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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall red-brown stone pillar topped by a small structure at right. Two white stone platforms with carved black stone figures sit near the pillar, and small circular pits with offerings are set in the sandy ground. In the foreground, a line of seated devotees on woven mats faces the shrine area, most in white clothes and one in orange robes at the front-center. Behind them, a few people in white and yellow shawls sit or stand near the platforms, and a figure in orange kneels at center. A silver SUV is parked to the left beside a yellow kiosk and a banner. A saffron-robed figure sits on a mat at center, and some people wear yellow or white shawls.2010-07-29An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard at Bidadi, with palm trees and a tall flagpole topped with a trident and a red-and-white banner. On the left, a group of seated people in orange and white clothes sit on mats, including an elderly man in orange robes on a blue plastic chair and a man in an orange shirt. On the right, a row of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation postures on raised sand-covered mats near white stone platforms and black stone statues of Nandi and deities. A white van and a signboard stand at left.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated group during a ritual at a temple courtyard surrounded by palm trees and thatched-roof huts. In the foreground, an elderly bearded man in a peach-coloured shawl sits on a blue plastic chair with his hands pressed together in prayer, beside a bald man in an orange robe and orange shawl, also with hands joined. Rows of people sit on mats on the ground, many in white shirts, grey trousers, orange t-shirts and red shirts. In the background, a man in an orange robe performs a fire ritual at a pit, and two men in white with yellow garlands sit near a dark stone deity murti and a stone Nandi bull draped with a marigold garland. A plan map board stands near the parked white vehicles.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard under palm trees and a bright sky, with a tall brass deity flagstaff and a trident standing at centre. Rows of seated devotees on woven mats face a central figure in orange robes near the back. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and some in checked shirts, sit cross-legged in the foreground. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on small raised stone platforms among circular mandala patterns near white stone shrines and dark deity murti. A small signboard and a white van appear at the left.2010-06-27July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a seated gathering in a palm-lined courtyard with a tall copper-coloured pillar behind a white stone platform. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a raised mat near black stone sculptures, with a garland at the front, while many devotees in white and cream clothing sit in rows on mats and the paved ground. Some wear yellow shawls and others are in white dhotis or kurtas, and a few older men sit on plastic chairs at the left. A white SUV is parked behind the seated crowd beside a thatched hut, and a banner stands in the background. Small patterned sand designs lie on the ground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 20102010-06-27June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees, a tall copper-coloured flagstaff and a white-painted raised platform. In the foreground, about twenty men and boys sit cross-legged on mats facing the platform area, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in casual shirts and trousers. Beyond them, several people in white and yellow-trimmed garments sit in meditation on small raised circular pads near a dark stone deity murti and white shrines. One person in orange robes sits near the centre. A signboard with a map stands at left beside parked white vehicles.2010-07-15July 20 20102010-07-20