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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with grey stone deity sculptures and a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, set against a white shrine platform and palm trees. In the foreground, many devotees in white clothes sit facing the front, several wearing yellow shawls. Near the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat, with a brass bowl nearby. Other seated people in white and yellow shawls kneel around the courtyard, and a brass pot sits on the left edge of the scene. Ash-filled fire pits are visible on the ground.

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Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with sandy ground and small fire pits. A man in an orange robe sits centrally facing a seated crowd of devotees in white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls. Behind him, several people in white and yellow sit in a row near black stone deity sculptures and a large Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland. A white plinth and a metal pot stand at left. Tall palms and a whitewashed wall frame the scene.2010-07-04July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of a sacred courtyard with palm trees, a white-walled compound and a row of dark stone statues and deity murti on plinths. Dozens of women and girls sit in rows on the sandy ground and on mats facing a white raised platform, many in white saris with yellow borders and some in orange. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland sits on a white altar-like platform, with a brass lamp in front. Circular raked patterns and kolam designs decorate the ground. Several white-clad men sit in meditative posture near the statues. Pigeons are visible on the paved area.2010-07-04Outdoor ashram gathering in front of a Shiva lingam with a large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with marigolds, and a tall copper-coloured temple pillar. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, flanked by other seated figures in orange and white. Around them, about two dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the sandy ground facing the group, some with folded hands. Palm trees, a boundary wall and a red banner stand behind. Ritual pits with ash are set on the ground nearby. The central saffron-robed figure cannot be confidently identified from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2010-08-01July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJune 30 20102010-06-30July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor homa ceremony in a palm-lined courtyard at a temple complex. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row at small fire pits on the sand. A saffron-clad person sits on a mat at the left. Behind them stands a tall carved wooden kalasha-style pillar and a white stepped platform with a black Nandi-style statue. A garland hangs on a seated deity statue. Onlookers in casual clothes sit on mats in the foreground.2010-07-08Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, five men sit cross-legged on woven mats facing away from the camera, wearing white kurtas and dhotis, one in a checked shirt. Beyond them, a row of men in white clothes with yellow shawls sits on raised mounds of ash-covered ground beside white stepped platforms. At the far left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a mat with a garland of marigold flowers draped over a stone deity murti, with an open book in front of him. Palm trees and greenery line the background.2010-07-19Outdoor ashram courtyard with a seated group in white and yellow clothing around low ash-covered fire pits in the foreground, and a central figure in saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl seated on an orange cushion near a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, flanked by carved stone deity panels and a palm frond in front. Several seated devotees in white and pale shirts face the platform, watching the ritual. Palm trees and a stone structure with a tall decorated pillar stand behind. The central saffron-clad figure appears to be a sannyasi leading the rite, though the appearance is uncertain and no reliable identification is made.2010-07-15Outdoor 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.2010-08-07August 01 20102010-08-01