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Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. In the foreground a person in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels and films with a handheld video camera, facing a white pigeon walking on a pale concrete platform. Behind, a black Nandi bull statue wearing a red and yellow garland sits on a white pedestal. A young man in orange robes sits cross-legged near the pedestal, and several people in white and yellow clothes sit in rows on the sand and ground behind. A pigeon stands nearby on the platform.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a woman in the foreground seen from behind, wearing a white top with an orange shawl and kneeling while holding a handheld video camera with a small screen. In front of her, two pigeons stand on a pale concrete platform, one grey and one white. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits in meditation before a black stone shivalinga garlanded with red and yellow flowers on a white pedestal. To the right, a man in white with an orange backpack walks past, and a few seated people in white and yellow clothing sit on the ground beneath stone deity sculptures and palm trees. Red and white painted steps frame the lower edge.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph at a temple-style courtyard with grey stone deity sculptures and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a white concrete platform filming with a handheld video camera. Several white pigeons and a grey pigeon walk on the platform. Behind them, a row of people in white, yellow and orange clothes sits cross-legged on the ground. On the right, a black Shiva linga stands on a white pedestal, garlanded with orange-and-yellow flowers, next to a man in orange robes seated on the steps, with a white-clad figure beside him. The platform has red and white painted stripes.2010-07-04Outdoor temple courtyard with a white-plastered shrine platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and white flowers. In the foreground a person in white clothes and an orange shawl films with a camera on a tripod-less handheld rig, seen from behind. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the concrete floor near the shrine, while two white pigeons walk across the courtyard. Behind them, several people in white and orange sit on the sand and stand near grey stone deity statues and palm trees. A bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the right edge beside white steps.2010-07-04A photograph at an outdoor temple courtyard lined with palm trees and stone deity statues. In the foreground, a person in white clothes with an orange shawl over one shoulder kneels and films with a handheld video camera. A white dove and two grey pigeons stand on the white platform in front of him. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in orange, yellow and white robes sits in meditation near a white-plinthed black stone shivalinga-like murti garlanded with orange and red flowers. Several women in saris stand at the left edge.2010-07-04Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees, stone sculptures and a tall carved pillar. In the foreground a man with long curly hair wears white clothes and an orange shawl and holds a video camera on a tripod, filming. Beyond him a white pedestal holds a black stone lingam garlanded with red and white flowers. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing it, and a man in white with an orange shawl sits nearby. About a dozen seated participants in white and yellow clothes sit in rows on the paved ground. A white pigeon stands on the concrete, and another pigeon is near the pedestal. The scene shows a sitting ritual or meditation at a shrine.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph at a temple-style courtyard with palm trees and dark stone statues behind a white stepped platform. A young man in orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation beside a black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland, while a white dove and a grey pigeon walk nearby. Several women in white and cream clothes sit meditating on the sand in the background. In the foreground a person in white clothes with an orange shawl over one shoulder films the scene with a handheld video camera. Red and white painted steps frame the lower edge.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard surrounded by palm trees and granite deity statues. In the foreground a person in white clothes with an orange shawl films with a video camera while seated on a red-and-white edged platform. Several devotees in orange and white sit in meditative posture on the sand near a black linga-like murti draped with a red-and-white garland on a white pedestal at right. Two white doves walk on the paved area, and a man in orange sits at the right edge beside a white stone structure. Overcast sky.2010-07-04A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard at Pancha Tapas with palm trees and a tall stone pillar behind. In the foreground a woman in white clothing with an orange shawl kneels at the edge of a red-and-white painted platform, filming with a video camera on a tripod-mounted rig. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon stand on the white paved floor in front of her. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a white platform before a stone deity murti decorated with a red-and-white garland. Several people in white and yellow clothing sit in rows on the sandy ground, and a figure in white with an orange bag stands on the right near a white raised platform. Stone sculptures line the left side of the courtyard.2010-07-04A photograph of a camera operator in white clothing with an orange shawl kneeling on a concrete ledge and filming. The operator holds a dark video camera with a small flip-out screen. Beside the camera a white dove stands on the ledge, and another white dove and a grey pigeon are nearby. Behind, several women sit cross-legged on a sandy courtyard in white and orange or yellow garments, some with shawls, with stone carved sculptures and palm plants in the background. A red and white painted border runs along the ledge.2010-07-04A photo of a camera operator in white clothes with an orange shawl sitting in the foreground, filming a scene in an outdoor courtyard. A pigeon and a white pigeon stand on a pale concrete pavement. In the background, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged beside white shrines and a dark deity murti garlanded with marigold strings, while several people in white and orange sit on the sand near the temple grounds. The camera operator's back and the filmed scene dominate the frame.2010-07-04A photograph of a videographer seen from behind, kneeling on a white-and-red edged platform, filming a seated group of women in white, orange and yellow saris and salwar clothing across a sandy courtyard. Behind them stand large dark grey stone sculptures of deity murti and figures, with palm trees and a white stupa-like structure at right. A white dove perches on the platform beside the camera operator, who wears white clothes with an orange shawl. Several other seated women and a person in blue line the left foreground.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with stone deity sculptures in the background. In the foreground, a cameraperson in white clothes with an orange shawl films with a black camcorder held at chest height, while a white pigeon stands on the concrete ledge beside the camera. Several women sit on the concrete platform with their backs to the viewer, wearing white, cream and blue saris. Further back, a row of women sit cross-legged in white and yellow clothes, facing a circular raised ground marking, with a second white pigeon nearby. Concrete ledges and red pillars frame the scene.2010-07-04