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Outdoor ritual scene in a temple garden with palm trees and stone sculptures. A white-tiered platform holds a black stone nandi-style bull murti draped with a white and orange garland, with a tall copper kalasha-like pillar behind it. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular stone-bordered pit, with a brass vessel in front. Around the scene, several people in white dhoti and white or yellow shawls sit in ringed pits, while a standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the platform. Stone statues of deities stand among the trees.

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Outdoor sacred grounds surrounded by coconut palms and black stone deity statues. A tall copper-clad pillar stands behind a white raised platform holding a dark seated stone deity with a yellow-and-red garland. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circular stone-ringed meditation space, his palms together, a small brass vessel beside him. Around the grounds, several men and women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in similar circles, some with hands folded in prayer. Wisps of smoke rise near the central platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard under palm trees. In the foreground a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of gravel, with a brass kalasha-like vessel beside them. Around the courtyard several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in similar gravel circles, one in an orange garment. Behind them a large black Nandi bull statue wears a red and yellow garland in front of a white stepped pedestal, with a tall ornate lamp stand and assorted stone deity murti sculptures in the background. Devotees are in a meditative or puja posture.2010-07-08An outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Around a central white platform with a dark stone deity murti garlanded in marigolds, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular raised rings of sand. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or scarves, and one person in the front-centre wears an orange robe and sits with hands together. Dark stone statues stand along the back wall, and a few onlookers in white sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone statues. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a low wooden platform in meditation, with a small brass lamp beside them. Behind, a white stone pedestal holds a dark stone Nandi bull draped in a white and orange garland, beside a tall copper-coloured pillar. Several people sit in meditation within circular rings of white powder on the ground, some wearing yellow shawls and white clothes. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, and a man in white dhoti attends nearby. Smoke rises from fire pits, and a cloth mat runs across the ground.2010-07-29July 09 20102010-07-09July 04 20102010-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a temple grounds with palm trees and dark stone sculptures. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circle of ash on the sand, hands folded, eyes closed, in meditation. Around the courtyard, several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in similar ash circles, some in white with a flowing scarf. A large stone nandi bull draped in a red and orange garland sits on a white pedestal beside a copper kalasha finial. A small brass vessel rests in front of the central seated figure. Palms and stone statues frame the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 ashram scene at a shrine courtyard with palm trees. At centre, a figure in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a circular gravel-marked platform before a white stepped pedestal. On the pedestal sits a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and orange flowers, with a tall copper-coloured pillar and kalasha rising behind. Around the centre, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditative posture on similar circular gravel rings, including a woman in orange and white at left. Stone sculptures of deities and attendants stand among the palms at left, and a small brass vessel sits on the ground in front of the central figure.2010-07-04July 09 20102010-07-09