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Outdoor ritual scene on a bare earthen ground beneath tall coconut palms. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a draped orange head covering sits on a low wooden seat at right, with a brass vessel beside him, facing a row of people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls. Several women in cream saris with orange shawls sit on the left, each within a circle of grey ash or sacred powder. A black stone Nandi bull with a red, yellow and white flower garland lies on a white plinth at left. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt watches from the background near a small dark stone temple structure with smoke rising, and several stone deity statues stand behind the low corrugated-roof building.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor 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 copiesJune 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor ashram scene with a central figure in orange saffron robes seated in namaste on a mat inside a circular ash-filled ring, facing a white stepped shrine topped with a black Nandi-like bull statue garlanded with marigolds. Around them, about eight seated participants in white and yellow sashes sit in similar rings of ash on bare earth, some with hands joined and one with an orange sash, while a yellow-sashed figure at right holds a small object. Coconut palms, grey stone deity statues and a tall decorated kalasha pillar frame the courtyard. The central robed figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style neck mala, and is the most prominent person; no printed caption is visible in the scene.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of a group of people seated in meditation or ritual on sandy ground arranged with circular ash or powder rings. Several wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and a woman at the front-left wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A woman seated at the right wears an orange robe and sits beside a small brass vessel. Behind them stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal, with white painted structures, palm trees and a bicycle in the background. Six to seven people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor scene in a palm-lined compound with sandy ground. A large dark stone Nandi bull statue with garlands of yellow and red flowers sits on a white pedestal at left. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on mats in rows, some wearing red or yellow shawls. Two prominent figures in saffron orange robes sit in the foreground: one at far left facing away, and one at center-right seated before a brass kalasha or pot with a small lamp, with a yellow-and-orange-clad figure wearing an orange headwrap nearby. A low white building with a tin roof and small shrines with stone deities stands behind them. Small fire pits or ash circles are marked on the ground.2010-08-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard lined with palm trees. A black stone Nandi bull with a garland of red and yellow flowers sits on a white pedestal at left. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing the Nandi. Near the front right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and head covering sits on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel, with a few people in orange shawls seated at the front left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under coconut palms in a dusty courtyard. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised stone seat, eyes closed, with a brass vessel in front of him. Around him, a ring of white-clothed devotees wearing yellow shawls sits in meditative posture on the ground, some with hands folded. To the left, a dark stone Nandi bull with a red-and-white garland sits on a white pedestal. Behind them, white-washed buildings with red doors and a tin roof, and a small row of statues. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at right.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a group of devotees seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an ashram courtyard. Most wear white clothes, several with orange shawls or sashes, and one woman in the foreground wears a yellow shawl over white. A seated figure in an orange robe sits at the right near a small brass lamp, and in the background stands a black stone Nandi bull on a red-orange pedestal. Ash-marked fire pits lie in front of the seated rows. Behind them are orange-walled ashram buildings, a tall red-and-gold kalasha-topped pillar with garlands, yellow flower garlands, and tall palm trees.2010-09-16July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor ritual on a sandy courtyard before a white-plastered building and a large black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow flowers on a white pedestal. A row of people sits cross-legged on the sand in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange scarves, with small smoke-filled fire pits and grey ash rings in front of them. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap, with a brass kalasha beside him, stands out at the right. Several small stone figures are visible in the background, and palm trees surround the compound.2010-07-03 +1 copies