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Outdoor photo of a dusty open ground under a corrugated metal roof, with coconut palms and a tall red ritual pole with a metal finial at centre. A raised maroon platform holds a white pot draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Several men in white dhotis and yellow-bordered or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground near a small smoking fire pit, and a few more people sit under the shelter at left. A flock of grey pigeons walks across the foreground dirt. A white SUV and a small orange building are visible at left.

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An outdoor temple courtyard of sandy ground with palm trees behind it. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sand in front of a low orange-red temple structure topped with a tall orange pillar. A red plinth to the left holds a white bowl wrapped in marigold garlands. Pigeons walk across the foreground, and a thin smoke rises from the ground near the seated group. A corrugated roof frame stands at the top left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the seated men are described by role only.2010-09-02Outdoors on a sandy, reddish-brown dirt ground, a flock of grey pigeons pecks at the earth in the foreground. Behind them, a row of seated men in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow shawls sits on the ground near a red ritual structure and a small fire with smoke rising. A tall red column with a golden top stands in the background beside palm trees, and a black stone figure of a bull rests nearby. A red raised platform draped with a yellow and red garland is at the left, with an orange-robed person standing near the seated group.2010-09-02An outdoor temple courtyard of packed red earth under a corrugated roof, with pigeons pecking on the ground in the foreground. A group of about ten men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on the ground at right, near a large red pillar with a yellow garland. Nearby, two people in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel, one with a shaved head. Palm trees, a parked silver SUV, a red-covered cart and thatched huts form the background. A stone Nandi bull with a yellow garland is visible at the right edge.2010-09-02An outdoor temple scene on a dusty orange-brown ground under palm trees. Several pigeons, grey with dark wing markings, stand in the foreground on the dirt. Behind them, a group of men sit in rows wearing white dhotis with yellow shawls, some with yellow garlands, facing a tall red-orange kalasha-topped pillar and a red stone platform. A monk in orange robes sits near a dark deity murti at the left. A white-clad figure stands to the right beside the pillar. A white SUV and a small map board stand at the left edge.2010-09-02A photograph of an open dirt yard under palm trees where several pigeons walk on reddish-brown sand in the foreground. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sits on the ground beside a red-brick platform with a tall wooden pillar decorated with garlands. A small fire or smoke rises near the seated group. A woman in orange sari sits further left near a silver SUV and a yellow vehicle, and a white-clad figure stands at the right beside a tall stone lamp stand. A red tarpaulin and a signboard with a map appear at the left edge.2010-09-02An outdoor ritual scene on a bare sandy ground beneath coconut palms. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sand, with smoke rising from a fire area behind them. A tall orange-and-gold kalasha pillar with a garland stands at left beside an orange stone structure, and a man in white stands near it. Several pigeons are on the ground and others are flying overhead. a person is not visibly identifiable in this image.2010-09-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a sandy ashram courtyard with palm trees, where devotees sit in rows on small dark ash-covered mats in front of white shrine platforms and a black stone deity murti. Most participants wear white clothing with orange or yellow shawls. Several sit cross-legged over smoking fire pits, and one person in white stands at the right edge. A tall stone pillar with garlands and a trident marker stand near a red pedestal, with white pigeons on the ground. Dark-skinned earth mounds lie among the mats.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with reddish-brown earth and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a row before circular fire pits filled with ash, some with hands in meditation posture. A tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar and red stepped temple structures stand behind them, with a dark deity murti and a shelter roof overhead. An orange-clad woman sits to the left and a few other figures in white stand in the background. Ritual homa or yagna preparation is suggested by the fire pits.2010-09-02Outdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard under tall palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on mats and on the ground around small smoking fire pits, performing a homa. A tall brass-tipped flagstaff and white stone platforms with a deity murti stand in the background. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from mats and white plastic chairs at left, one man in a grey striped shirt among them. A man in orange robes sits near the centre-left, and a standing attendant in a light shirt tends the fire at right. Smoke drifts through the palms.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of an open courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. In the centre, a tall wooden pillar rises behind a white stepped plinth. About twenty seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular patterns on the sand, several with hands folded in meditation. One figure in the foreground wears an orange robe and sits in front of the plinth with a lamp before him. Stone deity sculptures stand at the left edge, and white pigeons and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped platform in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard lined with coconut palms under an open sky. A tall orange pillar-like shrine with garlands stands at center, with a seated black stone deity murti before it on an orange base. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits in meditation beside a square fire pit set into a white platform. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated men in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments sit in meditation at small circular pits. Stone sculptures of figures stand along the left side. Two pigeons walk on the concrete platform in the foreground.2010-09-16