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Outdoor photo at a shrine courtyard lined with rows of dark black stone Shiva lingams on white-and-red striped platforms, with green trees and a pale sky behind. A long-haired person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands center-right, holding a small offering. Beside them a shaved-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a brass plate, and two more men in white dhotis and ochre shawls stand at left, one bending forward. At right, a large white deity murti or statue draped in orange cloth, marigold and red flower garlands, and a rudraksha-beaded neck adornment sits on a raised platform with small brass lamps and bells in front. Several people are visible, the statue is not counted.

A photograph of a procession at an open-air ashram courtyard with palm trees and simple white buildings behind. In the foreground a bare-chested man in long, loose-flowing hair and an orange saffron wrap stands centre, wearing a dark rudraksha mala necklace, with his head lowered and hands at his sides. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl carries a long staff and an orange bag strap. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl. Another white-clad man with a yellow shawl stands behind. Further back, several white-clad figures move through the courtyard near smoke and stone structures, and a dark stone statue stands at the right edge beside a doorway.

July 19 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard photograph. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks across a sandy path, with long dark hair swept back; the robe and mala are visible but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border walks carrying a staff, and another man in white sits on a mat at right. Behind them are orange-tiered platforms, a garlanded stone pedestal, grey stone deity statues including a multi-armed figure at upper left, and palm trees. A brass oil lamp rests on a mat with an orange cloth at left.

Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and red-orange shrine structures. A man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a black head covering walks barefoot along a woven mat path, carrying a long staff. A second man in lighter robes walks slightly behind him. Decorated cloth banners in red, blue and yellow hang from wooden poles at right, and a stone deity murti sits to the left beside an orange shrine base. A young boy in white watches from the right edge.

December 27 2009

Outdoor temple-grounds photo of a ritual at a shrine with brass oil lamps (lamps on a stone base) and a floral-garlanded deity murti with flower garlands at right. Two men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings stand at left, one with a hand raised. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl stands center with palms joined in prayer, and another saffron-robed figure stands behind her. Several people in white dhoti and white shirts stand in the background near red-and-white striped shrine walls, with kolam patterns on the dirt ground and trees beyond.

July 19 2010

February 05 2015

A photograph of saffron-robed monastics walking along a dirt path lined with white pillars and a striped curb, under a clear sky with trees and palms behind. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, and beside him another orange-robed man in sandals with a mala. On the left a long-haired figure in orange robes wears an orange and white bead garland and sandals. Behind them, white-clad attendants and additional saffron-robed men follow. A tall white board frame stands at right, and black pots are arranged on the left.

Outdoor temple ground with a forested hill behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti and shawl walks beside an orange-robed monk wearing a rudraksha mala. Another orange-robed monk walks in the background. Rows of stone deity murtis and dark sculptures line the paved red-and-white bordered platforms, and a figure in orange sits at a distant altar with a small ritual setup. Orange-roofed buildings and a lamp post stand among trees.

Outdoor temple-grounds photo under a large spreading tree. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless top, saffron dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling and gesturing toward a person bowing low on a reflective mirrored tile path. Around him, saffron-robed men stand: one in orange with a gold-tipped staff, one in white with an orange shawl holding a silver tray with flowers, and one with a video camera on his shoulder. Concrete planters and white pillars frame the scene.