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Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees. Many people, mostly women, sit in rows on mats on sand, wearing white and orange-saffron shawls, a few in blue and a few in red-patterned saris. Several sit cross-legged on small circular stone rings in the ground. In the background are white stone platforms, a tall ornate wooden flagstaff or kalasha pillar, a stone bull statue (nandi) decorated with garland, and stone deity murti statues at left. A person in an orange robe sits near the centre facing the group. A woman at lower right wears a flower garland. A water bottle sits on the mat in front. The setting resembles a group puja or satsang at a temple.

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Outdoor 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 ashram courtyard with a tall copper-coloured pillar and white raised platforms among palm trees. Dozens of devotees sit on striped mats in rows, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, with some in orange and red. A few seated figures wear orange robes. A dark stone sculpture of a seated deity stands at left beside white plinths, and a standing person in white moves near the centre. Single-storey white and red ashram buildings line the right side. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang gathering.2010-07-04Outdoor 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 03 20102010-07-03 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of people seated cross-legged on mats in a palm-fringed courtyard at Pancha-tapas, with a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar and white stepped platforms in the background. In the foreground, several women sit with their backs to the camera, wearing white, saffron, yellow, pink and blue saris and salwar. Further back, a seated figure in orange robes sits in front of a dark Nandi-like sculpture garlanded with orange flowers, with other participants in white and yellow seated around small circular marked spaces on the ground. Stone statues stand at the left edge.2010-07-07July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor 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 photo of a courtyard at a temple complex with tall coconut palms behind it. A tall ornate copper-coloured pillar stands in the centre beside a white stepped plinth and a dark stone lingam-type object. Several seated devotees sit on the bare earth around small fire pits with ash, many wearing white clothes and orange or yellow shawls, some with blue shawls. On the right, a row of women in white saris sits on a raised bench, one wearing an orange shawl. A woman in a patterned sari sits on a mat in the foreground. A saffron-robed figure sits near the centre, and a white-clad figure with shaved head is also present. Small rooms with tin roofs stand in the background.2010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 23 20102010-07-23Outdoors on a bare dirt ground among tall palm trees, about twenty-five people sit cross-legged on mats in a wide arc, each beside a circular pit of grey ash with smoke rising. Most wear white dhotis or sarees with orange or yellow shawls and scarves; several in the front row wear orange shawls, and one woman in the foreground has orange cloth over white clothing. Behind them stand white stupa-like shrines, a tall saffron-and-white pillar, a dark stone sculpture, and a standing figure in white near the centre. A stone lingam and a large stone pedestal lie at the right edge, and a signboard stands at the far left. The scene appears to be a group fire-ritual or homa-style practice with individual fire pits.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard at dawn with palm trees and a hazy sky. A large copper-clad pillar rises from a white stepped plinth in the centre, with a dark stone murti seated on the plinth, garlanded in white flowers. Around it, a series of circular white-rimmed sand mandalas hold seated devotees. In the foreground a figure in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a mat-like circle, with a brass vessel before him. Others in white clothes with yellow or red shawls sit in meditation around the courtyard, and a standing man in white with a red shawl walks past the plinth. Stone deity sculptures stand among the trees on the left.2010-07-29