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Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff rising beside a white stepped platform holding a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Around the platform, roughly a dozen people sit cross-legged on bare ground at small circular ash-filled fire pits, some smoke rising. Most wear yellow or white clothing; a few in saffron or orange robes sit near the front. One man in saffron robe with a shaved head sits at the left, and a figure in white sits in the foreground. Several more stone sculptures stand along the left edge against a low white wall.

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Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard with tall coconut palms and a tall copper-coloured pillar rising at centre. In the foreground, a seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on a bare floor near a brass vessel. Behind, a white pedestal holds a dark stone murti garlanded with white flowers, beside a standing white-robed priest. Around the courtyard, many people in white and yellow clothing sit in meditative posture on circular marked mats, some with folded hands. Smoke rises at right. Stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side under a grey sky.2010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in garlands, set before white plinths and a black Nandi bull statue. About a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on mats within circular marked patterns on sandy ground. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes. One seated figure at the right wears orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and sits in front of a standing man in white near the plinths. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge.2010-07-27July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard of palm trees under a pale dawn sky. A tall wooden flagstaff with a tapering top rises from a white stepped platform at centre. Around it, small circular fire pits are set in the ground, with smoke rising from several at right. Many people sit cross-legged on the earth in white clothes with yellow shawls, some wearing red scarves. Two seated figures near the foreground wear saffron-orange robes. Stone sculptures and a dark deity murti stand near the platform. A flat copper-topped pedestal sits in the foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna gathering, though the exact rite is not clear.2010-08-09August 05 20102010-08-05Outdoor photograph of a ritual yajna at an open temple courtyard with a tall ornate brass-coloured pillar and white stepped platforms. Several devotees sit cross-legged around small circular fire pits, with smoke rising, wearing white clothes and yellow shawls. Near the centre, one person in an orange robe sits at the right, and a dark Shiva-lingam style black stone with garlands rests beside the white platform. Palm trees and a banyan-like tree frame the scene, with small huts in the background.2010-08-04June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor photo of a courtyard temple setting at Pancha Tapas. A tall wooden pillar rises from a white square platform at centre, with a seated figure in orange and a seated statue or figure with garlands beside it. Around the courtyard, people sit in white and yellow clothing on small circular raised mats arranged in rows, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Stone deity sculptures, palm trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene under an overcast sky. Several seated women in saris sit at the lower left edge beside a red-and-white bordered platform, and smaller seated figures are visible on the right.2010-07-04July 11 20102010-07-11August 09 20102010-08-09Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a tall coconut palm trunk-shaped wooden pillar standing beside a white pedestal bearing a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange-and-yellow marigold flowers. Around the courtyard, roughly a dozen people sit cross-legged on circular ringed mats: several wear white clothes, others wear yellow or orange. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes faces the pedestal in the foreground, and grey stone sculptures and palm trees fill the background. Several seated people are visible in the open courtyard.2010-08-04July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies