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A photo of a temple courtyard where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand in a line with hands joined in namaskar. A man in orange robes at the right raises one arm toward a stone pillar, with a red-and-green painted pillar and an orange cloth draped behind. Brass oil lamps line a counter at the left, and marigold garlands hang on a stone wall. A signboard reads Dhyanapeetam and Ananda Sabha. Several sadhus wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a yellow dhoti stands among them. Approximately ten people are visible.

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December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a white building and corrugated roof behind. Several saffron-robed monastics stand and move along a stone platform, and the figure in the foreground right extends an arm toward a brass lamp. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style brass vessel sit on the stone ledge, with a banana plant and a red cloth hanging behind. At right, a seated figure in red robes with a garland rests beside the offerings. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left, and a man in white clothing stands behind the group. Ritual lamp offering appears in progress.2009-10-15A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands in a whitewashed hall with a tin roof, several with palms pressed together in greeting. One bowing sannyasi in the centre has a shaved head and a draped orange shawl. At the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow scarf stands near a table of brass items. In the foreground, rows of brass oil lamps and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sit on a red cloth. Behind them a dark board lists names, a red curtain hangs at right, and a carved stone pillar stands at the right edge.2009-10-15Five men in saffron-orange robes stand in a row in a whitewashed courtyard with a corrugated roof, facing a carved stone shrine on the right. The man at the front right holds a lit flame aloft in his raised right hand while the others stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A banana plant grows beside the stone structure, and a tray of brass lamps is laid out on a red cloth in the lower left. Behind them a doorway opens onto an inner shrine area. The scene resembles an aarti at a shrine, with the flame offering as the focal action.2009-10-15A photograph of a temple courtyard where a group of people in saffron and orange robes stand near a row of brass oil lamps on a metal ledge. On the right, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together, facing a line of devotees greeting him. Several older bearded men in orange and yellow clothing stand in the middle, and a woman in a pale pink sari stands at the center. A man in white clothes stands at left. Marigold garlands hang on the pillars and ledge, an orange cloth drapes a red and white pillar, and a stone carved structure with a gate sits behind them.2009-12-30December 11 20092009-12-11December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene with devotees in orange saffron robes. On the far left, a man with long dark hair and an orange turban stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling. Beside him, an orange-robed figure with a lighter orange turban holds a long wooden staff and a bunch of white flowers. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds flowers and stands near a second orange-robed man, while a man in a dark maroon-bordered orange cloth holds a brass lamp and performs aarti at a green bamboo post with a flame. Colourful striped umbrellas with tassels and a hanging green garland decorate the background, and a cameraman films the ritual. Several people are visible in the scene, with some partially cut off at the edges. Terracotta pots sit on the right beside a stone ledge.2007-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a temple courtyard at dusk where several saffron-robed sannyasis stand barefoot in a line facing a stone shrine ledge. A younger man in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands at the right, holding a lit flame toward brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on the ledge, apparently performing aarti. Other people in white dhotis stand at the left, and a red-clad deity murti with a garland is visible at the right edge. A banana plant, red cloth hanging and whitewashed buildings frame the scene. Five people in saffron robes are visible, plus two or three in white.2009-10-15