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Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured kalasha-like pillar rising from a white stepped plinth at the centre, a black stone deity murti seated on the plinth with a garland draped over it. Coconut palms surround the grounds. A single seated person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular patterned pavement in front of the plinth. Several dark granite sculptures stand along the left side, and a low white platform with a small metal-topped structure lies in the foreground. A red signboard stands near the left edge.

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A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A single seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular floor marking in front of a white raised platform topped by a white plinth. Behind the platform stands a tall wooden pillar wrapped with garlands. Grey stone deity murtis and sculptures line the left side of the courtyard, and a white-and-red striped platform edge runs along the bottom. Wooden firewood stacks are visible at the right edge. The figure's identity is not established by the image itself, so the a person field is left as unsure.2010-07-24July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, a tall wooden pole and coconut palms behind a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Around it, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in small circular stone-rimmed pits. Most wear white or yellow garments, while several wear orange or saffron. A standing figure in orange robes sits in the foreground near the platform, with a tall pole rising from the centre. Stone sculptures and a dark statue stand on the left under palm trees, and a flat concrete slab lies in the foreground.2010-08-04October 29 20102010-10-29October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard of sandy ground. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a tall wooden kalasha-like pillar behind. Around the courtyard, participants sit cross-legged in pale yellow, white and orange clothing beside circular stone-ringed fire pits, some with smoke rising. A man in white sits near the centre, a woman in orange sits beside the figure in saffron robes, and stone statues stand along the left edge. Pigeons gather on the paved platform in the foreground. Sixteen seated people are visible.2010-08-04A photograph of an outdoor temple compound with a single seated figure in the centre. The figure sits cross-legged on a mat atop a circular raised platform ringed with grey stones, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with long hair falling past the shoulders. A brass kalasha sits nearby on the ground. Behind is a red stepped base holding a tall brass or copper column and a stone nandi, with coconut palms and rows of dark stone deity statues around the yard. Orange and patterned banners hang from a steel frame overhead, and small saffron flags stand in the sand. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, a cue-compatible presentation, though the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity from these cues alone.2010-10-15July 27 20102010-07-27Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof hung with orange and red decorative banners. At the centre, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular platform in front of a tall copper-coloured dhvaja flagstaff set on a red stepped pedestal. Rows of grey stone deity statues line the sandy courtyard on the left, and palm trees surround the compound. A concrete slab with a brown pyramidal cover stands in the foreground.2010-10-27Outdoor temple courtyard of packed earth framed by tall coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar garlanded with yellow and red flowers rises above white stepped plinths. A black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a white cloth and a garland sits on one plinth, and a white-painted pedestal holds a dark stone object. A single person in a long orange robe with head covered sits cross-legged on a circle of stone or gravel on the ground, facing the shrine structures. Several more circular patterns are drawn around the courtyard, and a stack of firewood lies nearby along with a low thatched-roof building.2010-07-24October 10 20102010-10-10An outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised reed mat inside a circular pit lined with grey gravel, within an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair. Behind him stands a tall red-painted pillar topped with a dark carved figure, flanked by dark stone statues of deities and animals. Coconut palms surround the courtyard, with decorative bunting hanging from the roof beams. A small brass pot sits to his left and a mat lies at the right edge, on sandy ground.2010-10-15