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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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 ritual homa in an open sandy courtyard with palm trees behind. About ten shaved-headed priests in plain white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on mats around individual circular fire pits filled with ash and embers. Several wear ceremonial garlands; some hold small objects. Behind them stand a tall copper-toned kalasha-style pillar on an orange-red stepped plinth and a black Nandi bull statue with a garland at left. Lush tropical greenery frames the scene.2010-09-17Outdoor 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.2010-09-22October 08 20102010-10-08Outdoors under tall coconut palms, six shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit or stand in a sandy courtyard, with ash-marked fire pits on the ground in front of them. In the foreground a man in white with a beaded necklace sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation on a small mat. Behind him to the right, another seated man in white meditates beside stone figures. To the left stands an orange-painted structure with a dark dome-shaped top and a table with items, and a tall wooden pole rises in the centre. Lush green plants and a distant water body complete the setting. No figure is identifiable as a person by appearance, so identity is left unsure.2010-10-07Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall copper kalasha-topped pillar and orange stone pedestals under palm trees. Several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats around circular fire pits or homa pits with ash and dark soot. One man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits at the left edge. A dark deity murti stands beside the pedestals. A yellow and white garland hangs on one pedestal.2010-08-25Five shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in a row on sandy ground in an open temple courtyard, meditating with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. Each sits on a mat inside a circular ring of grey ash. Behind them stand an orange-painted stepped platform, a black stone lingam on a yoni base, rows of black stone sculptures and palm trees. A small table draped in white and red cloth with an offering tray stands nearby, and a small red sign is set into the ground. Nobody in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2010-10-07Outdoor photograph of a Panchatapas-style practice at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees behind. In the foreground a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular gravel ring, wearing an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside them. A black stone Nandi with yellow and white garlands sits on a red-brick pedestal with a garlanded shivalinga-like structure above. Behind, several people in white dhotis sit in other circular fire-pit rings on the sand, some with eyes closed. Mats and white chalk-drawn patterns surround the rings.2010-09-21Five shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in a row on mats set inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits on bare earth, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting on their laps. Thin smoke rises from the ash rings. Behind them stands a red-brick plinth with a dark deity murti and a yellow-and-white cloth banner on a pole. Palm trees and frangipani shrubs frame the outdoor ashram courtyard under daylight.2010-09-16An outdoor photograph of a meditation or puja setting at a temple-like courtyard. In the centre, a young man in orange-saffron robes and a red-orange garland sits cross-legged on a small raised mat before a brass lamp, facing the viewer. Behind him stands an orange-painted stepped shrine base with a dark stone Nandi bull wearing a flower garland, topped by a tiered copper-toned spire. Around the courtyard, several people in white dhoti and white garments sit on mats in circular patterned plots, including a woman in a yellow shawl and a bald man in white. Grey stone statues of standing figures and small seated figures line the background among green palms and shrubs. A brown metal platform sits in the foreground.2010-10-06Outdoor 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.2010-09-08Outdoors 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.2010-09-18