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Outdoor temple courtyard with a reddish-brown dirt floor. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a square platform at the centre, with a small brass lamp before them. A black stone Nandi bull with garlands sits on an orange pedestal at left, and a row of smaller stone figures stands along a low wall. Behind, orange-walled shrine buildings, coconut palms and a red-and-white striped border line the courtyard. About a dozen people in white clothes sit on a ledge at right. Several white doves fly and perch in the foreground, and orange and black decorative hangings hang from a roofed canopy overhead.

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October 31 20102010-10-31October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 15 20102010-11-15Outdoor temple courtyard of reddish-orange laterite stone with a dirt floor. A figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a small raised circular platform in the centre, facing away, possibly in meditation. Along the right edge, a row of people in white clothes sits on a low white-and-red striped ledge, and two women in saris sit at the far end. A black stone Nandi bull sits on an orange pedestal to the left beside a tall orange pillar draped with garlands, and a red-tiled pavilion with hanging orange and multicoloured cloth banners covers the area. Several grey and white pigeons pick at the ground. Palm trees stand behind the buildings.2010-10-31 +1 copiesAn outdoor courtyard gathering of seated meditators in white clothes on mats across a sandy ground marked with white chalk-style kolam designs and stone-ringed circles. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circle of gravel, with a brass vessel and marigold garlands before her. Behind her rows of devotees in white sit in meditation. On the right, a red-and-white platform leads to an orange building with a signboard reading Sri Ai. Palm trees, an orange shrine structure with a decorated deity cart at left, and a tin-roofed canopy overhead complete the scene.2010-09-19Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a mat atop a raised circular platform with a grey pebble border and white floral kolam designs. The figure faces upward with hands resting on knees. A brass pot stands at the front of the platform. Mats lead from the platform toward a row of seated devotees in white clothes along a low ledge on the right, with children among them. A standing figure in white stands near a small orange building in the background, and tall decorated poles with colourful banners frame the right side. a person cues: long hair swept back, orange robe, rudraksha mala, seated in a ceremonial position. A pigeon walks on the ground.2010-11-15Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a small raised circular platform in the centre, with a brass lamp or vessel before them. To the left stands a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds, on an orange pedestal. Behind are orange-painted shrine buildings, small white-clad figures near stone murtis, and hanging orange and yellow decorative banners on tall posts. Several people in white clothing sit along the right edge by a red-and-white striped wall.2010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a morning satsang at an open-air courtyard with a corrugated roof strung with orange and red pennant flags and hanging tassel decorations. A man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a mat at the front of a floor circle of grey stones and coloured kolam designs, with a brass vessel before him. A row of seated devotees in white clothes sits on the right near a red-and-white striped platform, where a figure in red sits and a white statue stands at the edge. A white van with a painted image is parked at left, with palm trees and an orange building behind. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2011-01-31Outdoor satsang at an orange-walled ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal shelter strung with orange and red triangular bunting and hanging colourful tassels. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat inside a circle of white rangoli dots and grey gravel, a brass kalasha beside them. Behind, a seated audience of about a dozen people in white clothes faces the stage. To the right an altar with a decorated deity murti and an orange-draped dais stands under a sign reading Sri Ananda Peetham. Palm trees and small orange buildings surround the courtyard.2010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18