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Outdoor group meditation at a temple grounds with tall palm trees and a white stepped platform with a stone shivalinga and dark stone deity sculptures. About ten people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on raised ground in front of the platform. A lone figure in orange robes sits to the left near the sculptures. Thirty or more devotees in white, red, orange and striped shirts sit on a long mat facing the shrine, with a white plastic chair and a small red-and-white pedestal on the right. Green shrubs and red flowers frame the foreground, and a tall wooden flagstaff rises in the center.

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Outdoor 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.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. Rows of people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular raised rings of ash or stone, facing forward. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands on a white plinth, and white shrine structures with dark stone deity murti sit behind. On the left, a group of seated onlookers in mixed everyday clothes sits on a mat, and an orange-robed person sits near the shrine. A red pedestal stands in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a group meditation or satsang session on a sandy courtyard with palm trees. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and a short white beard sits on a blue plastic chair in a pale peach robe, hands pressed together. Beside him, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe sits with palms joined. Rows of seated participants on mats wear white, grey, orange and red shirts and kurtas. A few people in white with yellow shawls sit near white ornamental platforms and a tall copper-coloured pillar with a kalasha-like top. A large black stone figure and a roadside signboard with a map stand in the background, and a white van is parked near a thatched hut.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated on mats in an open courtyard surrounded by palm trees. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some wear yellow shawls. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron robe sits facing the viewer; a few other figures in orange and white are seated nearer a tall orange-red stone column and a deity murti on a raised orange platform. Stone sculptures and a white pillar stand behind, with a white vehicle and small structures visible at left. Several people are spread across the mats in a meditative or satsang-style gathering.2010-08-15June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor ritual gathering on bare earth beneath tall palm trees. Rows of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and some in colourful shirts, sit on striped mats facing a central ritual area. Near the centre, a figure in orange robes sits in front of a white stepped platform, with several attendants in white and yellow garments seated around a small yagna or puja setup. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar (dhvaja-style) rises behind them beside white stone structures and a dark stone deity murti. On the left, a poster board on a stand and a black speaker stand near a low white wall with potted plants. Coconut palms and thatched shelters fill the background.2010-06-27July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor 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.2010-06-27July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated group in an open courtyard with palm trees and a white stone platform. In the foreground, rows of devotees sit on woven mats facing the central shrine, wearing white and pale clothing, some in checked shirts and yellow-and-pink tones. Near the back, several young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit on circular ash-marked spots on the ground. Behind them, white plinths and a tall stone pillar rise, with a seated stone deity murti garlanded in red and yellow near the centre. A figure in orange robes sits among the group on the left, and a woman in orange stands near the shrine steps. Dry earth, stone sculptures and a purple flag fill the background.2010-07-07Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn among tall coconut palms, with a tall ornate flagstaff-style pillar and a white stone platform holding dark stone deity murti and a seated figure in orange. About twenty people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid on circular ash-marked mats on sandy ground, meditating or practicing yoga. In front, a row of seated spectators in casual clothes watches from a mat, and a red-painted pedestal stands near the front row. A small figure in orange sits at the left near the platform, and a white-robed figure sits at the edge of the grid.2010-07-15July 23 20102010-07-23