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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard on a dirt ground with palm trees and a thatched hut. Several seated devotees perform puja on mats before a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow marigolds. A woman in an orange sari sits in front of a small brass lamp, hands joined. Nearby men wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, one with hands folded, and a man in orange clothes sits on a raised platform. A cameraman in white kneels at the left filming the scene. A parked silver SUV and a red-canopied cart sit in the background, with a large red lamp pillar at right and a banner on a pole.

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July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a row of seated men performing a ritual on a dirt ground beside a temple complex with coconut palms. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on low square platforms set into ash-marked circles; some wear saffron-orange robes and others white dhoti-style clothes with orange-and-white shawls. Behind them stands a black Shiva lingam with a red-orange pedestal, draped partly with white cloth and garlanded. To the right, a large copper kalasha-topped structure and an orange canopy sit on a flatbed vehicle. A billboard with a colourful picture and a map display sit in the background, along with a parked silver pickup truck.2010-09-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual gathering on a dirt ground beside a stone Nandi bull with a marigold garland, a white temple pillar and palm trees. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits centrally on a mat facing a row of seated devotees in white and light shirts. To the right, a man in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits on the ground near a white platform. Another white-clad man stands near the Nandi with arms extended, and a few people sit further back. A signboard map stands at left beside a silver SUV.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. Four people sit in meditation on mats or seats inside circular ring-shaped pits in the sand: one in orange robes on the left, three in white garments, one bare-chested. A black Nandi bull statue on an orange pedestal and a tall trident-topped pillar draped with a flower garland stand behind them. A signboard map and a painted banner with a portrait and text are visible in the background, along with a silver SUV and a thatched structure. No figure is identified as a person from appearance.2010-10-07Outdoor photo of several women in orange robes sitting cross-legged on sandy ground beneath palm trees, appearing to meditate or sit in quiet practice. The nearest woman in the centre wears an orange robe and sits on an orange cloth, with a small brass vessel beside her. Behind her, two other women in orange sit in front of a large white plinth on which a seated deity murti is placed, dark-skinned with a crown-like headdress and garlands. A silver SUV is parked at left beside a thatched hut, and a banner hangs on a wall. Bright daylight with blue sky.2010-07-10July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a courtyard beside a tall red-and-gold dhvajasthambha flagpole with a black Nandi bull statue in front of a red stone base. Seven men sit cross-legged on mats in a row on sandy ground inside circular earthen rings, eyes closed in meditation. Five wear white dhoti and shawl; two wear orange robes. Palm trees surround the area, a white pickup truck is parked at left, and a banner with a red deity image hangs in the background.2010-09-22Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath palm trees. A figure in orange robes sits centrally on a mat, facing a row of seated people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls. A tall copper-toned pillar rises behind a white plinth holding a dark stone deity murti with a garland. Several dark stone sculptures stand near the white structures. Many seated devotees in white clothes, some with yellow shawls, sit on mats on the sandy ground, and a small child sits at the lower edge. A white pickup truck and a standing attendant in white appear at the left. Stone-tiled circular patterns are set in the ground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photograph of a ritual scene on a dirt ground near palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row on mats in front of dark scorched fire pits. Behind them stands a tall copper-coloured kalasha or ritual pillar on an orange tiered base, with a black stone deity murti or statue beside it. A man in orange robes sits to the left near other seated figures. A white-painted ratha-like structure and a map board stand at the left. Roughly ten people are visible in total.2010-08-25Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular fire pit of grey ash, with a brass lamp beside him. A large black stone Nandi bull wearing a red flower garland sits on an orange plinth at right. Several people in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit on the ground and on mats around the courtyard, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels at the pit's edge. A painted banner with a devotional image stands at left, and a white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground.2010-09-08Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground under palm trees and thatched roofs, with a white van parked behind. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats facing a fire pit with smoke rising. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged near the fire, and two men in white with yellow shawls perform the ceremony beside white-painted pillars. A garlanded stone deity murti stands on the right, and a large map board on a pole shows the ashram grounds. Thirty to forty visible people in the scene.2010-07-04