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Outdoor ashram scene with a central figure in orange saffron robes seated in namaste on a mat inside a circular ash-filled ring, facing a white stepped shrine topped with a black Nandi-like bull statue garlanded with marigolds. Around them, about eight seated participants in white and yellow sashes sit in similar rings of ash on bare earth, some with hands joined and one with an orange sash, while a yellow-sashed figure at right holds a small object. Coconut palms, grey stone deity statues and a tall decorated kalasha pillar frame the courtyard. The central robed figure has long dark hair and a rudraksha-style neck mala, and is the most prominent person; no printed caption is visible in the scene.

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July 11 20102010-07-11July 09 20102010-07-09June 28 20102010-06-28Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a circular stone platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a dark shivalinga draped with red and white flower garlands, with a tall copper-toned kalasha-like column rising behind it. Around them, a dozen or so other men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on circular raised platforms on sandy ground, several in red or orange shawls. A brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and a small white kolam-like design is drawn on the ground. Stone deity sculptures and a stone pillar stand at left, with palm trees throughout.2010-06-27Outdoor ritual scene in a temple garden with palm trees and stone sculptures. A white-tiered platform holds a black stone nandi-style bull murti draped with a white and orange garland, with a tall copper kalasha-like pillar behind it. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular stone-bordered pit, with a brass vessel in front. Around the scene, several people in white dhoti and white or yellow shawls sit in ringed pits, while a standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands near the platform. Stone statues of deities stand among the trees.2010-07-29Outdoor ritual scene at a temple complex surrounded by palm and tropical trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged in the centre of a circular gravel-ringed seat, hands clasped, facing a white stepped plinth topped with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and white flower garlands. Around him, about a dozen people sit in circular gravel seats in white dhotis and white kurtas, several with yellow or saffron shawls, hands folded in prayer. A brass kalasha stands near the front. A tall ornate golden spire-like structure rises behind the plinth.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone statues. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a low wooden platform in meditation, with a small brass lamp beside them. Behind, a white stone pedestal holds a dark stone Nandi bull draped in a white and orange garland, beside a tall copper-coloured pillar. Several people sit in meditation within circular rings of white powder on the ground, some wearing yellow shawls and white clothes. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right, and a man in white dhoti attends nearby. Smoke rises from fire pits, and a cloth mat runs across the ground.2010-07-29Outdoor photo of a courtyard ritual at an ashram. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in circular marked spaces on sandy ground, facing a white stone structure with a tall ornamental column rising from its centre. Palm trees and a row of carved stone sculptures stand behind. A figure in an orange robe sits near the front centre on a mat, and another figure in orange sits on the white structure's base with a garland and flower decoration. A raised concrete platform with a red and white striped edge and a red roofed canopy occupies the foreground. Smoke rises from a fire area at right. Several standing people in white robes stand near the central structure, and a few others are seated at the left and right edges. Two people in saffron and orange sit near the centre.2010-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20102010-09-21Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. At the center, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a circular raised platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a black Shiva lingam draped with a red-and-green garland, with a tall copper-colored kalasha-style pillar rising behind. Around him, about two dozen men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in a wide arc on similar circular platforms, several wearing orange or red shawls. A small brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and smoke drifts across the left side near dark stone statues and deity murtis. A white kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2010-06-27An outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Around a central white platform with a dark stone deity murti garlanded in marigolds, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular raised rings of sand. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or scarves, and one person in the front-centre wears an orange robe and sits with hands together. Dark stone statues stand along the back wall, and a few onlookers in white sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08