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Outdoor photograph of a Panchatapas-style practice at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees behind. In the foreground a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular gravel ring, wearing an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside them. A black stone Nandi with yellow and white garlands sits on a red-brick pedestal with a garlanded shivalinga-like structure above. Behind, several people in white dhotis sit in other circular fire-pit rings on the sand, some with eyes closed. Mats and white chalk-drawn patterns surround the rings.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard among coconut palms. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat, hands folded, at the rim of a circular fire pit lined with grey ash and stones and decorated with white kolam lines. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the left, a black Nandi bull statue with garlands rests on an orange plinth. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested or orange-clad attire sit in meditation or ritual posture on mats, with firewood stacked nearby and a row of small statues along an orange-painted building.2010-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a Panchatapas sadhana in an open courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation on a raised circular mound ringed with grey gravel, with a brass kalasha/lamp beside them. A shaved-headed person in white sits on a mat within a similar ringed mound in the background, with other white-clad practitioners seated at intervals across the courtyard. Behind them stands an orange-red stepped pedestal topped by a dark stone Nandi bull, decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands, and palm trees line the grounds with stone statues at left.2010-09-21October 07 20102010-10-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJune 28 20102010-06-28Outdoor meditation scene in a temple garden. A man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded on a woven mat, a brass kalasha beside him on a circular ash-filled pit decorated with pink and white kolam. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue on an orange tiered pedestal. A second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation to the left. Grey stone deity statues and palm trees surround the area, with small red signboards in the background.2010-10-10A photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised stone platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Before him is a small brass kalasha on a woven mat, inside a circle of white stones with a patterned chalk-style kolam. Behind him stands an orange-painted peetha-style pedestal holding a dark stone Nandi-like bull figure garlanded with marigolds, with stone deity statues and red sign boards in the background. Appearance-based candidate is a person, seated in meditation with saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and forehead marking; the page identifies him as present.2010-11-20Outdoor photo at an open courtyard of a temple-like compound with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform ringed with gravel, a brass lamp placed before them. Behind them, a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits atop an orange stepped pedestal. Several more people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on separate circular platforms across the sandy ground, with a striped mat laid out to the right and a white rangoli-style design on the ground. Orange-painted buildings and a white hut stand in the background.2010-09-06Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching head wrap sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular fire pit of ash, hands folded, a small brass vessel placed before him. Around him, several people in white clothes sit in similar circular fire pits, some wearing yellow or red shawls and rudraksha malas. A standing man in white with a red shawl and a long-haired man in white with a yellow shawl stand to the left beside a black stone Nandi figure garlanded with orange and white flowers under an orange canopy. Palm trees and flowering shrubs frame the background.2010-07-09A seated figure in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat at the centre of a circular ring of marigold petals and white ash, in front of a tall orange-painted shrine. The shrine holds a black stone Nandi bull draped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, above a kalasha pot topped with a spire. Around the open courtyard stand many black stone deity murtis and small shrines beneath palm and tropical trees. The seated person wears a rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on the forehead and long hair swept back. A brass pot or vessel sits on the mat beside them. Appearance is consistent with a person in saffron and rudraksha, seated in meditation at a sacred ring, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2010-11-02Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or puja gathering on bare ground under coconut palms. In the centre, a man with long hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on a mat, in front of a circular kolam drawing of white lines and grey stones with a brass oil lamp to his left. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal holding a dark linga draped with a red garland, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar with a yellow garland. Around him, several people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats, and a man in orange sits at the right edge. Grey stone deity sculptures stand among the trees at left.2010-09-13September 21 20102010-09-21