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Outdoor ashram courtyard with a pale concrete platform holding a low dark-red sloped roofed shrine or memorial structure with a small finial on top. A pigeon is mid-flight beside it, wings spread. Behind, a row of women in white and orange-red saris sit on the ground and chairs facing the shrine, some with heads covered. A silver SUV and a white van are parked on the reddish dirt lane; a large printed map board stands on a wall at upper right, and palm trees and thatched-roof sheds frame the scene.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard under tall coconut palms. In the right foreground a man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform, facing a bordered ring of white stones and a brass pot. On the left, a group of women in white and yellow clothing sit on a low white ledge. A white dove stands on a yellow-and-white rangoli design. Thatched huts, a silver SUV, and a standing figure in white are in the background, with information boards on the walls.2010-07-10July 11 20102010-07-11An outdoor temple courtyard of packed red earth under a corrugated roof, with pigeons pecking on the ground in the foreground. A group of about ten men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on the ground at right, near a large red pillar with a yellow garland. Nearby, two people in saffron-orange robes sit or kneel, one with a shaved head. Palm trees, a parked silver SUV, a red-covered cart and thatched huts form the background. A stone Nandi bull with a yellow garland is visible at the right edge.2010-09-02August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene in front of palm trees and a thatched shelter. A large group of women, mostly in white and pale saris, sit cross-legged on mats on sandy ground facing a seated man in white at the far side. A standing man in white stands beside a silver SUV in front of a large printed map board showing building layouts with a green graphic. Another seated man in white sits near a low table to the right, and a woman in orange sits on a platform beside a small fire-pit ring. A white marble platform with red and white striped edges is in the foreground. Rows of footwear sit near the seated figure.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram campus with sandy ground, palm trees and thatched roofed huts behind. In the foreground a woman in an orange sleeveless garment sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform, her back to the camera, and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits beside her facing a small shrine-like structure with a white base and red flower garland. Behind them a row of seated devotees, some in white and orange garments, watch from a low platform, with a few children in orange and pink on a mat. A silver hatchback is parked in the background and two white pigeons walk on the ground. Printed on a sign at upper left is a notice board.2010-07-08Outdoor photo on a sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms and thatched-roof huts. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat at right, with a small brass vessel placed before him and a smoky ritual fire or incense beside him. Two people in white and yellow clothes sit nearby on the ground, and a figure in white stands at left near a white van. A white vehicle is parked at center-left in front of a large white signboard with a colourful map. White pigeons walk across the sand in the foreground, and a stone deity murti with a garland stands at right near a white pillar.2010-07-04Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy hung with orange triangular pennants and tall striped cloth-wrapped poles, with palm trees behind. Devotees in white and light clothing sit on mats in rows along both sides, facing a central raised stone platform with a square opening. Beyond it stands a small red-and-white shrine structure with a deity murti, and rangoli kolam designs are drawn on the paved ground in front. A portrait banner is visible at the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this wide view.2010-11-14Outdoor photo of a yoga practice space at a temple-like compound with palm trees behind. A pigeon walks on sandy ground in the foreground. A sannyasi in an orange robe with long hair tied back sits cross-legged on a blue mat near a parked silver SUV, facing away from the camera. Behind him, a person in white stands near a stone shrine with carved stone figures and decorative cloth-wrapped poles with red, yellow and blue bands. A few people in white and pale clothing stand or sit in the background at the left. Offerings with orange flowers are visible near the carved figures.2010-11-20Outdoor photo of a dirt courtyard with palm trees and thatched huts. In the foreground a pigeon sits on the sand. On the right, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair tied up sits cross-legged on a wooden seat near a parked silver SUV, apparently in meditation or prayer. To the left, a red-and-white striped platform holds a framed portrait of a saffron-clad person beside a black speaker, with a few seated people behind it. A white-clad person stands at the far right edge, and a stripe-painted pillar and pink building wall are visible behind.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20An outdoor temple scene on a dusty orange-brown ground under palm trees. Several pigeons, grey with dark wing markings, stand in the foreground on the dirt. Behind them, a group of men sit in rows wearing white dhotis with yellow shawls, some with yellow garlands, facing a tall red-orange kalasha-topped pillar and a red stone platform. A monk in orange robes sits near a dark deity murti at the left. A white-clad figure stands to the right beside the pillar. A white SUV and a small map board stand at the left edge.2010-09-02