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Sunrise over a courtyard at dawn with tall coconut palms silhouetted against a pale sky. A striped red-and-white stepped platform sits in the foreground. Several people in white clothing sit in rows on the paved ground, with a few in yellow or orange garments among them. A white pillared structure and a tall pole stand near the palms. The sun glows low on the horizon through the trees.

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Outdoor photograph at dusk of a courtyard ringed by palm trees, with a tall ornate column rising from a white square base at the centre. Many people in white clothing sit cross-legged on mats around the courtyard, most in white with yellow shoulder cloths, while one figure in saffron robes sits in front of the column on the white base. A row of seated women in saris sits in the foreground on the left, and a few people are seated on the right. Stone sculptures stand near the left edge beside a red signboard. The scene appears to be a group meditation or sitting session in the open air.2010-06-29Dawn scene at an outdoor ashram courtyard with a tall ornate copper-toned flagstaff or dhvaja stambha rising beside a white-painted base. Palm trees silhouette against a sky with soft clouds at sunrise. Several people sit cross-legged on a mat in white and yellow clothing, facing the pillar in meditation or satsang. Two seated figures in the foreground wear white garments. Further back, a person in saffron/orange robes sits near a white platform, and a few others in yellow and white are seated in rows. Green leaves frame the left edge, and a low red-and-white striped wall stands at the left.2010-07-05 +1 copiesJune 29 20102010-06-29August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. Rows of people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular raised rings of ash or stone, facing forward. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands on a white plinth, and white shrine structures with dark stone deity murti sit behind. On the left, a group of seated onlookers in mixed everyday clothes sits on a mat, and an orange-robed person sits near the shrine. A red pedestal stands in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor 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.2010-08-07July 03 20102010-07-03August 15 20102010-08-15An 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 temple courtyard at dawn with tall palms and a tall brass-and-wood lamp post. A white raised platform holds a small white shrine in the centre, where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in cross-legged meditation postures on circular patterned mats. Several white and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped stone platform in the foreground. Small oil lamps or offerings sit on the ground before the central figure.2010-07-15Outdoor scene at dawn or dusk under a grey sky with tall coconut palms. Many men sit cross-legged in rows on bare earth, wearing white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over the shoulders, and several with red shawls. Each sits within a circular ring of ash or ember-dusted ground, with small fires or smoke rising. Behind them stand a tall tapering pillar of wood or metal and white-plinthed structures with a dark stone deity murti, and a large dark stone sculpture of a bull is visible on the left. One man at the left wears orange robes and a red shawl. The men appear to be in meditation or ritual sitting around the fire rings.2010-08-03July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies