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Outdoor temple courtyard on sandy ground with palm trees and a stone wall behind. In the centre, a person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in a circular raised platform, hands folded in anjali. Around them, several seated people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats. A brass kalasha/pot sits near the kneeling figure. At right, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti sits beside an orange-painted pillared structure topped by a large dark stone Nandi bull draped with a red garland, with carved stone sculptures behind. A tall copper-coloured pillar with yellow garlands stands at right. A banner with devotional imagery is at left, and a mat path leads toward the platform. Flower petals are scattered on the ground.

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Outdoor 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 photo at an open courtyard with bare sandy ground and palm trees. A man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat at the centre of a circular raised platform with white chalk rangoli border. Behind him to the right, a large dark Nandi bull statue wears a red and white floral garland, sitting on an orange pedestal beside a tall copper kalasha-topped column. Five to six people in white and yellow clothing sit meditating on mats across the courtyard, with orange-clad figures at the edge. A rolled striped mat lies in the foreground, and a brass lamp sits near the seated man. Grey sculptures of deities stand against a wall at the back, and a cart with an orange canopy is parked at right. A red and yellow banner with a printed illustration hangs on a pole at left.2010-09-07A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a low orange-cushioned seat above a stone-edged square, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Behind him is a large black Nandi bull statue with a garland, next to an orange-painted pillar and a tall ornate lamp post. Several seated figures in white and saffron/yellow clothing sit in meditation in the background near dark stone deity murti statues. A white kolam floor design with lotus-like patterns is drawn on the ground in front.2019-03-03September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12Outdoors in a temple courtyard with a sandy floor, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a raised mat in the centre, palms pressed together in prayer, before a stone circle of gravel. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a red pedestal, with a tall red-and-copper shrine tower to the right. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls sit on the ground in prayer at left and right, and a palm-lined backdrop of dark stone deity murtis stands behind them. A banner on the left shows a painted deity and portraits.2010-09-18Outdoors in a temple courtyard, a seated monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long hair sits in prayer with palms pressed together before a round raised platform, a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Five or six other people in white dhotis sit in devotion nearby, some wearing saffron or yellow shawls. Behind them stands a large black stone Nandi bull draped with yellow-and-orange marigold garlands atop a red pedestal, and a tall red-and-copper temple pillar with garlands. Palm trees and a tall flagpole rise in the background, and a red and yellow banner with a painted group portrait hangs on a wall.2010-09-18Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard among coconut palms. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat, hands folded, at the rim of a circular fire pit lined with grey ash and stones and decorated with white kolam lines. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the left, a black Nandi bull statue with garlands rests on an orange plinth. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested or orange-clad attire sit in meditation or ritual posture on mats, with firewood stacked nearby and a row of small statues along an orange-painted building.2010-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor meditation setting in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a mat inside a circular stone-lined pit of gravel. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal supporting a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, with a tall copper-coloured pillar above. A brass oil lamp rests near him, and white kolam designs decorate the ground. To the right, three men in white and yellow clothing sit on mats in meditation. Dark stone deity statues and small red-framed plaques stand at left, with thatched huts and a white building beyond.2010-09-12Outdoor photo of a shrine courtyard with an orange-painted tiered base supporting a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and white garland, topped by a tall copper kalasha wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes sits cross-legged on a mat within a white-rimmed circular floor design, with a small brass lamp beside him. Four other people sit around the courtyard in white clothes with yellow shawls and saffron robes. Dark grey standing deity statues flank the shrine, with palm trees and greenery behind.2010-09-13September 13 20102010-09-13Outdoor satsang on a sandy ground beside a red-orange shrine platform with dark stone deity murtis, a bull (nandi) figure draped in a yellow-and-orange garland, and a tall orange pillar with garlands; palm trees and a red-and-white printed banner stand behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat with hands raised in a teaching gesture, a person by swept-back hair and saffron robes, but only partly confirmed by appearance. Around him, many seated people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some bald and some with beards, sit on woven mats; women in white and pastel saris and western clothes sit to the left. A man in white stands at the front, another bends to light an offering, and smoke rises from a small fire pit near a kolam-decorated space with flower offerings.2010-09-19