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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard with smoke drifting through the air. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform inside a ring of white ash, with a brass kalasha before him and eyes closed in meditation. Behind him stands a white stone pedestal holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flowers, beside a tall copper-banded pillar also draped in flower garlands. Two more people sit in meditation on the ash-covered ground to the left: a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a woman in white robes with a yellow shawl, both seated before small smouldering fires. Stone deity statues stand in the background among the trees. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with a fire pit and offerings.

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July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor ritual scene at a temple campus on an open sandy courtyard under overcast skies, with palm trees and a white-plastered wall behind. A bald-headed white-clad priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels at left-center, gesturing toward a smoking incense or homa area. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at center, hands in front of him, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Several other devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditative posture on the sand. Behind them stands a large black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, beside white stepped pedestals, a copper-coloured pillar, and dark stone deity sculptures.2010-07-08July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of a seated meditation gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard with stone deity sculptures and a white plinth. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a white platform. Behind him, a stone Nandi bull with garlands of orange flowers sits beside a white pedestal. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or kneel nearby, including a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl seated beside a backpack and an orange flower. Tall palms and a large dark stone statue with a spear stand in the background, and a green palm frond blurs the foreground.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08June 30 20102010-06-30Outdoors in a courtyard of stone deity statues and palm trees, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged before a circular fire pit of ash, with white smoke rising around. Behind a white plinth a black stone Nandi bull wears a garland of yellow and red flowers. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground around smaller ash pits, performing a fire ritual. A brass vessel and a small plate lie near the central seated figure. Statues of deities stand in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual in a garden of granite deity murtis and white stone shrines under palm trees. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a small circular fire pit of grey ash, with smoke rising beside a brass kalasha. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull wears a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal. Around the ring of pits, several people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation or homa posture, and a woman in orange sits at left. Seven people are visible in total. The figure at centre has long hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues consistent with the page, so he is recorded as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 04 20102010-07-04 +1 copiesJune 24 20102010-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual yajna at an open temple courtyard with a tall ornate brass-coloured pillar and white stepped platforms. Several devotees sit cross-legged around small circular fire pits, with smoke rising, wearing white clothes and yellow shawls. Near the centre, one person in an orange robe sits at the right, and a dark Shiva-lingam style black stone with garlands rests beside the white platform. Palm trees and a banyan-like tree frame the scene, with small huts in the background.2010-08-04A photograph of a Panchatapas-style outdoor sadhana in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange head covering, wearing a long rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded in meditation on a raised circular platform ringed by glowing embers. Behind, a dark stone Shivalinga draped with a yellow-and-orange garland sits on a white plinth beneath a tall palm trunk. Around the fire rings, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow garlands sit in meditation, one standing man in white with a yellow garland walks in the background, and a figure in striped clothing stands at right. A brass kalasha sits near the central figure, with dark stone deity sculptures lining the left side of the grounds.2010-07-03 +1 copies