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Outdoor photo of a courtyard at a temple-like compound on sandy ground, with tall palm trees and a tall tapering pillar with a trident (trishula) on a stand in the background. On the right, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, facing forward in meditation or yoga. On the left, a group of people sit on mats and plastic chairs, several in orange or saffron robes, including an older person in orange on a blue chair. A white stone platform, dark sculptures and a small brick altar are visible, and a parked white van sits beyond the trees.

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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.2010-07-15June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor photo of a group meditation or yoga session in an open temple yard beneath palm trees at dawn or dusk. In the foreground, thirty or more devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white and grey clothes, facing the scene. Behind them, rows of practitioners in white dhotis and yellow-trimmed shawls sit on small mats within circular marked areas. A tall ceremonial flagstaff or dhvaja stands at centre beside a white stone platform holding a seated deity murti and a dark stone figure. A saffron-robed figure sits to the left near the platform. A kalasha-like stone pedestal with garland stands in the right foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering in a sandy courtyard beside palm trees under an overcast sky. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff with a trident-topped finial rises from a white stepped base at centre. Many men in white dhotis and shirts sit on woven mats in rows facing a fire area, several with yellow shawls. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits near a small fire pit with a trident and small ritual fires in front of the platform, while a standing man in white stands at the left edge. Thatched huts and a parked white van sit behind the courtyard. Several people sit near the white platforms with small fire pits; a dark-tiled structure and a trident stand to the left. No printed name is visible in the scene.2010-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene under a bright sky with coconut palms. A tall copper dhvaja-style flagstaff rises from a white stepped platform, topped with a finial and an orange flag. Seated on the platform's base is a dark stone or figure with garlands, and a black stone sculpture stands at left. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circle of gravel, holding a small object. Around the courtyard, several people in white robes with yellow shawls sit meditating in gravel-ringed mats, with others in orange at left. Green fields and trees fill the background.2010-07-10Wide outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall tapering pillar and a white stepped platform holding a black deity murti. Palm trees and grey stone sculptures line the grounds. Around twenty seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on circular patterned mats in the sand. A seated figure in an orange robe sits near the front of the group in the centre. In the foreground, a small group of women in pale saris sits on mats beside a white platform with a red-and-white striped edge. The scene looks like a meditation or darshan gathering.2010-07-14Outdoor temple courtyard of bare earth under tall coconut palms and a pale sky. A tall ornate wooden flagstaff with a red pennant rises from a white-and-gold base at centre, with a red pedestal in front. Around it, about a dozen people sit cross-legged on the ground in white and yellow clothing, some in orange, and a few sit in shallow pits of ash or fire residue. Seated on white plastic chairs at left, several men in white and a man in a checked shirt watch. White shrine structures and a dark stone figure stand behind, and a heap of coconut husks lies at right.2010-07-27An outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. In the foreground, around two dozen seated people in plain shirts and white dhotis face a ritual area. A man in an orange robe sits near a small fire pit with smoke rising, while several white-clad people in yellow-striped shawls sit beside circular fire pits and stone ritual platforms. A tall ornate pillar and dark stone sculptures of deities stand behind them, with white plinths in the background. A signboard map is mounted on the left wall.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a sarvadarshan-style gathering in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground at left, a seated figure in orange robes with an orange head covering and rudraksha beads sits on a small circular stone ring. Behind and to the right, about a dozen people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged, each on their own circular stone platform, in two loose rows. At left stands a tall copper-coloured pillar atop a white pedestal, with a black Nandi-style bull statue draped in a garland of orange and red flowers. Coconut palms, a low wall and bamboo fencing fill the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAn outdoor gathering in a palm-lined ashram courtyard under an overcast sky. Many seated devotees, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, face a central area near a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pole and a dark deity murti on a white pedestal. Seated figures in white and saffron sit on mats and plastic chairs in rows. A figure in orange robes sits near the centre, and a standing figure in white stands near a white plinth on the right. Potted plants and a small thatched structure frame the scene, with a white SUV parked behind the crowd. The image is faintly watermarked in the corner, which is omitted.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copies