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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.

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Outdoor 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 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.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.2010-07-15Outdoor 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 copiesAn outdoor photograph of a ceremony in a palm-lined courtyard with sandy ground and a tall copper-coloured column. A seated figure in orange robes with a garland sits near a white stepped platform in the centre. Around the courtyard, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on small mats, with small fire pits and offerings before them. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in casual clothes, including a child in a green shirt, faces the ritual. A standing attendant on the right wears an orange shawl over white. Dark stone sculptures stand behind the platform. Overcast sky above.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a group meditating on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Several practitioners sit cross-legged on mats inside circular ash rings, mostly in white clothing with yellow or orange stoles, while one seated figure in orange robes sits at left. Behind them stand a tall copper-coloured pillar, white raised platforms, and dark stone bull statues draped with yellow garlands. A small structure with a thatched roof appears at left. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-06-27Outdoor satsang on a sandy ground beside a red-orange shrine platform with dark stone deity murtis, a bull (nandi) figure draped in a yellow-and-orange garland, and a tall orange pillar with garlands; palm trees and a red-and-white printed banner stand behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat with hands raised in a teaching gesture, a person by swept-back hair and saffron robes, but only partly confirmed by appearance. Around him, many seated people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some bald and some with beards, sit on woven mats; women in white and pastel saris and western clothes sit to the left. A man in white stands at the front, another bends to light an offering, and smoke rises from a small fire pit near a kolam-decorated space with flower offerings.2010-09-19Outdoor temple courtyard among coconut palms, with a white stepped plinth holding a tall copper-coloured pillar garlanded with marigold strings and a dark stone Nandi bull with a flower garland in front. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in meditative folded-hands pose on a low seat inside a circle of gravel. Around him, about a dozen people sit in white dhotis and kurtas and white sarees, several with yellow shawls, some with orange sashes, arranged in gravel-ringed seats. A dark stone standing deity statue and a stone pedestal stand at the left edge, with brass and ritual items on the ground.2010-07-14Outdoor homa ceremony in a palm-lined courtyard at a temple complex. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row at small fire pits on the sand. A saffron-clad person sits on a mat at the left. Behind them stands a tall carved wooden kalasha-style pillar and a white stepped platform with a black Nandi-style statue. A garland hangs on a seated deity statue. Onlookers in casual clothes sit on mats in the foreground.2010-07-08June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering in a palm-shaded courtyard. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats facing a central white-and-red platform, many in white clothes with yellow scarves. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands at the centre beside a dark stone deity murti and a small stone structure, with a kalasha-like vessel nearby. Two figures in orange and saffron robes sit at the front near the platform, and a large display board with a diagram stands behind the crowd. Coconut palms and a thatched roof frame the scene.2010-06-27