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Outdoors on bare sandy ground at an ashram, a row of seated ritual participants sits before small fire pits with smoke rising and mats laid beside them. Most wear white dhoti-style cloth with white shawls and yellow waistcloths; one woman on the left wears an orange robe and sits with hands folded. A black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and red garland sits on an orange-red pedestal, and an orange-red shrine structure stands on the right. A painted banner behind shows a saffron-robed figure and a garlanded Nandi, and a signboard at upper left shows a map. Brick walls and a thatched shed frame the scene.

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Outdoor scene at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi ashram grounds on sandy earth. Several seated men and women in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-bordered cloth sit cross-legged in a row before small fire pits with ash and smoke. A woman in an orange robe sits at the left end, facing the fire. Behind them stands a black stone Nandi bull decorated with a yellow-and-orange marigold garland, in front of an orange-red stepped pedestal and a tall orange kalasha-topped structure. A painted banner shows a seated saint figure, and a large ashram map board stands at left beside palm trees and thatched huts.2010-09-18Outdoor photo of a homa or fire ritual at a temple courtyard. Devotees sit on grey ash-covered ground in front of an orange temple wall with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit with their backs to the camera, and a small fire burns at lower right. Behind them, a row of people in white and orange robes sits near a black Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and red garland. A woman in an orange sari sits near the centre. A banner with Kannada text hangs on a wall beside a thatched structure and palm trees.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a ritual fire-pit ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a white-painted shrine. Several devotees sit in a row beside circular fire pits with ash and embers. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, and one seated figure in an orange robe sits at the left. A bald man in an orange shawl bends near the pits, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl watches. A white-painted altar holds a large kalasha draped with red and yellow garlands, and a black stone nandi bull with a red garland sits nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut form the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2010-07-21Outdoor photo at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram courtyard under coconut palms. Several seated people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls perform a fire ritual on sandy ground with small smoking ash mounds. A woman in orange robes sits at left near a brass vessel, and a bald man in white with a red-orange cloth sits in the centre. A dark black stone Shiva lingam with a flower garland sits on a white pedestal behind them, beside a copper-coloured tall pillar and a wooden map board of the ashram grounds. Thatched roofs and a palm-frond structure stand in the background.2010-06-27July 20 20102010-07-20June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. Six shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit cross-legged in a row on small circular pits filled with ash, each with a square mat or cloth before them, performing a ritual or meditation. A foreground figure sits in a plain white shawl. Behind them stand a large red-orange square plinth, a tall copper-coloured kalasha or lamp stand with a marigold garland, and a black Nandi bull statue draped in a yellow-orange marigold garland. Dark stone deity sculptures stand at the right, and a painted banner with devotional imagery hangs on the left.2010-09-18A photograph of an outdoor panchatapas-style fire ritual at a temple courtyard. Several seated participants in white clothes with yellow sashes sit around shallow circular fire pits of ash on sandy ground. One figure in an orange robe sits among them near smoke rising from a pit. Behind them stands a whitewashed temple wall with a red-and-white striped plinth, a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, a small stone shrine figure, and palm trees. Several people in the background wear white and orange. The scene shows a group sitting in quiet ritual practice.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual gathering on a sandy courtyard beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged on ash-covered circular fire pits, while a figure in an orange robe sits near a small smoking fire at center. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris sit in rows. A black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow flowers sits on a white pedestal at right, and a thatched hut stands in the background. Printed signboards and a banner are visible on the building walls.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard where a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground scattered with ash and small fires. Small flames and smoke rise near the front right. A black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland stands beside a white pedestal, with palm trees and an orange temple wall behind. Several figures in orange robes sit further back among the seated participants. A pillar with carved stonework appears at the right edge.2010-07-15Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching head wrap sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular fire pit of ash, hands folded, a small brass vessel placed before him. Around him, several people in white clothes sit in similar circular fire pits, some wearing yellow or red shawls and rudraksha malas. A standing man in white with a red shawl and a long-haired man in white with a yellow shawl stand to the left beside a black stone Nandi figure garlanded with orange and white flowers under an orange canopy. Palm trees and flowering shrubs frame the background.2010-07-09Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation beside a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, set on a white pedestal. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes closed and hands folded, a brass vessel placed before him on a sandy ground with scattered ash. Around him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a woman with grey hair in a bun sits in white in the foreground. Green plumeria tree and leaves frame the scene.2010-07-07