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Outdoor ritual scene in a sandy open courtyard surrounded by palm trees. A black stone Nandi bull statue with red and yellow garlands sits on a white pedestal beside a tall white and gold shrine pillar. Several small fire pits with flames and smoke are lit on the ground. Devotees in white clothes and one woman in an orange-red sari sit in rows and circles, some seated on mats, while others in white stand near the fires, apparently performing a homa or puja. Yellow and blue saris and a red shawl are visible among the seated people in the foreground.

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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard under palm trees. Smoke rises from small fire pits where several people in white clothes tend the flames. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees sits on woven mats: a woman in an orange-red top, a woman in yellow and green, a woman in a blue patterned shawl, a woman with a purple shawl, and others in white. Behind them stands a tall stone lamp post garlanded with marigold strands, beside a black stone Nandi bull decorated with a garland, on white raised platforms. A small white building with a tin roof sits at the right edge.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a group of people seated in meditation or ritual on sandy ground arranged with circular ash or powder rings. Several wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and a woman at the front-left wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A woman seated at the right wears an orange robe and sits beside a small brass vessel. Behind them stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal, with white painted structures, palm trees and a bicycle in the background. Six to seven people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated in rows on bare sandy ground in front of a white ashram building, with palm trees behind. In the foreground a woman in cream and orange robes sits on a grey-gravel patch; further seated people wear white and cream clothes. Near centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a small brass vessel in front, the only person in orange among the group, with others in white. A large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds sits on a white pedestal, and a white pillar stands at left. Smoke rises through the trees. Robed devotees appear to be in meditative or ritual sitting.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in an open courtyard with palm trees behind. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-like pillar stands on a white stepped plinth, with a black bull statue (nandi) beside it and smoke rising. Several seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in circular marked spots on the sand. In the centre, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before the pillar, with another orange-robed sannyasi nearby. In the foreground, women in white, pink, blue and patterned shawls sit on mats facing the ritual area, one wearing a pink headscarf. Statues and a shaded building are visible at the sides.2010-08-06July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual in a garden of granite deity murtis and white stone shrines under palm trees. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a small circular fire pit of grey ash, with smoke rising beside a brass kalasha. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull wears a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal. Around the ring of pits, several people in white dhotis and white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation or homa posture, and a woman in orange sits at left. Seven people are visible in total. The figure at centre has long hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues consistent with the page, so he is recorded as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoors in a courtyard of stone deity statues and palm trees, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged before a circular fire pit of ash, with white smoke rising around. Behind a white plinth a black stone Nandi bull wears a garland of yellow and red flowers. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground around smaller ash pits, performing a fire ritual. A brass vessel and a small plate lie near the central seated figure. Statues of deities stand in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated group in a palm-fringed garden at an ashram. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground, some with hands folded. In the left foreground, a black Nandi bull statue draped with marigold garlands sits on a white plinth, with a stone lamp pillar at the top edge. Smoke drifts through the trees.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of a group meditating in a palm-shaded compound. In the foreground, several seated women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats inside circular rings of pebbles on bare earth. At right, one seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe and sits in front of a ring. Behind them, a tall copper-coloured pillar and white stepped plinths stand near a dark stone bull (Nandi) draped with a marigold garland. Further back, more seated people in white dress sit in rows beside small white-and-red buildings and coconut palms. No readable text is visible on the scene itself.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual scene in a temple grounds with palm trees and grey stone deity sculptures. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a circular fire pit, with smoke rising around him. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull draped in a red and yellow marigold garland, beside a white pedestal and a tall ornate stone pillar. Five other people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in similar fire pits around the grounds, one with a small brass vessel nearby. The setting suggests a homa or yagna. Several stone statues of deities and nagas stand in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copies