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Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard at dusk beneath tall palm trees. Around a dozen people in white clothes sit cross-legged on bare ground inside small circular fire pits glowing with embers, a pancha-tapas style sitting. Several wear yellow or orange shawls and one woman wears an orange wrap. Behind them stand white square platforms, a tall copper-coloured pillar, and a black stone Nandi bull with garland at left. A white-clad figure sits at centre-right in the back row. The sky is pale blue-grey.

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Outdoor ritual at dusk in a courtyard of palm trees. A tall copper-clad dhvajastambha flagstaff stands on a white stepped plinth, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded in white on the left. Around a dozen devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rings of glowing embers and small fire pits, performing a pancha-tapas practice. Most wear white clothes and yellow or saffron shawls, and a few wear red or orange. A bare-chested man in white sits near the centre, and a woman in a red shawl sits in the foreground. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white Shiva shrine structure stands in the background.2010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20102010-07-28Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard of packed earth beneath coconut palms and a cloudy sky, with smoke rising. A tall copper-banded pillar stands on a white stepped base, beside a black stone Nandi bull draped with garlands, and white raised platforms. Around the edge, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in small circular fire pits blackened with ash, many in white or cream clothes with yellow shawls, and some in orange or saffron robes and red-orange sashes. A robed figure in orange sits near the left, and several people stand at the far right. Smoke drifts across the scene.2010-08-04July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoors on a bare dirt ground among tall palm trees, about twenty-five people sit cross-legged on mats in a wide arc, each beside a circular pit of grey ash with smoke rising. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or yellow shawls and scarves; several in the front row wear orange shawls, and one woman in the foreground has orange cloth over white clothing. Behind them stand white stupa-like shrines, a tall saffron-and-white pillar, a dark stone sculpture, and a standing figure in white near the centre. A stone lingam and a large stone pedestal lie at the right edge, and a signboard stands at the far left. The scene appears to be a group fire-ritual or homa-style practice with individual fire pits.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a grey overcast sky. A tall wooden kalasha-topped pillar with garlands stands at the centre, beside a white raised platform holding a black stone deity murti or lingam. Smoke rises from the left. A seated figure in orange robes sits front centre facing the platform, with rows of people in white clothes and yellow shawls seated in circular patterns on the sand. Rows of dark stone sculptures stand along the left side. A white square platform with red and white striped edging sits in the foreground, with people in white seated at its right edge.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of a ritual fire-offering area in an open dirt courtyard beside a tall copper-coloured lamp pillar and a white stone platform with a large white statue of a seated deity. Several dozen participants sit cross-legged in a row inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits, with smoke rising. Most wear white clothes; a few wear yellow or saffron-orange shawls and orange sashes. Tall coconut palms and a low tiled building with a green roof form the background. Visible people are seated, in a homa-style ritual setting.2010-07-11Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn with palm trees and a hazy sky. A large copper-clad pillar rises from a white stepped plinth in the centre, with a dark stone murti seated on the plinth, garlanded in white flowers. Around it, a series of circular white-rimmed sand mandalas hold seated devotees. In the foreground a figure in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a mat-like circle, with a brass vessel before him. Others in white clothes with yellow or red shawls sit in meditation around the courtyard, and a standing man in white with a red shawl walks past the plinth. Stone deity sculptures stand among the trees on the left.2010-07-29Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard under palm trees. Smoke rises from small fire pits where several people in white clothes tend the flames. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees sits on woven mats: a woman in an orange-red top, a woman in yellow and green, a woman in a blue patterned shawl, a woman with a purple shawl, and others in white. Behind them stands a tall stone lamp post garlanded with marigold strands, beside a black stone Nandi bull decorated with a garland, on white raised platforms. A small white building with a tin roof sits at the right edge.2010-07-07Outdoor photo at dawn or dusk of a dirt ground with many seated practitioners around circular fire pits blackened with ash, some with smoke rising. Most sit cross-legged in white dhotis or white clothing with orange or saffron shawls and yellow sashes or garlands. A standing man in a striped shirt and dark trousers tends the fire with a long tool. Behind them stand white stepped platforms, a tall pillar, a dark stone statue and palm trees against a pale sky.2010-08-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Pancha-Tapas sarva-darshan style practice in an outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees. Around ten seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sit with eyes closed in meditation inside circular fire pits of ash and charred earth arranged on sandy ground. Smoke rises from a fire at right. Behind them stand white-painted shrines or platforms, a tall ornamental pillar, a black Nandi bull statue draped with a garland at left, and a stone lingam at centre. Dense palm foliage fills the background.2010-07-23