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Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground at a temple compound. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange hood sits on an orange mat in the centre, facing left, with a brass vessel before them. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left. A dark stone statue of a seated deity, draped with a red and yellow garland, stands at the far left edge. Two young women in cream saris with orange shawls sit at left, and a row of men in white dhotis and yellow-trimmed white shirts sits along the back. Pigeons, one grey and one white, walk on the ground. Whitewashed buildings with tiled and thatched roofs form the background, and a tall garland hangs from a pillar at right.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photo of a ritual fire at an open dirt courtyard beside a white building with a corrugated roof and red doors. A large black stone Nandi bull with red and yellow garlands sits at left. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a draped head covering sits cross-legged at the centre near a smoking fire, with a brass vessel nearby. Two women in cream saris with orange sashes sit at left, and several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a row on the right and near the fire. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon walk on the ground in the foreground. Palm and shade trees fill the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor sitting session on a dirt ground in front of a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof. In the left foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, with a brass vessel beside him and a rudraksha mala visible at his neck; he has short hair and no distinctive long hair, crown or ornate gold adornment, so the figure cannot be confidently matched to a person. Behind him about six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row on gravel, some with hands on their laps. A white dove and a grey pigeon walk on the dirt in the middle distance. Stone statues and potted plants sit along the building wall, and a scooter is parked at the right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meditation or sadhana gathering on sandy ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged with hands folded in the lap, eyes closed. Behind and beside him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows. Small ash or ember piles form a ring in front, with a brass vessel placed nearby. Stone sculptures of seated figures and a white pillar appear at the edges, and two pigeons, one grey and one white, walk on the ground in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a sandy courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a brass vessel placed in front of him on the ground. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow scarves sit on the bare earth in a row, with grey ash or powder marking a circle on the ground. Stone deity figures and a white pillar stand in the background, with white-walled buildings and greenery beyond. Two pigeons, one grey and one white, walk on the sand in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a dusty courtyard in front of a low white temple building with a red-trimmed doorway and a tiled roof, palm trees behind. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on the sand with a rudraksha-style necklace, facing the building. Several people in white clothes sit on the ground to the left and centre, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl stands near the doorway. Two white pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A striped white and red wall and a red-and-yellow garland hanging on a pole sit at the right, and a grey statue is visible inside the doorway.2010-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated in rows on bare sandy ground in front of a white ashram building, with palm trees behind. In the foreground a woman in cream and orange robes sits on a grey-gravel patch; further seated people wear white and cream clothes. Near centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a small brass vessel in front, the only person in orange among the group, with others in white. A large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds sits on a white pedestal, and a white pillar stands at left. Smoke rises through the trees. Robed devotees appear to be in meditative or ritual sitting.2010-07-03 +1 copies