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Outdoor ashram scene under coconut palms where a group of devotees sits on woven mats on a sandy courtyard during a seated gathering. In the foreground, women in white, cream and orange shawls sit with their backs to the camera, one in a blue saree at right. Several small circular stone enclosures and a tall carved wooden pillar with yellow and red ribbons stand among white stone platforms and dark stone sculptures. A woman in an orange robe sits in the middle distance near a seated figure. Smoke rises at right beside small buildings with red-and-white painted walls. Around twenty-five people are visible, with many more seated in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor gathering in a palm-lined compound. Many people sit on mats on sandy ground facing a white stone platform and a tall tapering pillar. Most women wear white saris and salwar-style outfits, some with saffron or orange shawls, and several have long braids. A dark stone statue with a garland stands on the white base, and a stone deity figure stands at the left edge. Other seated participants in white and yellow clothing are scattered across the ground near small white buildings. The scene is calm and orderly.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a seated gathering in a temple courtyard of palm trees. In the foreground, many women in white and cream saris and pink, yellow and red garments sit on striped mats, some with a long-haired figure in an orange robe. Behind them, a tall copper-coloured pillar stands beside white stone platforms and a black bull statue draped with a garland. Several figures in white sit in circular patterns on the sand. Small white buildings and a tiled shrine appear at the right. A visible person in an orange robe sits at the centre of the group, but the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 28 20102010-07-28 +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.2010-08-06A photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering at a temple courtyard lined with palm trees. Sitting on the sandy ground and on striped mats are many devotees, mostly women and girls in white and cream clothing, with some in red, yellow and pink. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing the group. A tall ornamental stone pillar stands on a white platform beside a black Nandi bull statue with a garland, and a white shrine structure and small huts lie behind. Several people are seated in meditative or prayerful posture. Approximately 20 to 30 people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a yagna or homa being performed in an open ground beside whitewashed shrine structures and a tall copper-coloured pillar garlanded with yellow cloth. Several small fire pits with ash are arranged on the ground, and smoke rises among tall palms. Many people sit in rows on mats and a few plastic chairs: priests and participants in white ritual clothes, several women in orange and yellow saris and salwar, and an elderly woman in red and white in the foreground on a plastic chair. A large stone lingam-like murti sits among the shrines. Palm trees and a low white building with a red-framed doorway fill the background.2010-07-07Outdoors in a palm-shaded courtyard, a group of about two dozen people sit in rows on mats facing a white raised platform. Behind them stands a tall wooden pillar draped with orange and yellow garlands, beside a dark stone Nandi bull with a yellow-and-orange garland. Among the seated devotees, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the centre, while others wear white, yellow, pink and purple clothing. Small smoke wisps rise from the ground, and a thatched-roof white building and green shrubs frame the scene.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit on woven mats in rows, mostly women and girls in white, pink, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, some with long braids. A tall ceremonial flagpole stands at centre-left beside white plinths and a stone bull statue, and a small white shrine structure with a red-framed doorway is on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit in the background near the stone sculptures. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group meditation session in an ashram courtyard lined with tall palm trees under a bright sky. Several dozen people sit in rows on mats facing a central figure seated on a white raised platform near a tall copper-coloured pillar. The central seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe. Surrounding participants wear white clothes, and some women wear saris in blue, teal, orange and patterned prints. Circular stone-ringed patches lie in the ground, and a black stone statue stands at the left edge beside white plinths. A white building with a green-roofed structure sits at the right.2010-07-10Outdoor photograph of a sadhana session in an open sandy courtyard beside a white stepped plinth, with palm trees and a tall ornate brass-toned pillar at left. In the centre, a woman in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange beaded mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform before a small offering. Around her, rows of people in white clothes, several wearing yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on gravel-ringed mats. In the foreground, seated women and men in white and patterned saris and shawls face the central figure, seen from behind. A bronze figure seated on the white plinth at left wears a red garland. Small white buildings and bamboo fencing appear in the background.2010-07-10