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Outdoor scene at an open-air ashram courtyard under a large corrugated metal canopy supported by red steel posts. A tall golden ceremonial flagstaff with a decorative top rises at left, beside red-painted stone shrines and a dark stone sculpture near the ground. Two women walk in the foreground: an older woman with white hair wears an orange shawl and dark top, carrying a pink rolled yoga mat, and a woman in a black top and blue track pants carries a pink mat with a lanyard around her neck. Several other people move in the background, and a flowering tree with fruit shades the centre. Sandy ground, palm trees and blue sky complete the setting.

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September 06 20142014-09-06Outdoor photograph of a red-and-white open-air temple precinct under a large corrugated metal canopy supported by red steel posts. A tall tapering wooden flagstaff with a tiered finial rises from a red stone base in the foreground. Two stone animal figures sit near the base, and a cashew-like tree spreads its leaves over the scene. On the right, a seated figure in orange sits beneath the canopy near a decorated platform, and a few people in pink and dark clothing stand or walk among the trees and palms under a blue sky.2014-09-06Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured dhvaja stambha flagstaff rising from a red-painted stone base, flanked by red-painted shrines or plinths. A wide corrugated metal-roofed open shelter with a tree in front stands to the right, with a few seated figures in white at its far side. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround the paved area, and bare dirt ground with scattered footwear lies in the foreground.2014-08-07Outdoor ashram courtyard at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru, with a tall copper-coloured dhvaja-style flagstaff rising from a red stone base, flanked by red-painted square pedestals and a low red shrine platform. A large open-sided shed with a corrugated roof stands to the right, shaded by a broad leafy tree, and palm trees and red-roofed buildings surround the yard. Several seated people in white are visible at the far right under the shed, too small and distant to describe in detail. Dirt and paved paths lead through the compound under a pale overcast sky.2014-08-07September 04 20142014-09-04A courtyard of a South Indian style temple under an overcast sky. A tall golden dhvajastambha flagstaff with a multi-tiered top and an orange pennant rises from a red stepped base. Beside it sits a red stepped pedestal and a seated figure. Palm trees and broad leafed trees frame the scene, with a dark sloped roof of a pavilion on the right. Two people in light clothing walk along the paved path near the pavilion's edge.2014-07-15Outdoor photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof on red steel posts, decorated with hanging orange and red ornaments and lamps. A tall ornate golden-bronze flagstaff topped with a trident-like finial rises beside a raised red platform. Several figures in orange and saffron robes stand and move around the pavilion and the platform, with a white-clothed figure nearby. Palm trees, a white cloudy sky and greenery surround the scene, and a white-and-red vehicle is parked at the left edge. Ritual setting consistent with a temple or ashram festival site.2016-08-25Outdoor temple courtyard under a blue sky with tall coconut palms. A tall polished copper flagstaff, the dhwajastambha, rises from a red stone base at the centre, with a decorated top and white cloth streamers and ropes hanging down. A dhwaja pole is adorned with a garland at its base. Beside it on the left, a red-framed open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof shades a few people in white and orange clothing. On the right, a monk in orange robes stands near a yellow-draped table with offerings. Several people in white dhotis and orange-robed priests stand around the platform, marking the flag-hoisting ceremony that begins a Brahmotsavam.2016-01-11January 11 20162016-01-11September 05 20142014-09-05Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with colourful hanging cloth ornaments and rings. A tall tapering golden-brown ritual pillar with a finial rises at centre, standing on a stone base near a dark stone yajna altar with red brick platform. Palm fronds overhang at left beside an ornate carved wooden or metal lattice column. Several people in white dhotis and orange or saffron garments move through the courtyard; one man in white stands at left near a pole, a woman in an orange sari is at centre-left, and a few others are partly visible at the right edge. Coconut palms and greenery surround the open temple space.2016-08-27Outdoor temple courtyard under a sunny sky with palm and broad-leaved trees. A tall wooden dhwajasthamba flagstaff with a tiered top rises at centre beside a red-painted stepped platform and a red shrine structure. A small figure in orange robes stands at left near a red pedestal, and two people in orange and white sit at the red base of the central structure. A figure in a dark top stands at right beside a metal-roofed open pavilion with red pillars.2014-09-06