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Outdoor photograph of a ritual fire-pit ceremony on a dirt ground in front of a white-painted shrine. Several devotees sit in a row beside circular fire pits with ash and embers. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, and one seated figure in an orange robe sits at the left. A bald man in an orange shawl bends near the pits, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl watches. A white-painted altar holds a large kalasha draped with red and yellow garlands, and a black stone nandi bull with a red garland sits nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut form the background. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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July 09 20102010-07-09July 21 20102010-07-21June 24 20102010-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of people seated in meditation or ritual on sandy ground arranged with circular ash or powder rings. Several wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and a woman at the front-left wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A woman seated at the right wears an orange robe and sits beside a small brass vessel. Behind them stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold and red flower garland on a white pedestal, with white painted structures, palm trees and a bicycle in the background. Six to seven people are visible.2010-07-04June 18 20102010-06-18June 18 20102010-06-18July 21 20102010-07-21July 20 20102010-07-20June 13 20102010-06-13Outdoor ashram scene of a Pancha-tapas practice: several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, most with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits of ash and charred wood on bare earth. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands near the center, another in white with an orange-red shawl walks past. A seated woman in an orange sari sits at the left edge. Behind them stand white ritual platforms, a tall brass kalasha-like pillar draped with red and white garlands, a black stone deity murti, palm trees and a thatched hut. A map-style information board stands at the left.2010-07-21Outdoor photo of a courtyard at a temple complex on bare reddish-brown earth beside palm trees. Around a dozen people sit cross-legged in white clothing with yellow shawls in a grid of ring-shaped ash or fire-pit circles, some with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in orange robes sits at left, with smoke rising from the ground nearby. Behind them are a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, white raised platforms, a tall red-and-white pillar and carved stone deity figures under palms. A small information board stands at left.2010-07-14July 20 20102010-07-20