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Outdoor scene of a group of people seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground arranged in rings of grey ash, each with a pale circular mat in the centre. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, hands in anjali mudra or resting in lap. One seated figure in the foreground, in white with a yellow shawl, has hands pressed together. Behind them stand white-plastered platforms and a tall ornate stone pillar with a kalasha-like top, a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure, palm trees and a thatched hut. A white SUV and a silver car are parked at left, and a directional map board stands near the huts. A single person in orange robes sits among the group at left. The photo is watermarked at the lower right.

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Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls, meditating in rows on mats on sandy ground among palm trees and frangipani. Small piles of ash or embers sit in circular patterns in front of them, with thin smoke rising near the left, consistent with a fire ritual setting. A white structure stands at the left edge, and a few more devotees in white stand or sit in the background. Some wear rudraksha malas. The scene shows a pancha tapas style sitting practice.2010-07-08Outdoor ritual scene on bare earth with a ring of circular fire pits, each lined with grey ash, where people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditative posture. Behind them stand white-plastered square platforms, a tall copper-coloured pillar, a dark stone statue and black stone sculpture garlanded with flowers, all among coconut palms. One figure at left wears orange robes. A small informational signboard stands at left. The setting suggests a Panchatapas paadapuja practice of sitting by fire pits.2010-07-19July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesOutdoors in a palm-lined ashram compound, a group of about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid of circular raised rings of pale stones on bare earth. Some sit upright with eyes closed in meditation, while one man in white bends forward to adjust something near the rings. A few people stand in the background among thatched fences and a small white building with a green roof. A stone grinding mill or pot stands at left, and a row of small stone figures lines the right edge.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of devotees seated in a row on sandy ground among smoldering fire pits filled with white ash and charred wood, a practice of sitting beside burnt-out fire beds. In the foreground a bare-footed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Several other men in white with yellow shawls sit behind him in the line, and a woman in orange clothing stands further back near a silver SUV. Behind them stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with a red and yellow flower garland beside a white shrine structure, with palm trees and thatched huts in the background. A signboard with a map is visible at left. Five to six physical people are visible.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of an open dirt courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular rings of ash on the ground, in neat rows. At the left a man in white sits at the edge of a red-and-white platform beside a garlanded pillar with yellow and red flowers. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals, a tall ornamented ritual pillar, a dark stone deity murti and a small shrine structure. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand near the left edge, and a white van and silver car are parked beside thatched huts.2010-07-14Outdoor photograph of a group of about twenty men seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground inside circular rings of grey ash, the seated figures dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The nearest seated man in the foreground faces forward with hands resting on his lap. Behind them stands a tall red-and-white tapered pillar and two white stepped platforms, one topped with a dark stone deity murti, with coconut palms, a small thatched hut and parked cars at the edge of the courtyard. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left side of the group. A map board stands near the thatched structure.2010-07-15Outdoor scene of people seated in meditation on sandy ground inside circular rings of grey ash, a practice of Pancha Tapas (five fires). In the foreground a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Further back, more men in white with yellow shawls sit in similar rings, and a figure in orange robes sits near a white-painted platform. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff with an orange flag rises at right beside a white stupa-like structure with a bronze statue and a garlanded seated figure in white. Coconut palms, thatched huts, a silver SUV and a painted information board sit behind them under pale sky.2010-07-10A photograph of a courtyard outdoors among tall coconut palms and shrubs. Men in white ritual clothing with yellow scarves sit cross-legged in a row on bare ground, each inside a circular ring of ash or white powder, with a few seated on mats. Some wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Low bamboo fencing, a small white building with a corrugated roof, and a blue sign stand at the sides, with faint smoke rising from the ground.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a courtyard at a temple complex on bare reddish-brown earth beside palm trees. Around a dozen people sit cross-legged in white clothing with yellow shawls in a grid of ring-shaped ash or fire-pit circles, some with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in orange robes sits at left, with smoke rising from the ground nearby. Behind them are a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, white raised platforms, a tall red-and-white pillar and carved stone deity figures under palms. A small information board stands at left.2010-07-14August 09 20102010-08-09July 08 20102010-07-08