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Outdoor homa at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. On a raised white and red-striped platform, several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around a central fire pit with brass items and an orange cloth nearby; one priest in orange holds a ceremonial implement. A group of women in white and orange robes sit beside them, and a row of seated devotees in white, cream and green saris and shirts watches from the front steps. A large wooden pillar stands behind the fire with a dark deity murti near the back. No a person candidate is visible.

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Outdoor 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.2008-10-08Outdoor Hindu ritual at a raised platform with red and white striped edges, where devotees in orange and white sit before a square fire pit or homa kund surrounded by brass kalasha pots, metal bowls, offerings and a small brass lamp. Several saffron-robed participants in orange clothing sit close to the fire pit, while a large crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on the sandy ground facing the ritual. A tall ornate golden flagpole or dhwajastambha stands behind a white pedestal, with coconut palms and a small white building beyond. A seated figure in a red-cushioned chair with an orange shawl appears at the left edge of the platform. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2008-10-09Outdoor ritual on a striped red-and-white raised platform in an open courtyard beside a tall flagstaff and palm trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged before a fire or incense smoke rising into the air. Around him, robed participants in white garments with orange and yellow shawls sit on mats, many with hands folded in prayer. Offerings, a yellow cloth, a small brass pot and a tray are set on the platform. Behind them, a white shrine houses a dark deity murti beneath the flagstaff. Approximately fifteen to twenty people are visible.2008-09-30October 09 20082008-10-09October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a low wall, where a group of people sit in meditation on small round ringed platforms. A tall white-and-red kalasha-style pillar stands beside a white stepped platform, with a central figure seated in orange robes at its base and a seated figure in orange nearby. Several people in white clothes and white head coverings sit in rows; some wear red shawls. A white-and-red striped raised platform with a small pyramid-shaped top occupies the foreground, with a few seated visitors at its edge. Stone sculptures and a small red signboard stand at the left. Smoke rises from a fire area on the right.2010-08-07Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. A large white and red striped platform with a low white dais stands in the centre, where a few people sit on the edge. Around it many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, some wearing yellow or orange shawls. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the left side of the seated rows. A white plinth with a bull statue stands at left and a tall wooden post with garlands rises at the far left. White ashram buildings with tin roofs sit behind the trees. Several people in the foreground, including a woman in a light blue headscarf and a woman in a pink-and-gold shawl, sit facing the platform, appearing to attend a group sitting or satsang.2010-08-07Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms under an overcast sky. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar stands on a white tiered platform, with a dark deity murti seated before it. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in rows on small raised fire pits, with smoke rising among them. In the foreground, a woman in an orange robe sits cross-legged facing a row of seated devotees in white, some wearing orange or blue saris. A red-and-white striped platform edge runs along the lower right. Stone sculptures stand along the left side near a small white building.2010-07-04An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A white raised platform with red and white striped edges sits in the foreground. Behind it, a white stepped shrine holds a seated deity murti garlanded with flowers, beside a tall palm trunk. Around the courtyard, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on mats inside circular raised rings. A figure in orange robes sits at the centre front near the shrine, and another in orange stands at the left edge. Dark stone sculptures line the left side near a wall, and a red signboard stands at the left.2010-07-07Outdoor 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.2010-07-05October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor photo of a seated group in a palm-fringed courtyard beside a white-plastered stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull with a red and yellow garland, and a tall orange-and-gold pillar behind it. A central figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground with a lamp before them, facing rows of seated people in white clothes and yellow shawls. Around them are small circular patterns of gravel on the ground. Many people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, wearing white, red, orange and striped saris and salwars, some with long braids. A small white building with a green roof stands to the right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2010-07-04