone sculpture group sit at the left edge.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group meditation or yoga session in a temple courtyard surrounded by tall palm trees. In the foreground, a large seated crowd faces a central area: a man in an orange robe sits on a chair in the lower right, with an older woman in an orange shawl beside him, and many devotees in white and red sit on the paved area. Further back, several people in white dhotis and yellow-and-white shirts sit cross-legged on a raised white platform and gravel ground beside a tall stone pillar and a white square plinth with a dark stone sculpture. A signboard with a map stands at the left edge, and a green lawn with flowering plants is in the front left.2010-07-15An outdoor fire ritual in a sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. Rows of participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow or red shawls, sit cross-legged around several circular fire pits with smoke rising. One figure in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front-left of the fire ring, while a seated man in white with a red shawl sits at the centre. Spectators in white shirts and mixed colours sit on mats in the foreground, and a white ritual structure with a tall wooden pillar stands at the left. Statues and a white shrine are visible on the right and left edges.2010-08-08Outdoor gathering at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a white stone platform. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the center of a sandy ground marked with circular mats, facing a seated audience of many people in white clothing. Several seated people nearby wear yellow shawls and white garments, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and orange garland stands on the white platform beside a tall stone pillar with carved figures. Behind them are stone sculptures and a parked silver pickup. The audience sits on woven mats, many in white kurtas and shirts, some in colourful garments. The scene suggests a satsang or sarvadarshan-style gathering with an open-air seating arrangement.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15Outdoor scene at a temple-like compound on sandy ground beside tall coconut palms. Several people sit cross-legged in meditation on small mats in front of circular fire pits with ash and charred logs. Most wear white clothes, some with yellow shawls, and a figure at left wears orange robes. A tall reddish-brown pillar and white raised platforms with stone structures stand behind them, and a short stone lamp stand sits at right. A signboard is visible at left. A bright sky shows through the palms. Six to eight people are visible.2010-08-02 +1 copiesAn outdoor open-air ritual courtyard under palm trees and overcast sky. In the foreground, a group of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sits in rows on mats facing a central area. Two monks in saffron/orange robes sit cross-legged on small raised mats near a white stone platform; one holds a small ritual object. Behind them, a tall wooden flagpole-like pillar rises beside a white stone altar, and a black stone deity murti with garlands sits on a white pedestal. Many white-robed participants sit in a circle on low ringed fire pits, and logs are stacked at the right. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left wall. A purple logo appears at the top left corner.2010-08-08Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath tall coconut palms, with a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar and white stone shrine structures behind. In the foreground, many seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing the open ground. On the sandy courtyard, a row of seated participants in white with yellow shawls sit on circular stone-bordered mats around the pillar area, and a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the front. A small group in orange and red sits near the left side. A signboard map stands at the left edge. Several people in white, some in turbans, watch the ritual from the audience area.2010-06-27June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. At the center, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular raised platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a black Shiva lingam draped with a red-and-green garland, with a tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar rising behind. Around him, about two dozen men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in a wide arc on similar circular platforms, several wearing orange or red shawls. A small brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and smoke drifts across the left side near dark stone statues and deity murtis. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a tall wooden flagstaff beside a white plinth, with tall coconut palms behind and a white structure at right. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in open-air circular fire pits, with small fires and smoke rising. A figure in orange robes sits at left near a white platform bearing a deity murti with a red and orange garland. Two figures in white stand near the murti on the left, and another white-clad figure stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the orange-robed figure is seated and not distinctively adorned.2010-07-02 +1 copies