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Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees, a white-painted square platform with a low reddish metal roof in the foreground, and pigeons around it. Rows of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats and raked gravel circles in the background. A seated figure in orange robes sits near a dark black stone deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers at left. Two more people in orange robes sit on mats at right, one near a small white building. Several pigeons, both grey and white, walk on the concrete.

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Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style campus under tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised white platform beside a dark stone sculpture garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front of him. Around him, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on sandy ground, some with hands in meditation posture. White and grey pigeons walk across the paved foreground, and a white shed and small brick structure stand at the right. A tall ornate pillar rises at the left edge.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a sunlit courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees behind a low white wall. A central white dais holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland of orange flowers, in front of a tall orange-and-white pillar. Around the courtyard, roughly a dozen seated people in white and yellow-trimmed white clothing sit cross-legged in circular stone-edged mats, some with folded hands. A white pillared shrine structure and dark stone deity murti figures stand along the back. In the foreground a raised concrete platform with a small canopied altar and red-and-white striped border holds several white and grey pigeons. a person candidate is a probable identification based on the saffron robes and flower garland seated centrally on the dais, but the face is not clearly distinguishable at this distance.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone Nandi-like bull figure with a red and yellow garland. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the front on an orange cloth mat, with a small brass lamp beside him, while about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows behind him on sandy ground. Several pigeons, one white, walk across the pale concrete in the foreground. Small white shrine structures and stone figures line the background.2010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard at dawn with tall palms and a tall brass-and-wood lamp post. A white raised platform holds a small white shrine in the centre, where a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in cross-legged meditation postures on circular patterned mats. Several white and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped stone platform in the foreground. Small oil lamps or offerings sit on the ground before the central figure.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone Nandi-like bull and a tall carved stone pillar behind it, surrounded by palm trees and dark stone sculptures. Groups of devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular gravel mats in rows. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits near the centre on an orange cloth. Two grey pigeons and a white pigeon peck at the pale concrete platform in the foreground, beside small clay offering dishes.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a courtyard with a white raised platform in the foreground, pigeons on its surface and a small red-roofed structure. Behind it, a seated group in white clothes with yellow shawls sits in meditation on circular mats arranged across sand, with coconut palms and stone statues around them. At the centre, one person in an orange robe sits before a white pedestal, and a figure in a yellow-and-orange garment and malas sits on the white platform at the back, possibly a person appearance with orange-and-gold attire and ceremonial adornment, though the figure is distant. A tall orange pillar rises near the palm trees, and a red-and-white striped border edges the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene on a sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the centre on a low orange mat before a small brass oil lamp, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over a white stepped pedestal behind him. Around him, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on circular stone-edged mats. Grey and white pigeons walk across the white concrete platform in the foreground. Stone statues and a tall stone pillar stand in the background. a person appearance is uncertain from this view, so the seated orange-robed man is recorded as a probable candidate only with cues limited to his robe.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat before a white stepped plinth topped with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on gravel-ringed mats. A black stone deity statue stands at left, and a brass lamp sits on the ground in front. Grey pigeons walk across the pale paved floor in the foreground.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of an open courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. In the centre, a tall wooden pillar rises behind a white stepped plinth. About twenty seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on circular patterns on the sand, several with hands folded in meditation. One figure in the foreground wears an orange robe and sits in front of the plinth with a lamp before him. Stone deity sculptures stand at the left edge, and white pigeons and grey pigeons perch on a red-and-white striped platform in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A white stepped platform holds a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange flowers, beneath a tall brass pillar. Around it, about fifteen people sit cross-legged in circular stone-ringed mats, most in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a few women in orange and white. A central figure in an orange robe sits in meditation near a small brass lamp. Grey stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side. In the foreground, a flat white platform with a red-and-white striped border holds a small red-topped shrine, and several pigeons perch on the ground.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copies