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Outdoor evening scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees. A white stepped pedestal holds a dark stone deity murti or shivalinga-like form draped in a red and yellow marigold garland. In the foreground, a ring of lit oil lamps surrounds an orange cushion on the sandy ground, with additional lamp rings and fire pits scattered across the courtyard. A pink lotus kolam is drawn in coloured powder at the bottom of the frame. A blurred figure in white stands at the right edge, and no clearly identifiable person is seated in the frame.

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A dusk photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard at Bidadi with palm trees silhouetted against a dark blue sky. Several glowing circular rings of red-orange embers or fire lie on the sandy ground, arranged in concentric patterns. On the right stands a white stepped pedestal beneath a dark stone deity murti or shrine figure with a crescent-shaped ornament. No people are visible.2010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesNight photograph at an outdoor ashram setting. A large bonfire of logs burns on sandy ground at left, with bright flames. Behind it, a seated figure in orange and white garments sits on a white cushioned seat beneath a colourful striped canopy, appearing small and distant. To the right, several people in white clothing sit on the ground near a blue banner. A red cord runs across the foreground. The sky is dusky blue. The figure on the seat has no clear distinguishing cues, so the identity is uncertain.2009-09-02Dusk view of an outdoor ritual ground at Bidadi with palm trees and a tall wooden post hung with rope. A seated figure in a dark robe with a garland sits on a white stepped platform at centre, a small statue or murti rather than a living person. Around it lie many circular rings of glowing embers or oil lamps on the bare earth, with smoke rising. Two people in white clothes stand at the right edge near a small fire, and a figure in white sits beside another fire further back. Dark blue sky and tropical trees surround the scene.2010-07-28 +1 copiesDusk view of an open outdoor ground arranged with several circular rings of glowing embers, each enclosing a flat stone or slab, with a larger central fire burning among them. Dark statues and temple structures stand in the background under palm and tree silhouettes, and a white pillared shrine edge appears at right. No people are visible.2010-08-03A night scene of a monastic training homa at an outdoor ground. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged within small circular fire pits, with flames and smoke rising around them. The foreground figure wears white with an orange-brown shawl draped over one shoulder and sits facing away from the camera. Other seated participants in white fill the rows behind, with a fence line in the background.2006-08-18July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 09 20102010-07-09July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual scene on a dirt ground beside a row of dark stone deity sculptures under tall palms. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised red platform before a tall copper pillar with hanging garlands. Near him a small brass vessel sits on a white cloth, and a colourful geometric rangoli with yellow flower petals decorates the ground in the foreground. Several white-clad men sit in meditation on a mat to the right, and a small fire with smoke rises near the seated figures.2010-10-08Outdoor homa scene at an ashram with palm trees and smoke. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged in meditation on a low seat inside a circle of charcoal ash, with a brass kalasha/pot placed before him. Behind him stands a white-pedestalled Shiva linga draped with a garland, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar. Other people in white and yellow clothing sit at smaller fire pits around the courtyard, several with small fires burning, and garden statues stand in the background. Several visible people in the scene are seated or standing near the fires.2010-07-11June 18 20102010-06-18