An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall red-and-white shrine base with a tall ornate pillar. A saffron-robed figure sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of the shrine, with several white-clad people seated on the ground around circular stone-rimmed pits on the paved path. Stone statues stand among the trees behind the shrine. - Nithyanandapedia

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An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall red-and-white shrine base with a tall ornate pillar. A saffron-robed figure sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of the shrine, with several white-clad people seated on the ground around circular stone-rimmed pits on the paved path. Stone statues stand among the trees behind the shrine.

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A three-panel collage at an outdoor ashram site. The left panel shows a tall wooden kalasha-topped flagstaff or dhwajastambha standing on a red-and-cream stepped base amid palm trees, with a figure in orange robes seated on a mat before it and two white-clad devotees seated nearby. The upper right panel shows a man with long dark hair and an orange shawl wearing a rudraksha mala, beside dark stone deity sculptures. The lower right panel shows a hand with a wristwatch sifting grey ash or vibhuti on the ground.

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