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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.

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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.2010-09-19Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on a dirt ground under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel posts, with coconut palms overhead. Many devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing a central area, where a red-cloth-covered table and a red pillar structure stand. An orange-walled building with white-and-red striped trim is at left, and a tall red-and-white pole rises at right beside a small deity shrine. Some people in white sit on the right; a figure in an orange-brown garment sits near the front center. The scene reads as a satsang gathering.2010-09-19Outdoor ashram gathering under a corrugated metal shelter in front of a yellow and orange temple building with the sign 'SRI ANANDESHWAR TEMPLE'. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and cloth across the sandy ground. Several circular fire pits with grey ash are arranged in front of them, and a person in orange robes sits near a large black lingam on a red pedestal at right. Palm trees and a parked silver vehicle appear beyond. Some participants wear yellow shawls, and a bald man in white at right sits beside a fire ring.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.2010-08-08An 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.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing a white-walled temple building on the left. On the right, several people in yellow shawls sit cross-legged beside small raised fire pits with blackened ash rings, and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands behind them. A man in a saffron garment stands near the temple entrance, and a white shrine structure with a carved stone deity murti is visible on the right. A white SUV is parked in the background.2010-07-04October 07 20102010-10-07August 15 20102010-08-15An outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with tall palm trees behind it. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform at centre, flanked by others in orange and white, with a row of seated participants in white clothes on mats across the sand. In the foreground, several women in white and light blue saris sit facing the platform on a raised orange-draped stage. Orange-painted stone pillars, a small orange-curtained cart, and dark stone deity sculptures stand nearby. Several people in white and yellow sit on prayer mats.2010-09-08Outdoor 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.2010-07-04July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor 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.2010-07-11