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Outdoor ritual homa at an open-air shelter under a corrugated metal roof, with coconut palms overhead. Several shallow fire pits with smoke rise on the sandy ground, and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style column stands at the centre beside stone pedestals and a bull statue. Around the fire pits, men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged, several wearing yellow shawls or sashes. Further back, a few figures in orange robes stand and sit near the central column, and a larger seated group in white clothing sits on mats on the left. A man in a white shirt marked 'N.D.S.S.' sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Scattered rangoli-like patterns and a green signboard are visible in the background.

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An outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof, with many people seated in rows on mats and cloths on sandy ground. Most wear white clothing, and one man in front wears a white shirt printed with a logo. Circular sand pits with ash and fire-pit rings are set out in front of them. A tall red-and-white pillar and a dark deity murti stand near the back, with an orange-robed figure standing among the seated group. Palm trees and a red building with signboards frame the scene.2010-09-19An outdoor fire ritual in a sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. Rows of participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow or red shawls, sit cross-legged around several circular fire pits with smoke rising. One figure in a saffron-orange robe sits at the front-left of the fire ring, while a seated man in white with a red shawl sits at the centre. Spectators in white shirts and mixed colours sit on mats in the foreground, and a white ritual structure with a tall wooden pillar stands at the left. Statues and a white shrine are visible on the right and left edges.2010-08-08Outdoor temple courtyard with reddish-brown earth and palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a row before circular fire pits filled with ash, some with hands in meditation posture. A tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar and red stepped temple structures stand behind them, with a dark deity murti and a shelter roof overhead. An orange-clad woman sits to the left and a few other figures in white stand in the background. Ritual homa or yagna preparation is suggested by the fire pits.2010-09-02Outdoor photo of an open dirt courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular rings of ash on the ground, in neat rows. At the left a man in white sits at the edge of a red-and-white platform beside a garlanded pillar with yellow and red flowers. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals, a tall ornamented ritual pillar, a dark stone deity murti and a small shrine structure. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand near the left edge, and a white van and silver car are parked beside thatched huts.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard under tall palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on mats and on the ground around small smoking fire pits, performing a homa. A tall brass-tipped flagstaff and white stone platforms with a deity murti stand in the background. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from mats and white plastic chairs at left, one man in a grey striped shirt among them. A man in orange robes sits near the centre-left, and a standing attendant in a light shirt tends the fire at right. Smoke drifts through the palms.2010-07-11Outdoor photograph of a ritual scene on a dirt ground near palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row on mats in front of dark scorched fire pits. Behind them stands a tall copper-coloured kalasha or ritual pillar on an orange tiered base, with a black stone deity murti or statue beside it. A man in orange robes sits to the left near other seated figures. A white-painted ratha-like structure and a map board stand at the left. Roughly ten people are visible in total.2010-08-25July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with many participants seated cross-legged in circular rings of ash on bare reddish earth, facing the same direction. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. One seated figure in the left foreground wears an orange robe. Behind them stand a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar, a white stepped platform with a dark deity murti, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with garlands. Tall coconut palms and tropical greenery surround the grounds under an overcast sky.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a courtyard temple setting at Pancha Tapas. A tall wooden pillar rises from a white square platform at centre, with a seated figure in orange and a seated statue or figure with garlands beside it. Around the courtyard, people sit in white and yellow clothing on small circular raised mats arranged in rows, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Stone deity sculptures, palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene under an overcast sky. Several seated women in saris sit at the lower left edge beside a red-and-white bordered platform, and smaller seated figures are visible on the right.2010-07-04August 15 20102010-08-15Outdoor ritual scene in a sandy courtyard lined with coconut palms. Several rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged before small circular fire pits, with smoke rising among them. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe sits at the left near a white platform. The foreground shows seated devotees with their backs to the camera, sitting on mats; one wears an orange shirt, another a green shirt, and one a blue cap. A tall wooden pole and white stone shrines stand at the left, with a decorated linga on a white platform. The scene looks like a homa with fire pits and offerings.2010-08-08An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard at Bidadi, with palm trees and a tall flagpole topped with a trident and a red-and-white banner. On the left, a group of seated people in orange and white clothes sit on mats, including an elderly man in orange robes on a blue plastic chair and a man in an orange shirt. On the right, a row of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation postures on raised sand-covered mats near white stone platforms and black stone statues of Nandi and deities. A white van and a signboard stand at left.2010-07-15