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Outdoor ritual at a temple grounds with a white stepped platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow marigolds. In the foreground a person in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head cloth sits cross-legged in meditation at the centre of a circular ash/ash-ring ground, with a small brass pot before them. Around the scene, five other people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditative postures, and a man in white and yellow at right tends a small offering tray or incense. Dark stone deity and serpent sculptures stand in the background among palm trees, with a copper kalasha-type finial atop the platform.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor ritual in a garden of granite deity murtis and white stone shrines under palm trees. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a small circular fire pit of grey ash, with smoke rising beside a brass kalasha. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull wears a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal. Around the ring of pits, several people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation or homa posture, and a woman in orange sits at left. Seven people are visible in total. The figure at centre has long hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues consistent with the page, so he is recorded as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoors in a courtyard of stone deity statues and palm trees, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged before a circular fire pit of ash, with white smoke rising around. Behind a white plinth a black stone Nandi bull wears a garland of yellow and red flowers. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground around smaller ash pits, performing a fire ritual. A brass vessel and a small plate lie near the central seated figure. Statues of deities stand in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09June 28 20102010-06-28Outdoors in a courtyard of stone deity sculptures and palm trees, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ring of grey stones, with his hands folded in his lap and his eyes closed. Several people in white garments with yellow shawls sit in similar rings around the courtyard, and smoke rises from the ground. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with white and red-orange flower garlands on a white pedestal, with a golden kalasha vessel placed before the central seat. Stone lingams and carved figures surround the scene. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a sannyasi seated cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe and matching head covering, with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in meditation, on a circular raised platform inside a ring of grey ash in a dirt courtyard. A brass kalasha sits before him. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal topped by a black Nandi bull statue draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a black shivalinga on a stone base to the right. To the right, a second man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits in meditation beside a small smoke rising from a fire-pit ring, and another seated man in white with a yellow shawl appears at the edge. Green trees and palms surround the courtyard.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a sandy temple courtyard at a Pancha Tapas site. In the foreground a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair sits cross-legged on a circle of grey ash, beside a small brass kalasha pot. Nearby on a white plinth sits a black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold and red flower garland. Around the courtyard, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-ringed circles, and white-clad figures sit at the right edge. Behind them stand dark grey stone statues of deities and a white stepped pavilion with a dark granite base, with palm trees and a white wall in the background.2010-07-04A seated monk in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ring of grey ash or gravel on sandy ground, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. A small brass vessel stands beside him on the ring. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of red and yellow flowers, and a white shrine structure with a kalasha finial rises at right. Several other seated people in white and yellow clothing sit in similar rings in the background among dark stone deity sculptures, including a figure in a black-and-gold Hindu deity form, a snake sculpture and a palm tree. A pigeon walks in the foreground. Smoke rises from the ring.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 20 20102010-07-20July 08 20102010-07-08