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Outdoor ashram courtyard with a tall copper-coloured pillar and white raised platforms among palm trees. Dozens of devotees sit on striped mats in rows, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, with some in orange and red. A few seated figures wear orange robes. A dark stone sculpture of a seated deity stands at left beside white plinths, and a standing person in white moves near the centre. Single-storey white and red ashram buildings line the right side. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang gathering.

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Outdoor temple courtyard under coconut palms during a sarvadarshan-style gathering. A large crowd of women and girls sits cross-legged on striped mats, mostly in white and pastel saris, with some in red, pink and purple. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near a black Nandi bull statue beside a tall brass-and-copper kalasha pillar on a white stone base. Several saffron-clad helpers sit on small raised mats in front. White shrine structures, a small young tree and a white building with red doors frame the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit on woven mats in rows, mostly women and girls in white, pink, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, some with long braids. A tall ceremonial flagpole stands at centre-left beside white plinths and a stone bull statue, and a small white shrine structure with a red-framed doorway is on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit in the background near the stone sculptures. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor ritual scene in an open courtyard with palm trees behind. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-like pillar stands on a white stepped plinth, with a black bull statue (nandi) beside it and smoke rising. Several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in circular marked spots on the sand. In the centre, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before the pillar, with another orange-robed sannyasi nearby. In the foreground, women in white, pink, blue and patterned shawls sit on mats facing the ritual area, one wearing a pink headscarf. Statues and a shaded building are visible at the sides.2010-08-06Outdoor ashram scene under tall palm trees: a large group of devotees sits cross-legged on striped woven mats across sandy ground. Many wear white or cream clothes, while others wear pink, red, blue and orange garments; a few women in orange saris sit in front. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands behind white stepped platforms, and a black Nandi bull statue with garlands and a dark lingam-like shrine sits beside them. Small white buildings with red doors frame the right side, and a person in orange robes stands near the centre of the seated group. Smoke rises faintly.2010-07-03 +2 copiesOutdoor group gathering in a temple courtyard with palm trees, a white-walled shrine structure and a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland. Many seated devotees in sarees and white or yellow ritual clothes sit in rows on mats. One woman in a saffron-orange robe sits centrally, with a garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a broom-like tool at right. A tall ornate stone pillar stands at left, and small stone figures are visible behind the seated group.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a seated group in a palm-fringed courtyard beside a white-plastered stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull with a red and yellow garland, and a tall orange-and-gold pillar behind it. A central figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground with a lamp before them, facing rows of seated people in white clothes and yellow shawls. Around them are small circular patterns of gravel on the ground. Many people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, wearing white, red, orange and striped saris and salwars, some with long braids. A small white building with a green roof stands to the right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a group of people seated cross-legged on mats in a palm-fringed courtyard at Pancha-tapas, with a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar and white stepped platforms in the background. In the foreground, several women sit with their backs to the camera, wearing white, saffron, yellow, pink and blue saris and salwar. Further back, a seated figure in orange robes sits in front of a dark Nandi-like sculpture garlanded with orange flowers, with other participants in white and yellow seated around small circular marked spaces on the ground. Stone statues stand at the left edge.2010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated on mats in a palm-lined courtyard, facing a central figure in an orange robe seated on a white stone platform. Many people wear white or pastel clothing, a woman in a teal sari sits in the foreground, and several women wear head coverings. Several other seated figures in orange and white are spread across circular patterned mats, with white stone shrines, a tall ornate pillar and a small thatched-roof building behind them. Palm trees fill the background under a bright sky.2010-07-10August 01 20102010-08-01 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees. Many people, mostly women, sit in rows on mats on sand, wearing white and orange-saffron shawls, a few in blue and a few in red-patterned saris. Several sit cross-legged on small circular stone rings in the ground. In the background are white stone platforms, a tall ornate wooden flagstaff or kalasha pillar, a stone bull statue (nandi) decorated with garland, and stone deity murti statues at left. A person in an orange robe sits near the centre facing the group. A woman at lower right wears a flower garland. A water bottle sits on the mat in front. The setting resembles a group puja or satsang at a temple.2010-07-14 +1 copies