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A photograph of an outdoor gathering at an ashram setting under tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows facing a raised white platform and a tall tapering pillar. Most women wear white or cream clothes, some in orange or saffron saris, and several have long dark hair down their backs. One figure in the centre wears saffron-orange robes and sits near the front. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge beside white pedestal structures, and a small shrine-like hall with red doors lies to the right. Red-painted stone posts border the seating area and pink flowering plants fill the foreground.

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July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor ashram scene under coconut palms where a group of devotees sits on woven mats on a sandy courtyard during a seated gathering. In the foreground, women in white, cream and orange shawls sit with their backs to the camera, one in a blue saree at right. Several small circular stone enclosures and a tall carved wooden pillar with yellow and red ribbons stand among white stone platforms and dark stone sculptures. A woman in an orange robe sits in the middle distance near a seated figure. Smoke rises at right beside small buildings with red-and-white painted walls. Around twenty-five people are visible, with many more seated in the background.2010-07-14A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many devotees sit on woven mats in rows, mostly women and girls in white, pink, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, some with long braids. A tall ceremonial flagpole stands at centre-left beside white plinths and a stone bull statue, and a small white shrine structure with a red-framed doorway is on the right. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit in the background near the stone sculptures. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated gathering in a temple courtyard of palm trees. In the foreground, many women in white and cream saris and pink, yellow and red garments sit on striped mats, some with a long-haired figure in an orange robe. Behind them, a tall copper-coloured pillar stands beside white stone platforms and a black bull statue draped with a garland. Several figures in white sit in circular patterns on the sand. Small white buildings and a tiled shrine appear at the right. A visible person in an orange robe sits at the centre of the group, but the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor gathering in a palm-lined compound. Many people sit on mats on sandy ground facing a white stone platform and a tall tapering pillar. Most women wear white saris and salwar-style outfits, some with saffron or orange shawls, and several have long braids. A dark stone statue with a garland stands on the white base, and a stone deity figure stands at the left edge. Other seated participants in white and yellow clothing are scattered across the ground near small white buildings. The scene is calm and orderly.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a sacred ground at an ashram with palm trees and white single-storey buildings behind. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on mats and a raised platform. Most wear white clothes, with some in saffron-orange and pink saris. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white seat near the front left, facing the gathering. Behind him, a seated group in white clothes faces the same way near a row of small lamps and stacked firewood beside a fire pit with offerings. A stone bull statue with a garland stands at the left edge beside a white shrine pillar. Green leaves and flowering plants frame the foreground. The scene appears to show a group sitting session or ritual observance.2010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoors in a palm-shaded courtyard, a group of about two dozen people sit in rows on mats facing a white raised platform. Behind them stands a tall wooden pillar draped with orange and yellow garlands, beside a dark stone Nandi bull with a yellow-and-orange garland. Among the seated devotees, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the centre, while others wear white, yellow, pink and purple clothing. Small smoke wisps rise from the ground, and a thatched-roof white building and green shrubs frame the scene.2010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a sacred courtyard with palm trees and a tall brass-and-copper dhvaja-style flagstaff rising at left. Several white-clad participants sit in meditative postures on circular stone-ringed mats across the sand. One figure in an orange-saffron robe sits prominently near the centre, flanked by seated people in white and yellow. In the foreground, a large audience of women and girls, many in white and pastel saris and with long braided hair, sits on mats facing the practitioners. White shrine platforms and a small white building with red doors stand behind.2010-06-27July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard under palm trees: many devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes with some in orange, sit on mats and cloth facing a central figure in an orange robe seated near white ritual platforms. A tall ornate sacred pillar with a kalasha-like top stands at left, with small white shrine structures and a fire pit with logs nearby. Other people in white sit scattered on the ground, some with folded hands in meditation or prayer. Red brick borders and potted green plants frame the foreground.2010-07-23