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Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-colored flagstaff rising from a white stepped base, surrounded by palm trees and smoke. A woman in an orange sari stands at the base of the flagstaff with a small lamp or offering before her. Several people in white clothing sit in meditative posture on circular raised platforms with stone borders, some wearing yellow shawls. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks across the courtyard, and a smaller fire pit with flames and smoke burns on the right. Stone deity sculptures stand along the left edge, and a red-and-white striped platform with a small red-roofed canopy occupies the foreground. Pigeons are on the paving.

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Outdoor photo of a courtyard temple setting at Pancha Tapas. A tall wooden pillar rises from a white square platform at centre, with a seated figure in orange and a seated statue or figure with garlands beside it. Around the courtyard, people sit in white and yellow clothing on small circular raised mats arranged in rows, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Stone deity sculptures, palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene under an overcast sky. Several seated women in saris sit at the lower left edge beside a red-and-white bordered platform, and smaller seated figures are visible on the right.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a courtyard ritual at an ashram. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in circular marked spaces on sandy ground, facing a white stone structure with a tall ornamental column rising from its centre. Palm trees and a row of carved stone sculptures stand behind. A figure in an orange robe sits near the front centre on a mat, and another figure in orange sits on the white structure's base with a garland and flower decoration. A raised concrete platform with a red and white striped edge and a red roofed canopy occupies the foreground. Smoke rises from a fire area at right. Several standing people in white robes stand near the central structure, and a few others are seated at the left and right edges. Two people in saffron and orange sit near the centre.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a sandy courtyard lined with palm trees, with smoke rising from several fire pits. A tall wooden pillar stands behind a white raised platform bearing a dark deity murti garlanded with flowers. In front, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat, with another man in white seated beside him, and rows of people in yellow, white and orange sit on mats around circular fire pits. A red-and-white striped platform occupies the foreground. Sculptures stand along the left side of the courtyard. The arrangement suggests a homa or pada puja gathering.2010-08-04Outdoor photo of an open courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. In the centre, a tall wooden pillar rises behind a white stepped plinth. About twenty seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular patterns on the sand, several with hands folded in meditation. One figure in the foreground wears an orange robe and sits in front of the plinth with a lamp before him. Stone deity sculptures stand at the left edge, and white pigeons and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped platform in the foreground.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.2010-08-28An 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 photo of a temple courtyard with a row of seated practitioners on circular mats. Several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation or devotional posture, while a central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised white platform beside a tall white pillar and a dark deity murti. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the scene. In the foreground, women in orange and white saris sit on mats facing the courtyard, and pigeons walk on the tiled floor. A red-and-white striped platform with a low altar stands in front. The orange-robed figure is in the centre of the group; no identification is made from appearance.2010-07-08July 03 20102010-07-03Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard of sandy ground. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits before a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers, with a tall wooden kalasha-like pillar behind. Around the courtyard, participants sit cross-legged in pale yellow, white and orange clothing beside circular stone-ringed fire pits, some with smoke rising. A man in white sits near the centre, a woman in orange sits beside the figure in saffron robes, and stone statues stand along the left edge. Pigeons gather on the paved platform in the foreground. Sixteen seated people are visible.2010-08-04Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard of palm trees under a pale dawn sky. A tall wooden flagstaff with a tapering top rises from a white stepped platform at centre. Around it, small circular fire pits are set in the ground, with smoke rising from several at right. Many people sit cross-legged on the earth in white clothes with yellow shawls, some wearing red scarves. Two seated figures near the foreground wear saffron-orange robes. Stone sculptures and a dark deity murti stand near the platform. A flat copper-topped pedestal sits in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna gathering, though the exact rite is not clear.2010-08-09