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Outdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall palm trees, with a tall ornate wooden pillar or flagstaff rising in the background and a small white shrine structure at its base. In the foreground, a raised white platform with a dark cloth-covered altar, marigold garlands and brass plates of offerings sits on a striped red-and-white border. Around it, a group of women and young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, while a larger group of devotees in white clothing sits on mats to the right. Smoke rises from the central area. A small white toilet block with a green roof stands at right.

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Outdoor ritual on a raised red-and-white striped platform beneath coconut palms. A tall ornate ceremonial pillar with a flag rises at the centre, its base surrounded by flower garlands and a small dark deity murti on a white pedestal. In the foreground, seated devotees in orange robes sit on orange cloth; several women in orange saris and a shaven-headed man in orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads hold brass trays and offerings. Smoke rises to the right. Behind the platform, a larger crowd of people in white and light clothing sits on the ground, and plastic chairs are visible at the left edge. Floral garlands, plates of fruit and oil lamps are arranged on the platform.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a striped red-and-white platform. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes, several women with yellow and orange cloth, face a fire pit sending up thick smoke. Standing priests in white and saffron-orange shawls tend the homa. A small black stone deity murti stands at left beside a white pedestal. A tiered gopuram appears at the edge of the frame.2008-09-30October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor photo of a courtyard meditation at an ashram under palm trees. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a red stepped pedestal topped by a tall orange pillar garlanded with flowers, with a black stone deity murti seated on the pedestal. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow, orange and white garments sit in meditation on individual circular mats. Behind them stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures on red-tagged bases, with palm and tropical foliage beyond. In the foreground a white stone platform holds a small stepped pyramid-shaped object with a kalasha-like finial. The central figure is an appearance-based candidate, with orange robes and a crowned-looking hairstyle, but the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2010-09-20Outdoor ritual on a sandy ground beside coconut palms. Several men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in rows, hands folded in anjali; the front-centre man has his hands pressed together with eyes lowered. A tall copper flagstaff with an orange flag rises behind a white platform holding a black stone shivalinga garlanded with yellow marigolds. Before the priests sit a black stone yajna pit, a silver kalasha with a mango-leaf and flower topping, a silver oil lamp, brass bowls of grain, flower petals, plates of yellow flowers and spices, and orange cloths spread on the ground. Seated devotees in white and yellow clothes watch from the back, and a tripod-mounted camera stands beside the platform.2008-10-08September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with a red-orange stepped shrine platform and a tall orange-and-gold pillar at its centre. A seated figure in orange robes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in front of the shrine on a raised mat with a small brass lamp, and a dark stone deity murti in front of the shrine is garlanded with yellow-orange flowers. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in meditation on mats in white and yellow-white clothes, some wearing orange shawls. Dark stone statues stand on the left among palm trees and greenery, and a white stone platform with a pyramid-shaped canopy lies in the foreground.2010-09-20Outdoor puja at a white-plinthed shrine on a sandy clearing beneath tall coconut palms and a cloudy sky. A black Shiva lingam stands on the shrine, draped with a red-and-white garland and set in a black yoni-pitha base with yellow flowers. A tall reddish pillar rises behind it. Around the shrine, about a dozen devotees stand with palms pressed together: women in green, red-and-white and floral saris, and men and youths in white dhotis and shirts. A monk-like figure in an orange robe stands near the left, and a bald man in white stands at the right beside brass vessels on a table and an empty white plastic chair in the foreground.2007-09-24Outdoor ritual gathering under an open pavilion with palm trees behind. Many women sit on mats in orange, red and cream saris and white garments, with brass oil lamps, yellow flower garlands and small brass vessels set before them. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a bare chest and rudraksha-like beads stands at the back near a yellow platform with offerings, and another man in orange stands at left beside tables of items. The scene appears to be a puja or satsang with devotees seated in rows.2016-08-12Outdoor ritual scene on a raised platform with orange cloth and a red-and-white striped border. A tall copper-toned flagstaff with an orange flag rises from a white base in front of coconut palms. Several people in orange robes sit cross-legged on the orange cloth, some holding brass plates and offerings, while a central orange-draped shrine structure and a white altar with a garland of white flowers stand before them. Brass vessels and plates of offerings sit on the platform, with smoke rising behind the flagstaff. Behind the platform, a larger crowd of seated people in white and light clothing watches from the ground, and an orange chair stands to the left.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08