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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A white stepped platform holds a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange flowers, beneath a tall brass pillar. Around it, about fifteen people sit cross-legged in circular stone-ringed mats, most in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a few women in orange and white. A central figure in an orange robe sits in meditation near a small brass lamp. Grey stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side. In the foreground, a flat white platform with a red-and-white striped border holds a small red-topped shrine, and several pigeons perch on the ground.

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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone statues. At the centre, a white platform holds a tall brass-topped pillar and a black Shiva lingam draped with orange-and-white garlands. A seated man in an orange robe with palms pressed together sits near the front, while a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with yellow or orange shawls, sit in circular raked-gravel rings across the courtyard. One man in a red-orange shawl holds a small object. A pigeon stands on a white ledge in the foreground, and a flat-topped stone altar with a copper-coloured cover sits at the bottom edge.2010-07-14Outdoor meditation session at a temple courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre of a ring of pale gravel, with a small brass pot placed before him. Around him, many seated participants in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in similar gravel circles facing the same way. A large white shrine structure with a black stone deity murti garlanded with marigold and red flowers stands behind them, and a black stone Shiva lingam sits to the right. A raised white platform with a red-brown top and pigeons in the foreground frames the scene. Trees and palm plants surround the courtyard.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard at dawn with tall palms and a tall brass-and-wood lamp post. A white raised platform holds a small white shrine in the centre, where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in cross-legged meditation postures on circular patterned mats. Several white and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped stone platform in the foreground. Small oil lamps or offerings sit on the ground before the central figure.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesAn outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Around a central white platform with a dark stone deity murti garlanded in marigolds, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular raised rings of sand. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or scarves, and one person in the front-centre wears an orange robe and sits with hands together. Dark stone statues stand along the back wall, and a few onlookers in white sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a meditation or puja setting in a sandy courtyard beside a white stepped shrine holding a dark black stone lingam draped with a red and white garland. A central figure in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low seat inside a circular ring of grey stone, with a small brass pot placed in front. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in similar circles: women in white and peach clothes and men in white with yellow shawls, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. White and grey pigeons perch on a concrete ledge in the foreground, and a black stone deity figure and urn stand in the background greenery.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 photograph of a courtyard with a white stepped shrine topped by a dark Shiva Linga draped in a red-and-white flower garland. Around it, many seated devotees sit in ring-shaped patterns of grey ash on sandy ground. The central seated figure wears an orange robe and sits cross-legged in meditation within a circle, with a small brass vessel in front. Other seated people wear white clothes with yellow shawls, and some wear orange. Dark stone sculptures of deities stand along the left, and a white stone platform with a red cushion sits in the foreground, where pigeons perch. Green trees and palms frame the background.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a group meditation in a paved courtyard surrounded by coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white square base at centre. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a small shrine-like stone platform, with a red pyramid-shaped cover. Around them, about twenty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation within circular stone rings on the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left edge, and a white building appears at right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copies