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Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a tall wooden flagstaff beside a white plinth, with tall coconut palms behind and a white structure at right. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in open-air circular fire pits, with small fires and smoke rising. A figure in orange robes sits at left near a white platform bearing a deity murti with a red and orange garland. Two figures in white stand near the murti on the left, and another white-clad figure stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the orange-robed figure is seated and not distinctively adorned.

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July 02 20102010-07-02Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with many participants seated cross-legged in circular rings of ash on bare reddish earth, facing the same direction. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. One seated figure in the left foreground wears an orange robe. Behind them stand a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar, a white stepped platform with a dark deity murti, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with garlands. Tall coconut palms and tropical greenery surround the grounds under an overcast sky.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual ground with many people seated cross-legged in white clothes and yellow shawls, arranged in rings of stones on sandy earth. A tall lamp-post-like pillar rises from a white square platform among coconut palms, with smoke rising from the right and a dark deity murti visible on a plinth at the back. One person in an orange robe sits at left, seemingly apart from the white-clad group. The scene reads as a group sitting ceremony or sadhana, with the seated figures numbering many people.2010-06-28Outdoor photo of a ritual ground beside a tall copper-coloured dhwajasthamba flagpole and white stone platforms with a Nandi bull statue. Around a dusty courtyard, about a dozen men sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, seated inside circular ash-grey fire rings, many with smoke rising. A man in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a standing figure in white moves near the centre. Coconut palms and a banyan-style tree frame the scene under an overcast sky, with a parked silver SUV and a signboard at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a circular stone platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a dark shivalinga draped with red and white flower garlands, with a tall copper-toned kalasha-like column rising behind it. Around them, a dozen or so other men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on circular raised platforms on sandy ground, several in red or orange shawls. A brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and a small white kolam-like design is drawn on the ground. Stone deity sculptures and a stone pillar stand at left, with palm trees throughout.2010-06-27Outdoor photograph of a dirt courtyard at a temple-like compound lined with coconut palms. About a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ash-marked circles on the ground, several with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or perform a sitting ritual. A tall copper-toned pillar with a kalasha-like top rises at centre, flanked by white square plinths and dark stone deity murti, one seated figure in orange robes sits at the far left near a signboard with a map. A pale sky and thatched roofs complete the scene.2010-06-27An outdoor photograph of a ritual called Panchatapas at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground under coconut palms. Men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ash rings marked on the earth, many with hands in lap, while smoke rises from the fires. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands behind a white raised platform, with a white plinth and a seated statue beyond. A figure in orange robes sits to the left near a silver vehicle, and a signboard with a map stands at the left edge. Several people in white stand near the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group seated in meditation on bare earth beneath tall palm trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a circular raked patch, with a small brass kalasha or pot placed in front. Around him, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls, and some wear red shawls, seated on similar circles. Behind them stands a white tiered platform holding a black stone deity murti or linga decorated with a red and white garland, topped by a tall copper-coloured pillar. Stone sculptures and a dark stone pedestal stand among the palms.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a group meditation in a paved courtyard surrounded by coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white square base at centre. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a small shrine-like stone platform, with a red pyramid-shaped cover. Around them, about twenty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation within circular stone rings on the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left edge, and a white building appears at right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. At the center, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular raised platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a black Shiva lingam draped with a red-and-green garland, with a tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar rising behind. Around him, about two dozen men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in a wide arc on similar circular platforms, several wearing orange or red shawls. A small brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and smoke drifts across the left side near dark stone statues and deity murtis. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2010-06-27Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground with palm trees. Around two dozen men sit cross-legged in concentric rings of ash, each seated inside a circle outlined in grey ash. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; one seated figure in front right wears white without a visible shawl. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left edge. Behind them stands a tall tapering pillar, white platforms and a stone deity murti with garlands, under a grey sky. Smoke rises at the right.2010-07-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard with tall coconut palms and a tall copper-coloured pillar rising at centre. In the foreground, a seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on a bare floor near a brass vessel. Behind, a white pedestal holds a dark stone murti garlanded with white flowers, beside a standing white-robed priest. Around the courtyard, many people in white and yellow clothing sit in meditative posture on circular marked mats, some with folded hands. Smoke rises at right. Stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side under a grey sky.2010-07-28 +1 copies