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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor photo of a sunlit sandy courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. Roughly twenty seated devotees sit cross-legged in rows on circular stone-edged mats: some in white clothes with yellow shawls, others in cream clothes. A woman in the foreground right wears a saffron-orange robe and sits upright in meditation. Behind them stand white-washed plinths, a tall copper-coloured dhvaja or lamp-column with a carved base, and a large black nandi bull statue garlanded with a red-and-yellow flower garland. Thin smoke rises from a fire at the left. Small white buildings with tin roofs sit at the right edge.2010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor sacred courtyard with a tall copper-clad dhwajastambha flagpole rising between white stone plinths, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds in front. About a dozen people sit cross-legged on sandy ground within small circular raised rings, many in white clothing, some in orange shawls, meditating or sitting in quiet practice. A figure in an orange robe sits near the centre-right, and a standing person in white stands at the right edge. Coconut palms and a low white building with a tiled roof frame the scene, and a pigeon walks at lower left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall copper-colored flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising among white-painted shrine platforms and palm trees. Several people sit cross-legged in neat circular rings of gravel on sandy ground. Most wear white clothing; a few wear yellow or saffron scarves. One figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the center right, and a nandi bull statue with a garland stands near the white platforms.2010-07-15July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in garlands, set before white plinths and a black Nandi bull statue. About a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on mats within circular marked patterns on sandy ground. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes. One seated figure at the right wears orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and sits in front of a standing man in white near the plinths. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge.2010-07-27Outdoor photo of a seated group in a palm-fringed courtyard beside a white-plastered stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull with a red and yellow garland, and a tall orange-and-gold pillar behind it. A central figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground with a lamp before them, facing rows of seated people in white clothes and yellow shawls. Around them are small circular patterns of gravel on the ground. Many people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, wearing white, red, orange and striped saris and salwars, some with long braids. A small white building with a green roof stands to the right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a ritual fire-offering area in an open dirt courtyard beside a tall copper-coloured lamp pillar and a white stone platform with a large white statue of a seated deity. Several dozen participants sit cross-legged in a row inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits, with smoke rising. Most wear white clothes; a few wear yellow or saffron-orange shawls and orange sashes. Tall coconut palms and a low tiled building with a green roof form the background. Visible people are seated, in a homa-style ritual setting.2010-07-11August 05 20102010-08-05July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor photograph of a ritual yajna at an open temple courtyard with a tall ornate brass-coloured pillar and white stepped platforms. Several devotees sit cross-legged around small circular fire pits, with smoke rising, wearing white clothes and yellow shawls. Near the centre, one person in an orange robe sits at the right, and a dark Shiva-lingam style black stone with garlands rests beside the white platform. Palm trees and a banyan-like tree frame the scene, with small huts in the background.2010-08-04Outdoor photo of a group ritual in a sandy courtyard beneath coconut palms. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised stone seat inside a ring of gravel, with a brass kalasha or lamp in front. Around them, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows, some with hands folded. A large black stone Nandi bull with a red-and-white flower garland sits on a white plinth to the left, and small stone murtis line the background near white buildings. The centre figure's frame is the same as the page's visible crowd and I cannot confirm identity from appearance, so the person is described by role as a saffron-robed sannyasi. Visible people number about 14, including partial figures at the edges.2010-06-27