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A photograph taken through an open doorway of a white building with a metal-framed security gate at the right. Two men walk toward the viewer on a green-and-red mat: a tall man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and a light cloth draped over his shoulders, and behind him a shaved-headed man in white with a red-orange shawl over one shoulder and a bag strapped to his back. Beyond them, a courtyard holds seated people in white clothes, a kalasha-topped tall brass pillar, white platforms, a palm tree, and a shrine-like structure under an overcast sky. Several seated figures in white are visible in the courtyard.

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Photograph taken from inside a dark doorway looking out onto an open courtyard at an ashram. A saffron-orange festoon of triangular flags hangs across a canopy, with colourful hanging tassels on poles and palm trees behind. In the courtyard, a few people in white and light clothing stand near a low pillared shrine and a row of grey stone statues. Two figures walk toward the viewer through the doorway: one in a full orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala and a sash, and a bald man in white ceremonial dress with a shawl and beads. The red and green floor mats lead the eye inward. Visible people are not clearly identifiable.2011-02-01September 17 20102010-09-17July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a courtyard temple compound seen through an open doorway. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long beaded necklace stands on a green mat just inside the threshold, looking toward the courtyard. Another man in white dhoti walks across the sandy ground in the background, and a person in white clothing bends over a white stone platform with a square opening in the center. Several stone sculptures and a tall copper-coloured pillar with orange hangings stand among palm trees. A red and white bell hangs at the top of the doorway. The orange-robed figure shows cues of a sannyasi, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-01-05Photograph taken through an open doorway with wooden latticed screens, looking out onto an outdoor courtyard of sandy ground ringed by tall coconut palms. A white stepped platform with a tall brown pillar stands in the centre, with a dark deity murti seated on it, draped with garlands. In front of the platform a seated figure in orange robes meditates on a mat. Around them about two dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular patterned mats in neat rows. A white-and-red striped raised platform lies in the foreground.2010-07-04January 14 20102010-01-14A photograph taken through an open doorway of a covered outdoor pavilion at a temple-style courtyard. Strings of triangular orange and red pennants and hanging cylindrical cloth banners with tassels decorate the roof. In the foreground, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a red-and-white striped step. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border walks with him. To the left, several women in white and light sarees stand with hands folded in prayer near a black speaker box. Palm trees, stone sculptures and a tall ornamental pillar fill the background under soft morning light.2011-02-01Photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a white-walled shrine area. In the centre, a long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red tilak walks forward smiling, with bare shoulder on one side. Behind him, a second man in orange robes follows, and to the right a bald man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace adjusts an orange cloth over his head with both hands. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands further back, and a person in white with folded hands stands at left by a potted plant. A green mat lies at the doorway and a copper-topped flagpole with garlands stands at right.2009-12-18A photograph at an open-sided ashram pavilion with a corrugated roof and palm trees beyond. A central figure in an orange robe with a long braided plait walks barefoot across a threshold onto a green mat, his back partly turned toward the camera. Behind him a seated figure in white sits beside a red-and-white striped platform under a yellow-and-red umbrella. Two monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at the right, one holding a folded cloth. On the left a woman in a white sari with a green-and-yellow border stands by the doorway, and a line of people in white clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar. About twenty people are visible in the scene.2010-09-08A photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and low white buildings with red doors. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks barefoot toward a doorway, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks beside him holding a cane, and several other people in white and yellow or orange garments move about the courtyard behind them. Pigeons are on the paving and a green mat lies at the threshold. The long-haired man in saffron wears distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, which is a person candidate.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with tall palm trees behind. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot across a woven mat toward a red-and-white stepped platform. To the right, four people stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a man in white kurta, a man in an all-white outfit, and men in striped orange and light shirts. Behind them are rows of stone figures, a small fire pit with a flame, and a red-and-gold pillared shrine. Colourful tassel-like hangings decorate the roof poles, and a printed banner with figures stands at the left.2010-10-30