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Outdoors in a palm-lined compound, several women sit cross-legged in meditation on circular bare-earth platforms edged with grey ash, in a line before a row of terracotta-orange shrine structures. The foreground woman wears a yellow shawl over white clothes and sits with hands folded and eyes closed beside a water bottle. Other women wear white robes with orange shawls or orange stoles. A tall dark stone deity statue and a stone cobra stand at the left, with a red signboard in front of them. A bright yellow-green palm frond hangs from a pole at centre. No a person candidate is visible.

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Outdoors in a temple grounds with palm trees, several women sit cross-legged on mats in a row, eyes closed, in white clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. Each sits within a circular ring of grey ash on the bare earth. Behind them stand dark grey stone deity statues, including a tall standing figure holding a trident, and white shrine structures stand to the right. The women appear to be meditating or in puja.2010-07-14Outdoors at a temple grounds with palm trees behind, several women sit cross-legged in meditation on circular earthen platforms ringed with white ash. They wear white saris, some with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few have red blouses and beaded necklaces. The front woman sits with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind them stand a grey stone statue of a standing deity and a carved stone serpent figure, plus white-painted shrine structures with a kalasha topped with yellow-and-orange garlands. The scene looks like a pancha tapas meditation practice.2010-07-14August 10 20112011-08-10Outdoor photograph of several women seated on the ground in a palm-garden courtyard, each beside a circular ash-filled fire pit with dark soil around it. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red shawl and cream sari sits with hands resting on her lap. Behind her, a woman in white robes with a yellow headscarf sits with hands folded. Further back, other women in white and yellow sit near smoking pits, and a woman in a white robe and yellow cloth sits at the far right. Behind them stand an orange-and-white stone shrine base, a black stone kalasha-like pillar, and tropical plants. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual.2011-08-10July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor scene at a temple-style compound with palm trees, white stepped platforms and a dark statue at left. Several women sit cross-legged on sandy circular mounds ringed by grey ash, performing a seated meditation or pancha-tapas practice. Most wear white garments; several have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. One woman in the foreground, with glasses and a yellow shawl, sits with eyes closed. Other women sit on the ash rings nearby, some in white and one in a white and yellow sari. A kalasha-like shrine top with red and orange garlands appears at upper centre.2010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor Pancha Tapas ritual on a bare earth ground under palm trees. Many women sit cross-legged in rings of ash and burnt earth, with smoke rising around them. Foreground women wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and hold their hands in meditative posture; others wear white with yellow shawls. Behind them are white stepped platforms, a tall wooden pole, and a signboard. A sannyasi-like figure in white stands at right. No candidate for a person is clearly visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of women seated in meditation on individual raised mats inside circular rings of white ash on bare earth. Seven women wear white dhoti-style clothes with yellow or orange-red shawls. Behind them stand grey stone deity sculptures and red-painted pillars near palm trees, with a carved orange shrine structure and a garland on the right. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-22July 07 20102010-07-07 +2 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20