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Outdoor satsang on sandy ground under palm trees. A person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised orange-red platform in front of a Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and orange garlands, beside a tall ornate golden-topped pillar. Devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats around a circular pattern of stones and rangoli, some with hands folded in meditation. Behind them, a few people in white and orange stand, and a banner shows a painted deity scene. Several stone sculptures stand in the background. The seated figure in orange is presented as a candidate depiction-free in-person presence; appearance cues are unclear.

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Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard with palm trees and a sandy ground. A central figure in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised mat in front of an orange-red shrine block. Nearby, a dark stone Nandi bull with a yellow and orange garland sits beside a tall brass-topped pillar draped with flowers. Around him, devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing him, some wearing orange or red shawls, and a row of women in white and orange stands at the back near a painted banner. Stone deity murtis and small carved figures line the grounds, and a brass vessel and flower petals rest on the floor in front of the speaker.2010-09-19Outdoor 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 temple courtyard with palm trees and a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow or orange shawls. In the centre, a young man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular ash-and-stone ring, with a brass oil lamp placed in front of him. A man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge of the ring, extending his hand toward a small plate. Behind them stand dark stone deity murtis, including a large seated Nandi-like bull statue draped with a red garland, beside an orange-painted pillar and a kalasha-topped structure. A banner with painted figures hangs on the left and the ground is decorated with white kolam lines.2010-09-08Outdoor 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.2010-09-19Outdoors 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.2010-09-18Outdoor 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.2010-09-07September 17 20102010-09-17September 21 20102010-09-21June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoors in a palm-lined courtyard, a man in an orange robe with a long dark braid and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat at the centre of a circular sand-and-white-line kolam. A brass oil lamp rests beside him. Behind him is a tall copper pillar and a black stone deity murti on a red pedestal, with grey stone sculptures along the left. Around him, several people sit in meditation on mats; those on the left wear white with yellow shawls, and a man on the right wears an orange robe. Red signboards stand in the background. Visible people: about six.2010-09-13Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or puja gathering on bare ground under coconut palms. In the centre, a man with long hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on a mat, in front of a circular kolam drawing of white lines and grey stones with a brass oil lamp to his left. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal holding a dark linga draped with a red garland, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar with a yellow garland. Around him, several people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats, and a man in orange sits at the right edge. Grey stone deity sculptures stand among the trees at left.2010-09-13Outdoor ritual scene in a temple garden with palm trees and stone sculptures. A white-tiered platform holds a black stone nandi-style bull murti draped with a white and orange garland, with a tall copper kalasha-like pillar behind it. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular stone-bordered pit, with a brass vessel in front. Around the scene, several people in white dhoti and white or yellow shawls sit in ringed pits, while a standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the platform. Stone statues of deities stand among the trees.2010-07-29