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Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style ashram with palm trees and a whitewashed wall. Around two dozen seated women in white and orange-saffron clothing, some with yellow and green shawls, sit on mats in rows facing a central stage area. A standing woman in green stands near the front. Behind them, several seated figures in saffron and white sit in meditation on circular stone platforms beside dark grey stone deity murtis and a white shrine. A black speaker stands on a tripod at left, and a small whiteboard with a map or diagram stands nearby. Pigeons rest on a raised white platform edged with red and white bands.

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July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering in an open courtyard framed by coconut palms. In the foreground a seated audience of about thirty people sits on mats, mostly women in white and cream clothing with some in orange and patterned saris. Beyond them, a dozen or so people sit cross-legged in meditation on circular raised platforms of stone and sand, many in white, with several in saffron-orange robes. A tall copper-coloured flagpole or pillar rises at right beside a white-washed altar structure, and a red-and-white striped stage edge sits in front. A standing figure in white is visible in the background. Small fire or incense plumes rise near the seated rows.2010-06-27July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor ashram courtyard with a large seated crowd of women and girls in saffron, pink, red, teal and white saris and salwar kameez, sitting on mats and a stone platform. A seated figure in orange robes sits at the far end of an open area beside a red stone shrine with a tall pillar. Rows of stone deity murtis line the courtyard, with a black stone Shiva-like sculpture in the foreground left. Palm trees, hanging saffron and multicoloured festoons, and a kalasha on a pillar frame the scene. Floor kolam designs are visible at the front. Several white-clad devotees sit near the foreground.2010-10-21Outdoor photo of a sacred ground at an ashram with palm trees and white single-storey buildings behind. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on mats and a raised platform. Most wear white clothes, with some in saffron-orange and pink saris. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white seat near the front left, facing the gathering. Behind him, a seated group in white clothes faces the same way near a row of small lamps and stacked firewood beside a fire pit with offerings. A stone bull statue with a garland stands at the left edge beside a white shrine pillar. Green leaves and flowering plants frame the foreground. The scene appears to show a group sitting session or ritual observance.2010-07-23July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor 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.2010-07-04A 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.2010-07-04July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor photo of a devotional gathering on a paved hexagonal-tile courtyard beneath palm trees. Around two dozen women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in white, orange and red saris and salwar, some with white head covers, facing a figure in white at the far right near a small fire pit. A woman in a white and orange sari sits at the left edge beside a black speaker on a tripod. A silver SUV, a blue tarpaulin-covered wooden cart and a large map board stand in the background, with a red-and-white striped platform at right. The setting suggests a sat-sang or yagna session, but no ritual is clearly visible beyond the fire pit.2010-07-23