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A photograph of an empty outdoor ritual space with a ring of glowing embers and ash encircling a bare earthen floor. At the centre sits a low wooden platform covered with an orange-saffron cloth, and beside it stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle. No people are visible.

Outdoor evening scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees. A white stepped pedestal holds a dark stone deity murti or shivalinga-like form draped in a red and yellow marigold garland. In the foreground, a ring of lit oil lamps surrounds an orange cushion on the sandy ground, with additional lamp rings and fire pits scattered across the courtyard. A pink lotus kolam is drawn in coloured powder at the bottom of the frame. A blurred figure in white stands at the right edge, and no clearly identifiable person is seated in the frame.

July 28 2010

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January 08 2012

A dark stone deity murti. An orange and gold cloth is wrapped around the head. A small brass vessel stands on the right, with scattered petals and wet floor marks around the base. The scene is a temple abhishekam setting. No people are visible.

Dusk view of an open outdoor ground arranged with several circular rings of glowing embers, each enclosing a flat stone or slab, with a larger central fire burning among them. Dark statues and temple structures stand in the background under palm and tree silhouettes, and a white pillared shrine edge appears at right. No people are visible.

An outdoor temple courtyard with a red-orange stepped shrine base holding a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white cloth and a yellow marigold garland. In the foreground, a circular earthen platform lined with grey gravel and white chalk rangoli-style dot motifs holds a folded straw mat, an orange cushion, a small brass kalasha or lamp vessel, and a dark cloth. A woven straw mat lies at the right edge. Behind the shrine, rows of grey stone deity statues stand on pedestals with red name plates, surrounded by palms and plants. No people are visible.

January 08 2012

Outdoor temple ritual at dusk. A figure in long wavy hair and an orange saffron robe stands barefoot with hands joined in front of a large black stone bull murti decorated with a white and yellow flower garland, positioned on a white stepped plinth. A small brass kalasha sits on the ground ahead. Nearby, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit with flames, while two men in white clothing tend the blaze. Behind them stand dark stone deity statues, one with a trident, and tall palm trees, with a tiered brown stone spire rising at right. Smoke drifts across the scene, consistent with a homa or fire ritual.

Outdoors at a white-painted shrine, a black stone Nandi bull statue wearing red and white flower garlands sits on a tiered platform, with a black shivalinga visible behind it. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in meditation, a small brass kalasha pot placed before him on a ring of gravel. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with hands resting on his knees. Another seated figure in white appears at the far right edge, and a fourth partially visible person is near the top right. Red petals are scattered on the white platform, and palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.

March 08 2005

Night photograph at an outdoor ashram setting. A large bonfire of logs burns on sandy ground at left, with bright flames. Behind it, a seated figure in orange and white garments sits on a white cushioned seat beneath a colourful striped canopy, appearing small and distant. To the right, several people in white clothing sit on the ground near a blue banner. A red cord runs across the foreground. The sky is dusky blue. The figure on the seat has no clear distinguishing cues, so the identity is uncertain.