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Outdoor photo of a ritual fire-offering area in an open dirt courtyard beside a tall copper-coloured lamp pillar and a white stone platform with a large white statue of a seated deity. Several dozen participants sit cross-legged in a row inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits, with smoke rising. Most wear white clothes; a few wear yellow or saffron-orange shawls and orange sashes. Tall coconut palms and a low tiled building with a green roof form the background. Visible people are seated, in a homa-style ritual setting.

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July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at dusk in a palm-lined courtyard where about a dozen people sit cross-legged in circles of glowing embers on bare ground. Most wear white clothing with yellow shawls or sashes, while one woman in the foreground wears an orange-red shawl. Behind them stand white raised platforms, a tall brass-coloured pillar, and dark stone sculptures. Several participants sit in meditation with eyes closed. A bald man in white sits on a white platform in the centre, with a larger white structure to the right. Palm trees and tropical foliage frame the background under a pale blue evening sky.2010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall copper-colored flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising among white-painted shrine platforms and palm trees. Several people sit cross-legged in neat circular rings of gravel on sandy ground. Most wear white clothing; a few wear yellow or saffron scarves. One figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the center right, and a nandi bull statue with a garland stands near the white platforms.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group meditating in a palm-shaded compound. In the foreground, several seated women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats inside circular rings of pebbles on bare earth. At right, one seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe and sits in front of a ring. Behind them, a tall copper-coloured pillar and white stepped plinths stand near a dark stone bull (Nandi) draped with a marigold garland. Further back, more seated people in white dress sit in rows beside small white-and-red buildings and coconut palms. No readable text is visible on the scene itself.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual at dusk in a courtyard of palm trees. A tall copper-clad dhvajastambha flagstaff stands on a white stepped plinth, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded in white on the left. Around a dozen devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rings of glowing embers and small fire pits, performing a pancha-tapas practice. Most wear white clothes and yellow or saffron shawls, and a few wear red or orange. A bare-chested man in white sits near the centre, and a woman in a red shawl sits in the foreground. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white Shiva shrine structure stands in the background.2010-07-28 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual courtyard of packed earth beneath coconut palms and a cloudy sky, with smoke rising. A tall copper-banded pillar stands on a white stepped base, beside a black stone Nandi bull draped with garlands, and white raised platforms. Around the edge, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in small circular fire pits blackened with ash, many in white or cream clothes with yellow shawls, and some in orange or saffron robes and red-orange sashes. A robed figure in orange sits near the left, and several people stand at the far right. Smoke drifts across the scene.2010-08-04Outdoor photograph of a sandy temple courtyard lined with coconut palms. Rows of seated people in white and saffron-orange clothing sit cross-legged on small circular raised platforms with pebble borders. Two white stepped plinths stand behind them, one with a tall copper-coloured dhwaja-style flagpole rising beside it, and a dark stone shivalinga-like object sits at the centre. A white building with red doors and orange accents lies to the right. At the front left, a person in orange robes sits upright, and another person in orange robes sits at the centre right of the rows. Several people in white sit in the background, with a few more standing at the far right near the building.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of about a dozen devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on sandy ground at an ashram courtyard, each within a circular ash-lined ring. Foreground woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a white-clothed seat. Others wear white kurtas with yellow scarves; one seated figure wears orange robes. Behind them stand white stepped platforms, a tall copper-topped pillar, a black stone bull and a palm-lined backdrop with a signboard map. a person candidate not clearly visible in the scene; the bald figure in white is a devotee.2010-08-01Outdoor photo at dawn or dusk of a dirt ground with many seated practitioners around circular fire pits blackened with ash, some with smoke rising. Most sit cross-legged in white dhotis or white clothing with orange or saffron shawls and yellow sashes or garlands. A standing man in a striped shirt and dark trousers tends the fire with a long tool. Behind them stand white stepped platforms, a tall pillar, a dark stone statue and palm trees against a pale sky.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor Pancha Tapas ritual on a bare earth ground under palm trees. Many women sit cross-legged in rings of ash and burnt earth, with smoke rising around them. Foreground women wear white dhotis or sarees with orange shawls and hold their hands in meditative posture; others wear white with yellow shawls. Behind them are white stepped platforms, a tall wooden pole, and a signboard. A sannyasi-like figure in white stands at right. No candidate for a person is clearly visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-08-10 +1 copies