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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram-style courtyard with palm trees and a concrete platform with red and white painted steps. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers sits on a white plastic chair reading a printed sheet of paper. Behind him on the platform, a seated figure in white robes and yellow shawl sits by a small fire pit with smoke rising, while a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged nearby. Several more people in white and yellow garments sit on the ground, with a white shrine and dark deity sculptures in the background. A woman in a light outfit sits on a woven mat at right.

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with several small raised circular fire pits set in dirt, smoke rising from them. Seated at the pits are robed participants: a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a woman in an orange top, a seated figure in white with a yellow shawl near a small brass vessel, and a woman in white with a yellow border. Behind them stand a red-and-white sign board and carved stone sculptures. In the foreground, several people sit on mats and chairs watching: a man in a white shirt on a white plastic chair, a man in a white kurta, a man in a grey jacket, and a child in a cream shirt. A red-and-white striped concrete step divides the frame.2010-06-18Outdoor ashram gathering in a paved courtyard with a raised white platform edged in red and white stripes. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a black plastic chair at the left of the platform, facing an audience of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several in saffron. Behind them stand white stone statues, a white shrine with a garland, and orange-clad figures seated on the ground; a kalasha-like structure and palm trees are visible. Some attendees sit in rows on mats. The setting suggests a sarva-darshan or satsang session.2010-06-18October 04 20082008-10-04Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a grey sky. A large group of women in white, cream and pastel saris and salwar kameez sit in rows on the ground at left, many with hands joined. On a raised white platform with red and white striped edging, a small wooden-topped shrine table stands empty in the foreground. Behind it, several meditating figures sit on mats in front of a line of stone statues and a white pedestal decorated with marigold garlands and a tall kalasha-topped pillar. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at right near the garlanded pedestal, and one person in orange robes sits cross-legged at right. Kolam rangoli designs decorate the pavement, and a few signboards with printed text stand near the left edge.2010-07-19July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular fire pit of grey ash, with a brass lamp beside him. A large black stone Nandi bull wearing a red flower garland sits on an orange plinth at right. Several people in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit on the ground and on mats around the courtyard, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels at the pit's edge. A painted banner with a devotional image stands at left, and a white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground.2010-09-08Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.2010-08-28July 20 20102010-07-20October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor ashram scene with a group seated in meditation on mats and rings of raked ground, among palm trees and a white-walled compound. Near the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in front of a white platform and a seated stone deity murti with a garland. Around them, people in white and yellow-trimmed white clothes sit in rows facing the central figure, while others in the foreground watch from behind on a mat. A tall stone pillar stands behind the platform and a small fire smoulders on the left. The saffron-robed figure's features are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-07-05Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor photo of a sacred courtyard with palm trees, a white-walled compound and a row of dark stone statues and deity murti on plinths. Dozens of women and girls sit in rows on the sandy ground and on mats facing a white raised platform, many in white saris with yellow borders and some in orange. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland sits on a white altar-like platform, with a brass lamp in front. Circular raked patterns and kolam designs decorate the ground. Several white-clad men sit in meditative posture near the statues. Pigeons are visible on the paved area.2010-07-04