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Outdoor ritual in a sandy courtyard under tall palm trees. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on mats and on the ground around small smoking fire pits, performing a homa. A tall brass-tipped flagstaff and white stone platforms with a deity murti stand in the background. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from mats and white plastic chairs at left, one man in a grey striped shirt among them. A man in orange robes sits near the centre-left, and a standing attendant in a light shirt tends the fire at right. Smoke drifts through the palms.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a sandy courtyard with palm trees and smoke rising from several fire pits. A tall tapering copper-coloured ritual pillar with a trident-like finial stands in the background beside a white platform holding a deity murti. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on mats in rows, many with yellow and white shawls, while a man in a light shirt stirs a fire pit with a long tool at right. A single figure in orange robes sits near the centre-left, and a trident stands upright in the foreground.2010-07-11Outdoor temple courtyard of bare earth under tall coconut palms and a pale sky. A tall ornate wooden flagstaff with a red pennant rises from a white-and-gold base at centre, with a red pedestal in front. Around it, about a dozen people sit cross-legged on the ground in white and yellow clothing, some in orange, and a few sit in shallow pits of ash or fire residue. Seated on white plastic chairs at left, several men in white and a man in a checked shirt watch. White shrine structures and a dark stone figure stand behind, and a heap of coconut husks lies at right.2010-07-27Outdoor photo of a ceremony in a palm-lined compound with thatched roofs, a white parked SUV, and a tall copper-coloured pillar topped with a golden finial. A decorated pole with yellow and orange flower garlands stands in the centre beside a red base. Many seated men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit on striped mats facing a ring of small fire pits and a saffron-robed person kneeling near the flames. A standing man in white is at the right, and white stupa-like platforms and a stone deity statue appear behind. Gathered audience members in the foreground and mid-ground sit in rows. A standing figure in a white robe stands in the centre-left. Photo appears to show a homa or yagna-style ritual gathering.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on woven mats facing a white-walled temple building on the left. On the right, several people in yellow shawls sit cross-legged beside small raised fire pits with blackened ash rings, and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands behind them. A man in a saffron garment stands near the temple entrance, and a white shrine structure with a carved stone deity murti is visible on the right. A white SUV is parked in the background.2010-07-04An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard at Bidadi, with palm trees and a tall flagpole topped with a trident and a red-and-white banner. On the left, a group of seated people in orange and white clothes sit on mats, including an elderly man in orange robes on a blue plastic chair and a man in an orange shirt. On the right, a row of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation postures on raised sand-covered mats near white stone platforms and black stone statues of Nandi and deities. A white van and a signboard stand at left.2010-07-15July 20 20102010-07-20July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 06 20102010-07-06Outdoor temple courtyard under palm trees and a bright sky, with a tall brass deity flagstaff and a trident standing at centre. Rows of seated devotees on woven mats face a central figure in orange robes near the back. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and some in checked shirts, sit cross-legged in the foreground. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on small raised stone platforms among circular mandala patterns near white stone shrines and dark deity murti. A small signboard and a white van appear at the left.2010-06-27An outdoor photograph of a ritual called Panchatapas at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground under coconut palms. Men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ash rings marked on the earth, many with hands in lap, while smoke rises from the fires. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands behind a white raised platform, with a white plinth and a seated statue beyond. A figure in orange robes sits to the left near a silver vehicle, and a signboard with a map stands at the left edge. Several people in white stand near the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copies