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Outdoor ashram courtyard under a open corrugated roof with tall palm trees behind, a red-painted central pillar with a kalasha-style top, and a red brick platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised red platform before a decorated fire pit with a small brass lamp and offerings, with a rangoli lotus design on the ground. Around the courtyard, many people in white ritual clothes sit on mats in meditation or puja, some in orange robes, and several small fire pits smoke nearby. A man in white sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. A black stone sculpture of a seated deity and stone figures stand along the back wall, and a painted banner hangs on the left.

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Outdoor ashram scene with a tall coconut-palm-like wooden pole rising from a white stepped plinth at centre, with a seated stone or metal deity murti in front of it. Around it on bare sandy ground, about two dozen people sit cross-legged in circles of stones, dressed mostly in white with yellow sashes and shawls. One person in an orange-saffron robe sits at front left near a small brass vessel. Dense palm trees, a small white building and bamboo fencing form the background. A thin plume of smoke rises at left and a white bird flies near the pole. A rectangular concrete platform with a red-roofed structure sits in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene with a group seated in meditation on mats and rings of raked ground, among palm trees and a white-walled compound. Near the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in front of a white platform and a seated stone deity murti with a garland. Around them, people in white and yellow-trimmed white clothes sit in rows facing the central figure, while others in the foreground watch from behind on a mat. A tall stone pillar stands behind the platform and a small fire smoulders on the left. The saffron-robed figure's features are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-07-05Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. At the center, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular raised platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a black Shiva lingam draped with a red-and-green garland, with a tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar rising behind. Around him, about two dozen men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in a wide arc on similar circular platforms, several wearing orange or red shawls. A small brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and smoke drifts across the left side near dark stone statues and deity murtis. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2010-06-27Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.2010-08-28October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated on mats in an open courtyard surrounded by palm trees. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some wear yellow shawls. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron robe sits facing the viewer; a few other figures in orange and white are seated nearer a tall orange-red stone column and a deity murti on a raised orange platform. Stone sculptures and a white pillar stand behind, with a white vehicle and small structures visible at left. Several people are spread across the mats in a meditative or satsang-style gathering.2010-08-15Outdoor homa or yagna on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. A square fire pit lined with white stone sits at the centre, with a sprinkling of petals and offerings beside it. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the platform, some wearing rudraksha malas. A priest in orange with a bare upper body and a red garland kneels at the right, tending the fire as an orange cloth-draped seat stands to the side. Behind the platform, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the ritual, with a white shrine, palm trees, a tall flagstaff and a bull statue garlanded in yellow at the left.2008-10-08July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard of sandy ground. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a tall wooden kalasha-like pillar behind. Around the courtyard, participants sit cross-legged in pale yellow, white and orange clothing beside circular stone-ringed fire pits, some with smoke rising. A man in white sits near the centre, a woman in orange sits beside the figure in saffron robes, and stone statues stand along the left edge. Pigeons gather on the paved platform in the foreground. Sixteen seated people are visible.2010-08-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 10 20112011-08-10Outdoor ashram scene with a group of devotees seated on mats in a courtyard among palm trees. In the foreground, women sit facing away from the camera: one in a bright orange shawl, others in white, a yellow-green sari and pink top. In the centre, a person in an orange robe sits on a mat in front of a row of small fire pits, leading the group. Behind them, a tall stone pillar with garlands stands beside a white plinth and a bull statue draped with marigold garlands. Several participants in white clothes sit at their own fire pits. Roughly 25 people are visible in total, all seated.2010-07-07