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A photograph of two white and gold spirit houses set in a garden of green trees and shrubs, with the sea and sandy beach visible behind. The larger shrine on the right has a gilded tiered roof and houses a golden seated deity murti, with garlands, flower offerings, brass vessels and a small bowl on its altar. A bronze plaque on a white plinth in front carries Thai text and an English name engraving. A smaller gilded shrine stands on the left with its own offerings and a multicoloured cloth. A silver car is parked at the right edge. No people are visible.

December 27 2015

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A photograph of a tranquil ashram garden on a sunny day. A small white pavilion with a tiered pointed roof and golden finial stands at center, its open doorway framed by gold-accented pillars. A narrow water channel with a small fountain runs in front, crossed by two white arched footbridges. Tall palm trees, tropical shrubs and potted palms surround the grounds, and a white building with arched windows sits at left under a blue sky with scattered clouds. No people are visible.

December 11 2015

A photograph of an ornate Thai Buddhist shrine with a gilded multi-headed, multi-armed figure seated on a tiered golden pedestal beneath a mosaic-tiled canopy. Small glass-enclosed offering dishes, incense sticks, red bowls and yellow chrysanthemums surround the base. Behind it stand white and gold temple halls with red-tiled roofs, a clock tower and a naga-decorated balustrade under green trees. A yellow banner in English reads that Thai Buddhist monks are entering. No people are visible.

A granite open-pillared shrine pavilion with red velvet curtains tied to the sides. At the centre sit two golden-toned deity statues: the male figure with a crown and multiple arms holds a ritual object, and the female figure in a red garment sits beside him. In front stands a cobra-hooded arch above a white cloth-draped altar with garlands, brass oil lamps, bells, and a small framed deity image. No people are visible.

A golden statue of Dakshinamurthi, seated under a large banyan tree in an open outdoor shrine. The gilded deity figure wears an ornate crown, layered jewelry and a gold-toned upper garment, holding a staff and sacred objects, with yellow and magenta flower garlands draped over the arms and body. A silver arch with carved floral and scrollwork frames the statue, and a dark stone plaque at the base is inscribed in Tamil. Red-painted pedestal and scattered flower offerings in pink, orange and red sit before it, with a dry-grass and stone ground beyond.

A photograph of a ritual offering outdoors in front of a parked vehicle with large tyres. On the left, a partially visible arm in a white sleeve pours or holds a silver vessel over a golden miniature temple-shaped object with a stepped tiered dome on a tray draped in white cloth. In the centre, a kalasha-like pot with a yellow-orange surface sits on a brass base, wrapped in white and pink flower garlands with green leaves and green beaded decorations. On the right, a gilded deity murti of a standing female figure with a crown and layered necklaces stands in an arched gold prabhavali frame with rearing lion-like figures, on a yellow silk-draped pedestal decorated with pink and white flowers. Incense sticks and a small oil lamp sit at the lower left on a teal cloth. The image is stamped with the date 25.10.2006.

July 28 2013

October 28 2006

Outdoor temple shrine under leafy trees and a grey sky, with a central golden arched niche holding a black deity murti wearing an orange turban, a silver-and-garland adornment and a long trident-like staff, beside a smaller figure in a red-and-orange garment. Flanking arched niches hold seated and standing black murtis, and a small white-and-red figurine sits before offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass plate. The base is striped red and white with a black inscribed plaque.

Outdoor shrine structure with a stone pillared canopy decorated with string lights, dark blue curtains hung on the sides, and a metal step ladder in front. Inside, two deity murti stand before a gold arched backdrop, one in a pink and red sari-style garment and the other in a green and gold garment, both garlanded with yellow and orange marigold flower strands. A white-draped table and a flower-garlanded offering stand sit at the base. Red and white striped wall and trees surround the shrine at dusk.