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Outdoor ritual yard under a corrugated metal roof on wooden posts, open to palm trees. In the centre stands a tall red-and-white sacred column hung with garlands, beside a red stepped platform. Near the front, a raised concrete slab with a pyramid-shaped canopy and a small lamp sits on a striped red-and-white base. Around the yard, many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and yellow shawls, arranged in a row with small fire pits marked on the ground. One seated figure in orange robes sits closest to the centre, and a seated figure in red sits near the platform. A pile of firewood or ash mounds sits to the right and small deity sculptures line the left edge. Smoke rises in the bright sky.

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Outdoor ashram courtyard surrounded by coconut palms, where a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits in meditation or puja on mats and on small ring-shaped fire pits with smoke rising. Several seated figures in yellow sashes sit cross-legged on the sand in front of a white shrine structure with a tall palm-trunk pillar. To the left, a figure in orange robes sits near a seated deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a row of seated devotees in white and grey watches from a paved area, and a child in red sits among them. A red-and-white striped platform edge runs along the foreground.2010-07-07Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a grey overcast sky. A tall wooden kalasha-topped pillar with garlands stands at the centre, beside a white raised platform holding a black stone deity murti or lingam. Smoke rises from the left. A seated figure in orange robes sits front centre facing the platform, with rows of people in white clothes and yellow shawls seated in circular patterns on the sand. Rows of dark stone sculptures stand along the left side. A white square platform with red and white striped edging sits in the foreground, with people in white seated at its right edge.2010-07-07Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a low wall, where a group of people sit in meditation on small round ringed platforms. A tall white-and-red kalasha-style pillar stands beside a white stepped platform, with a central figure seated in orange robes at its base and a seated figure in orange nearby. Several people in white clothes and white head coverings sit in rows; some wear red shawls. A white-and-red striped raised platform with a small pyramid-shaped top occupies the foreground, with a few seated visitors at its edge. Stone sculptures and a small red signboard stand at the left. Smoke rises from a fire area on the right.2010-08-07An outdoor ritual courtyard under a tall open canopy, with a tall orange-painted pillar and an orange-tiered base. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of the pillar, with a small lamp before them. Around the courtyard, a ring of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on small circular mats, several wearing yellow shawls. Coconut palms and grey stone deity murti and sculptures stand along the edges, and a white-and-red edged stone platform with a square opening sits in the foreground. Two women in blue and teal sit on mats at the left edge, and a figure in white sits at the right edge.2010-09-14September 21 20102010-09-21Outdoor photo of a ritual fire ceremony in a clearing with sandy ground and palm trees. Around a ring of circular fire pits, several people sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes; some wear yellow shawls or garlands. Wood piles and smoke rise from the pits, a stack of firewood sits behind them, and a white-walled building with a tin roof stands at the right beside a row of small dark statues. In the foreground a red-and-white striped platform edge is visible. Eight seated people are visible, most with heads lowered or hands together.2010-07-21Outdoor open-air ritual courtyard with a tall orange-painted kalasha-style column and an orange square base at the centre, beneath a metal pergola frame with tall yellow poles. Behind it, black stone deity murtis stand on pedestals among palm trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a mat facing the front, and a seated figure in a rudraksha-adorned white outfit with yellow garland sits at the centre-left. Rows of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats around shallow circular pits on the ground, with more seated devotees on the right and left edges. A white-and-red striped platform with a red-roofed square altar sits in the foreground, and several people in white and light clothing are seated along its sides.2010-08-25Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, tall palms and a red-and-white painted stone platform in the foreground. Behind it, a tall red-orange pillar and a red stepped shrine base hold a dark deity murti, with a kalasha and marigold garlands. A row of saffron-robed and white-clad sannyasis and devotees sit cross-legged on mats in meditation and puja around the shrine. A saffron-robed figure sits in front of the shrine, apparently leading the group, while a woman in pink sits at the left edge. Grey stone sculptures stand along the left side near a small signboard. Pigeons perch on the platform.2010-09-22Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a tall orange-painted pillar topped by a black bull statue on an orange stepped base, decorated with yellow and orange garlands. Several people sit in meditation or prayer on mats and sand patches around the pillar, some in white clothes and some in saffron or orange robes, with yellow garments visible on others. One seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits centrally before the pillar with a small offering plate in front. Coconut palms, grey stone statues of deities and figures stand behind, and pigeons roam the paved foreground. A plain brown-topped square platform sits in the front. No clearly identifiable a person is visible as an appearance-based candidate, so the figure in the center is described only by role.2010-09-22An open-air courtyard of a temple-style ashram with palm trees behind. At the centre stands a tall orange-red shrine with a kalasha-like finial, and nearby a seated figure in an orange robe sits on a raised orange platform. Around the courtyard, a row of small square fire pits is occupied by seated people in white dhotis and shawls, some with ochre or yellow cloths, performing what appears to be a homa or yagna. Grey stone deity murti and carved figures line the back left. In the foreground a raised stone platform with a small covered box and a white floral kolam is shaded by a tent canopy, with a person in a maroon robe seated at the left edge and another in pink at the right.2010-09-17An outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and stone statues on the left. A large orange-brick pillar with a black lingam-like stone and garlands stands centre. In the foreground, a figure in saffron/orange robes with red-orange beads sits cross-legged before a small kalasha and offering plate; nearby, several seated men in white dhotis and yellow-trimmed shawls sit on mats around small fire pits with smoke rising. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right beside an orange-brick platform. A concrete step with a small brass lamp is in the foreground. Pooja and homa-style gathering.2010-09-02Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms under an overcast sky. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar stands on a white tiered platform, with a dark deity murti seated before it. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in rows on small raised fire pits, with smoke rising among them. In the foreground, a woman in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing a row of seated devotees in white, some wearing orange or blue saris. A red-and-white striped platform edge runs along the lower right. Stone sculptures stand along the left side near a small white building.2010-07-04