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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground. In the foreground, two grey pigeons walk on the sand. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a mat, hands folded, eyes lowered. Behind him are white stepped structures, a dark stone shivalinga-style fire vessel emitting smoke, and shallow ash-filled fire pits. Another person in white sits at the right edge, with palms and trees in the background. A flower garland with orange and yellow blossoms appears at the top left edge.

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A photograph of a courtyard of bare earth where several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, eyes closed or lowered, each within a circular ring of grey ash. Thin smoke rises from the fire-ash rings behind them. On the right, a row of small stone deity murti statues stands on a pedestal. Two pigeons walk on the tiled path in the foreground. Six men are visible, some seated further back in the courtyard.2010-07-14Two grey pigeons walk on a pale concrete courtyard in the foreground. Behind them, several seated men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit near a white stepped platform and a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar on a square base. On the right, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. Palm trees and a dirt patch fill the background.2010-06-18Two white doves stand on a white-painted concrete edge in the foreground, one facing the camera. Behind them, several men in plain white clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a dirt ground scattered with grey stones or ash, some with hands folded and heads bowed in meditation or prayer. A low wall and a green shrub and a small bucket form the background. The scene is a quiet outdoor sitting practice at an ashram-style grounds.2010-07-14Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoors on a bare sandy ground beside a small smoking fire pit, a group of shaven-headed men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged. A seated man in front, wearing a white outfit and yellow shawl, faces the fire area. Several grey pigeons and one white pigeon peck at grain on the sand while a dark pigeon flies up at the right. Behind them stand a black stone altar or yajna structure, palm and tropical foliage, and a red brick wall at the left. No readable text is visible apart from a small red sign.2010-09-02July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a small wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in an outdoor courtyard. Behind him stands a white stone base topped with a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha sits to his left on a grey ash-covered circle. Several pigeons, both grey and white, peck at the sand in the foreground. Behind him, two women in white and yellow clothing sit on the ground, and a person in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge with a tray. Dark stone statues and palm trees fill the background. The man has long dark hair and is seated in meditation, with his robe, the garland and the kalasha drawing the eye.2010-07-08A bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground beside a smouldering fire pit with scattered logs and ash. Six grey pigeons with pale wing bars walk around him on the dirt. Behind are palm trees, green shrubs and a dark stone pillar or lamp stand on a low plinth. Smoke rises from the fire.2010-09-02A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, on a raised round platform at the centre of a circular bed of white ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him and thin smoke rises from the ash ring. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits to the right, hands folded, near a small plate. White stepped structures with red petals and garlands stand in the background, and two pigeons are on the foreground ledge.2010-07-04