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Elevated view of an outdoor ashram courtyard where about a dozen people in yellow-trimmed white garments sit cross-legged in meditation on circular stone-ringed mats across the sand. A large group of people in white and pastel clothing sits in rows on striped woven mats facing a standing man in white at the far right, beside a red pedestal with a small object on top. A row of stone figures lines the right edge near a white building with a red door, and a parked motorbike appears at upper right. Shade trees and garden plants frame the courtyard.

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Overhead view of an outdoor courtyard where many people sit in rows on striped mats facing a central area. Around the edge, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ring-shaped fire pits or raised rings on the sandy ground. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment stands near the centre of the seated crowd beside a small red-based pedestal with a kalasha-like object. Nearby are a white-pillared structure, a large tree trunk with a shade umbrella, low ashram buildings with green roofs, and a row of small stone idols. Most seated people wear white, with some in striped or coloured shirts.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a sandy ground and small circular stone-edged fire pits arranged in rows. Many seated participants in white clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground around the pits, while a few wear other colours. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits on a low platform beside a white raised structure and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Ritual stone sculptures and palm trees stand in the background. Audience members in white and some in dark clothing sit on a mat in the foreground, facing the courtyard. A small white building stands at left. Smoke rises from the pits.2010-07-04August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor ashram scene with a large group of devotees in white clothes seated on mats across a tiled courtyard for a fire ritual. In the back, a man in white with a yellow garland sits before a smouldering fire pit piled with logs, near a row of stone deity murtis. A white-robed attendant stands at right near a kalasha-like white offering pedestal with a garland hanging above. Another man in orange-trimmed white sits on the porch at right beside sacks and buckets. Most devotees wear white shirts or white dhotis; a woman in white sits at front center.2010-07-23An outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees, where many seated people in white clothes sit in a large congregation facing a central fire area. Several seated figures in small circular stone rings are arranged across the sand, some wearing yellow shawls and one in an orange robe. On the left, a seated figure in orange sits near a garlanded statue on a raised white platform beside a tall decorative pillar. Behind them are white shrine structures, stone figures and a small building. The seated congregation includes people in white kurtas and saris on mats, with some in red and yellow clothing.2010-07-04Outdoor ashram courtyard with tall palm trees behind single-storey white buildings with red doors and green corrugated roofs. Rows of seated people in white clothes sit on mats facing a standing man in white at the centre, while others in yellow sashes and red and orange garments sit on small circular mats on the sand. Several dozen people are visible, many with heads bowed or facing forward. A low white platform with red and white trim stands in the foreground beside potted plants and pigeons, and a row of small figurines is set along the courtyard edge.2010-07-04A photograph of an outdoor meditation session at an ashram grounds with a white stone structure at the left edge and palm trees behind. About a dozen people in white kurtas with yellow scarves sit cross-legged on individual circular ash-marked mats arranged in rows on bare earth, facing away from the camera. In the foreground, a group of roughly fifteen seated onlookers in mixed everyday clothing, many in white, pink, yellow and grey shirts, sit on a mat facing them. A small red bucket and a green hedge are visible on the right. No visible a person candidate is present.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ashram gathering in a courtyard with a sandy ground and low white buildings with red doors and tin roofs. Many people sit in rows on mats, most dressed in white, with some in red, orange and yellow. In the front row, several men in white sit cross-legged on small circular raised rings, some wearing yellow shawls. A row of small statues stands near the buildings. A few people sit on the stone platform at lower left and along the right edge, with palm plants in pots. Floor kolam patterns are drawn on the ground. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2010-07-04A photograph of a courtyard ceremony outdoors among palm trees. Many people in white clothes, several with yellow cloths or scarves, sit in rows on mats and paving facing a bare sandy area with small circular fire pits or ash rings arranged in a grid. Some seated participants hold their hands together in prayer, and a few older men sit on chairs near the front. Behind them stand a row of small seated stone figures on a low wall, a red-and-white structure, a rooftop with a garland hanging from a post, and banana or palm foliage. Several people wear orange, blue and light shirts among the white-clad group. No single figure is clearly identifiable from the image alone.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11A courtyard ritual outdoors with several seated men in white clothes on mats facing three circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. Two seated officiants in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit at the front, one beside a pit at left and one at centre. Standing at the right, a man in a pink shirt watches. A row of small stone deity murtis stands behind the pits, and a red pedestal with a white bowl sits at right. Concrete tiled paving, a red-doored building and parked chairs frame the scene.2010-07-07