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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with a red-orange stepped shrine platform and a tall orange-and-gold pillar at its centre. A seated figure in orange robes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in front of the shrine on a raised mat with a small brass lamp, and a dark stone deity murti in front of the shrine is garlanded with yellow-orange flowers. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in meditation on mats in white and yellow-white clothes, some wearing orange shawls. Dark stone statues stand on the left among palm trees and greenery, and a white stone platform with a pyramid-shaped canopy lies in the foreground.

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Outdoor photo of a courtyard meditation at an ashram under palm trees. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a red stepped pedestal topped by a tall orange pillar garlanded with flowers, with a black stone deity murti seated on the pedestal. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow, orange and white garments sit in meditation on individual circular mats. Behind them stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures on red-tagged bases, with palm and tropical foliage beyond. In the foreground a white stone platform holds a small stepped pyramid-shaped object with a kalasha-like finial. The central figure is an appearance-based candidate, with orange robes and a crowned-looking hairstyle, but the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2010-09-20Outdoor photo of a sandy courtyard at an ashram-style site where around a dozen people sit cross-legged in circular ring pits filled with ash and stones. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls; a woman in the foreground wears an orange-bordered white sari, and two people in orange robes sit at left. A tall copper ritual flagpole with a finial rises behind white stepped platforms topped with dark statues, flanked by coconut palms and a thatched hut. A small map board stands at left.2010-08-01Outdoor photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, sitting cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Behind him is a white-painted shrine platform with a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and orange flower garlands, and a tall palm-trunk-style pillar. A brass vessel sits on a ring of ash-grey ground in front. Several people in white clothes sit in meditation across the sandy ground among coconut palms, one in a yellow shawl. a person: long dark swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated in meditation. Count of visible people is approximately eight.2010-07-23June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor ritual scene in a garden courtyard lined with large grey stone deity statues, palm trees and low buildings behind. Several people sit cross-legged in white clothing on the sandy ground inside circular stone-ringed rangoli-style patterns, with faint smoke rising around them. One woman on the left wears an orange-red sari, another seated woman wears a red shawl over white, and others wear white with yellow or saffron wraps. A tall dark statue of a standing figure holding a staff stands at right. The scene suggests a group puja or homa-style sitting, though no fire pit is clearly visible. Four people are clearly visible seated in front, with several more partially visible at the edges, so the count is in the low-double digits.2010-06-27July 20 20102010-07-20September 16 20102010-09-16Outdoor photo of a sandy open-air yoga and meditation ground under a steel truss canopy, with coconut palms behind. A tall wooden pillar rises from an orange-red stepped platform at centre, with a black Shivalinga adorned with yellow-orange marigold garlands at its base. In the foreground a person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular raised ring. Around the ground, several people in white clothes sit in meditation, some wearing white shawls and yellow garlands. Black stone deity sculptures stand in the background on the left. A white and red square platform sits in the front foreground. The scene shows meditation practice in progress. A seated figure in orange robes is present, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-08-25September 16 20102010-09-16A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set on a white stepped pedestal beneath a tall copper-banded pole and palm trees. A brass kalasha vessel sits on the ground in front, and three more people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation in the background on gravel. The scene is outdoors in a temple grounds setting.2010-07-15Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall palm trees, with a tall ornate wooden pillar or flagstaff rising in the background and a small white shrine structure at its base. In the foreground, a raised white platform with a dark cloth-covered altar, marigold garlands and brass plates of offerings sits on a striped red-and-white border. Around it, a group of women and young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, while a larger group of devotees in white clothing sits on mats to the right. Smoke rises from the central area. A small white toilet block with a green roof stands at right.2008-10-08Outdoor photograph at a temple grounds with a tall wooden kodimaram-style flagstaff draped in orange cloth and wrapped with yellow-and-red flower garlands, rising from a white pedestal that holds a black stone Nandi-like bull. A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground on a small cushion before a circle of ash and a brass kalasha. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ash circles, some on a striped mat, with smoke rising from fire pits. Palm trees and dark stone sculptures frame the scene, and a white kolam decorates the ground below.2010-07-07