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Outdoor 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.

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A 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 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. 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Red and white painted steps frame the lower edge.2010-07-04A photograph of a courtyard with grey stone sculptures of deities and figures on plinths, palm trees behind them. Several women sit cross-legged on the sand in front of the sculptures, wearing saffron-orange and yellow shawls over white and cream clothing. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl films them with a handheld video camera in the foreground, and two white pigeons and a dark pigeon walk on the concrete platform.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.2010-07-04