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Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard beneath tall coconut palms, with a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar and white stone shrine structures behind. In the foreground, many seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing the open ground. On the sandy courtyard, a row of seated participants in white with yellow shawls sit on circular stone-bordered mats around the pillar area, and a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the front. A small group in orange and red sits near the left side. A signboard map stands at the left edge. Several people in white, some in turbans, watch the ritual from the audience area.

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June 27 20102010-06-27June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn among tall coconut palms, with a tall ornate flagstaff-style pillar and a white stone platform holding dark stone deity murti and a seated figure in orange. About twenty people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid on circular ash-marked mats on sandy ground, meditating or practicing yoga. In front, a row of seated spectators in casual clothes watches from a mat, and a red-painted pedestal stands near the front row. A small figure in orange sits at the left near the platform, and a white-robed figure sits at the edge of the grid.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a circular stone platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a dark shivalinga draped with red and white flower garlands, with a tall copper-toned kalasha-like column rising behind it. Around them, a dozen or so other men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on circular raised platforms on sandy ground, several in red or orange shawls. A brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and a small white kolam-like design is drawn on the ground. Stone deity sculptures and a stone pillar stand at left, with palm trees throughout.2010-06-27Outdoor photograph of a large seated gathering in a palm-lined compound. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit on mats in rows facing a central ritual area of sand-coloured ground and stone platforms. A tall ornate ritual pole rises near a white stepped stone structure. In the middle distance, a figure in orange robes sits among several people in yellow and white, with a seated figure in an orange cloth near the platform. A small white-clad figure with an orange shawl appears at the left edge. A green-and-white banner or chart stands on the left, and a bright purple logo appears in the upper left corner. Coconut palms and a cloudy sky fill the background.2010-06-27Outdoor 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.2010-07-15July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group meditation in a paved courtyard surrounded by coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white square base at centre. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a small shrine-like stone platform, with a red pyramid-shaped cover. Around them, about twenty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation within circular stone rings on the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left edge, and a white building appears at right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11