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Outdoor ashram courtyard with bare earth ground and palm trees. Several seated figures in white and saffron sit on mats inside circular raised rangoli-style rings. In the centre foreground, a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat with a small oil lamp before her. To her right, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with a brass vessel. Further right, a bald man in orange sits in meditation. Behind them stands an orange-painted kalasha-topped pillar, a Nandi bull statue draped in a red garland, and grey stone deity sculptures. On the far right an orange canopied cart stands beside the path. A striped woven mat runs down the foreground.

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September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an open courtyard with bare sandy ground and palm trees. A man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat at the centre of a circular raised platform with white chalk rangoli border. Behind him to the right, a large dark Nandi bull statue wears a red and white floral garland, sitting on an orange pedestal beside a tall copper kalasha-topped column. Five to six people in white and yellow clothing sit meditating on mats across the courtyard, with orange-clad figures at the edge. A rolled striped mat lies in the foreground, and a brass lamp sits near the seated man. Grey sculptures of deities stand against a wall at the back, and a cart with an orange canopy is parked at right. A red and yellow banner with a printed illustration hangs on a pole at left.2010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circle of grey stones, hands folded, eyes closed, with a brass oil lamp placed before him. Behind him stands an orange-painted stepped platform bearing a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds. Around the courtyard, several other people sit in meditation in white and saffron clothing, a figure in yellow sits at the left, and black stone sculptures and red-lettered signs stand in the background. The scene shows meditation near a shrine.2010-09-20Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and sandy ground, a tall orange kalasha-topped pillar and an orange stepped plinth holding a seated bull statue. Several seated men in orange robes and white dhotis sit on cushions within circular marked areas, some with hands raised. One seated man in orange at front center appears to be performing a ritual beside a small brass lamp, with incense smoke rising. Grey stone deity murtis line the background wall, and orange cloth and a striped mat run across the foreground. A yellow-and-blue sign with partial text stands at left.2010-09-06September 13 20102010-09-13A seated meditation gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular marked platform, hands folded in lap. Around him, several people in white and orange or yellow robes sit in meditation on similar circles, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl sits to the right beside a brass oil lamp. Behind them stand dark stone deity murtis and a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red flowers, beside an orange-painted shrine structure. Palm trees and a red wall form the background. a person cues: the central seated man wears saffron robes with a long swept hair style and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-09-08Outdoors in a palm-shaded courtyard, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a mat in front of a tall orange-red stepped shrine. A black stone Nandi bull on the shrine is garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers. Around a circular ash-and-stone fire pit, several others sit in meditation: a woman in white and yellow at left, two men in white and saffron at right. A brass oil lamp rests on the mat before the central figure. Stone deity sculptures stand in the background at left.2010-09-20October 28 20102010-10-28 +2 copiesSeptember 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesJune 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor temple courtyard on sandy ground with palm trees and a stone wall behind. In the centre, a person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in a circular raised platform, hands folded in anjali. Around them, several seated people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats. A brass kalasha/pot sits near the kneeling figure. At right, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti sits beside an orange-painted pillared structure topped by a large dark stone Nandi bull draped with a red garland, with carved stone sculptures behind. A tall copper-coloured pillar with yellow garlands stands at right. A banner with devotional imagery is at left, and a mat path leads toward the platform. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.2010-09-14