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A wide outdoor view of a temple courtyard with a sandy floor and tall coconut palms. A white stone platform with red and white striped edges sits in the foreground, with a sheet-covered object on top. Around a white shrine with a tall wooden pillar, about a dozen people sit cross-legged inside circular floor markings. One woman in saffron-orange robes sits near the centre, with several people in white and yellow clothing around her. A row of seated devotees in white and pale clothing sits along the left edge, and a white-clad figure stands near a parked silver van. Dark stone sculptures stand among the trees, and a banyan tree is visible behind the shrine.

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Outdoor courtyard at a temple complex with sandy ground, coconut palms and white boundary walls. Seated in circular raised stone rings are several people in white clothes and saffron robes performing meditation or puja beside dark stone sculptures and white pedestal structures. A tall wooden pillar stands at right. A large white platform with red-and-white striped edges sits in the foreground, and a crowd of about two dozen women in white and coloured saffron-and-white dress sits on the left in rows. A white van and a signboard map stand in the background.2010-07-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group meditation or sitting session in a courtyard of sandy ground ringed by coconut palms. Many seated people, mostly women in white and cream clothes with some in red and maroon saris, sit on mats at left facing the scene. Near the centre, several people in white and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular tiled mats around a white raised platform, with a tall wooden ritual pole with a red-tipped top rising beside it. Dark stone sculptures of deities stand in the background behind a low white wall. At the centre foreground a figure in orange and saffron robes sits cross-legged on a mat before a small offering lamp, and a person in saffron sits on the white platform. A vehicle and a wooden pavilion sit at left, with a large notice board on a stand.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and a low white wall. Around a stone paved area, several seated people in white and yellow clothes sit on circular stone-rimmed mats near black stone statues of deities and a tall white pedestal. A seated woman in an orange garment is at the right, and a man in white stands near a white shrine structure. Rows of women in white, cream and pastel saris sit on mats in the foreground, facing the scene. A thatched hut, a signboard map and a parked white car appear at left. The scene resembles a sarva-darshan style gathering.2010-07-04An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A white raised platform with red and white striped edges sits in the foreground. Behind it, a white stepped shrine holds a seated deity murti garlanded with flowers, beside a tall palm trunk. Around the courtyard, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on mats inside circular raised rings. A figure in orange robes sits at the centre front near the shrine, and another in orange stands at the left edge. Dark stone sculptures line the left side near a wall, and a red signboard stands at the left.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a courtyard ritual at an ashram. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in circular marked spaces on sandy ground, facing a white stone structure with a tall ornamental column rising from its centre. Palm trees and a row of carved stone sculptures stand behind. A figure in an orange robe sits near the front centre on a mat, and another figure in orange sits on the white structure's base with a garland and flower decoration. A raised concrete platform with a red and white striped edge and a red roofed canopy occupies the foreground. Smoke rises from a fire area at right. Several standing people in white robes stand near the central structure, and a few others are seated at the left and right edges. Two people in saffron and orange sit near the centre.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a courtyard temple setting at Pancha Tapas. A tall wooden pillar rises from a white square platform at centre, with a seated figure in orange and a seated statue or figure with garlands beside it. Around the courtyard, people sit in white and yellow clothing on small circular raised mats arranged in rows, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Stone deity sculptures, palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene under an overcast sky. Several seated women in saris sit at the lower left edge beside a red-and-white bordered platform, and smaller seated figures are visible on the right.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard of sandy ground. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a tall wooden kalasha-like pillar behind. Around the courtyard, participants sit cross-legged in pale yellow, white and orange clothing beside circular stone-ringed fire pits, some with smoke rising. A man in white sits near the centre, a woman in orange sits beside the figure in saffron robes, and stone statues stand along the left edge. Pigeons gather on the paved platform in the foreground. Sixteen seated people are visible.2010-08-04Outdoor ashram courtyard of sandy ground ringed by palm trees, with a tall copper-coloured ritual pole rising on the right beside a white raised platform. Seated on the platform is a figure in ochre-orange robes with a garland, flanked by people in white clothes. Several people in white sit in circular marked spots across the ground, some wearing yellow scarves, and a seated group of people in white and pale clothing watches from the left, with a dark grey stone deity statue and additional figures near the centre. A seated person in orange sits on a mat in front of the group. Grey clouds fill the sky, and a thatched hut stands at the left edge.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. A large white and red striped platform with a low white dais stands in the centre, where a few people sit on the edge. Around it many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, some wearing yellow or orange shawls. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the left side of the seated rows. A white plinth with a bull statue stands at left and a tall wooden post with garlands rises at the far left. White ashram buildings with tin roofs sit behind the trees. Several people in the foreground, including a woman in a light blue headscarf and a woman in a pink-and-gold shawl, sit facing the platform, appearing to attend a group sitting or satsang.2010-08-07