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Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard of palm trees under a pale dawn sky. A tall wooden flagstaff with a tapering top rises from a white stepped platform at centre. Around it, small circular fire pits are set in the ground, with smoke rising from several at right. Many people sit cross-legged on the earth in white clothes with yellow shawls, some wearing red scarves. Two seated figures near the foreground wear saffron-orange robes. Stone sculptures and a dark deity murti stand near the platform. A flat copper-topped pedestal sits in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna gathering, though the exact rite is not clear.

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July 11 20102010-07-11June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor photo of a ritual ground with many people seated cross-legged in white clothes and yellow shawls, arranged in rings of stones on sandy earth. A tall lamp-post-like pillar rises from a white square platform among coconut palms, with smoke rising from the right and a dark deity murti visible on a plinth at the back. One person in an orange robe sits at left, seemingly apart from the white-clad group. The scene reads as a group sitting ceremony or sadhana, with the seated figures numbering many people.2010-06-28Outdoor evening scene at a temple-like grounds with a tall ornate dhvaja-style flagstaff rising from a white square base, topped with a small carved figure. Around it, many participants sit cross-legged on circular mats arranged across sandy ground, most dressed in white with some wearing yellow shawls, and a few in orange. A seated figure in orange robes sits near the base of the pillar in front of a small shrine-like structure, with a white stone platform in the foreground. Palm trees and stone deity sculptures stand behind, under a pale dusk sky. Several onlookers sit on the raised platform at the lower edge. Visible activity suggests meditation or sadhana practice.2010-06-29Outdoor ritual scene in a sandy courtyard lined with palm trees, with smoke rising from several fire pits. A tall wooden pillar stands behind a white raised platform bearing a dark deity murti garlanded with flowers. In front, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat, with another man in white seated beside him, and rows of people in yellow, white and orange sit on mats around circular fire pits. A red-and-white striped platform occupies the foreground. Sculptures stand along the left side of the courtyard. The arrangement suggests a homa or pada puja gathering.2010-08-04July 11 20102010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, coconut palms and a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising from a white stepped platform. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on the platform; a second figure in orange sits on a mat in the foreground. Around them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged in circular ringed patterns on the ground, some in yellow and white garments, with others standing and tending small fires or offerings. Stone sculptures and a white shrine structure stand at left and centre, and a red-and-white striped platform edges the foreground. a person appearance is uncertain given the distance and clothing.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor ashram courtyard at dusk with palm trees, a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising from a white raised platform, and a seated figure in orange clothing near its base. Many people sit cross-legged on mats and circular patterned seats in rows: some in white, some in yellow or orange, and women in saris at the front left. A striped red-and-white square platform occupies the foreground. Stone deity murtis and carved statues stand along the left side near a red-framed sign board. Smoke rises from the central platform.2010-06-29Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows, mostly in white clothing with red shawls or sashes, and some in yellow or saffron. Several sit beside small smoking fire pits, and smoke drifts through the palms. A tall tapered pillar with a trident finial stands centre background beside white shrine platforms and a dark deity murti. A red raised block with a kalasha-like top stands in the foreground. A standing man in white is bent over a fire at right. Nearby a figure in orange robes sits near the left-side shrine, and a few people are scattered in the background, consistent with a homa or pada-puja gathering.2010-08-09Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a tall wooden flagstaff beside a white plinth, with tall coconut palms behind and a white structure at right. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in open-air circular fire pits, with small fires and smoke rising. A figure in orange robes sits at left near a white platform bearing a deity murti with a red and orange garland. Two figures in white stand near the murti on the left, and another white-clad figure stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the orange-robed figure is seated and not distinctively adorned.2010-07-02 +1 copies