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Outdoor temple scene beneath tall coconut palms. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair and an orange-and-yellow marigold garland stands on a metal step, reaching toward the top of a red-orange stone shrine base with a carved copper-toned finial decorated with a yellow marigold garland. Flower petals in pink and yellow are scattered on the base. Beside him, two saffron-robed attendants wear orange garments and rudraksha-style beads, one with a shaved head. To the right, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with red-bordered cloth stand in a line on the dirt ground with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine.

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Outdoor temple ritual beside a tall orange-painted stone structure with a copper-toned kalasha-style top draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, scattered pink and red flower petals on its platform. A young person in saffron-orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands on a black metal step, one foot raised, with the upper body upright. Behind, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head and similar beads bends forward at a yellow-draped table holding a tray of offerings. A row of people in white dhoti-style clothing with white shawls stand with hands folded beside coconut palms. The setting is an open sandy ground with lush palms.2010-11-06Outdoor photo of a temple ritual beside a terracotta-coloured shrine base topped with a copper-toned finial garlanded with yellow marigolds, scattered petals on the ground. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks barefoot up a black metal step stand toward the shrine, hands folded in anjali. Behind him, a line of about a dozen men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together on a dirt ground with circular markings, with coconut palms in the background. Another saffron-clad attendant stands near the step stand. Setting is an ashram-style courtyard on a bright day.2010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photo at an ashram grounds beside a tall copper-clad dhwajastambha flagstaff with a carved stone base and marigold garlands. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a black metal step with hands folded in prayer. Nearby, several saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees stand around a yellow-draped table holding a puja tray with flowers and offerings, and rose petals are scattered on the orange stone platform. Coconut palms rise behind the scene.2010-11-06November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor photograph beside a tall coconut palm grove. On a raised terracotta-coloured plinth stands an ornate copper kalasha-style finial wrapped with a marigold garland, with a red cloth tied at its base. A person in an orange saffron robe stands on a black metal step stool beside it, reaching toward the finial. Nearby, several shaved-headed men in orange robes and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe holds a video camera. Sandy ground and a grey stone figure appear behind the platform.2010-11-06March 02 20112011-03-02November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoors among coconut palms, a tall copper dhwaja (flagstaff) rises from a red-painted stepped base. A saffron-clad sadhu in orange robes stands on the base beside the mast, and a bald man in orange robes kneels at its foot, hands on the structure. Nearby, a bald man in a white dhoti with a maroon-bordered shawl stands watching, and to the right a man in white dhoti and orange robe with a marigold garland holds a tray of red flowers. Orange and red pennants flutter, and a camera operator films the scene.2010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06February 23 20152015-02-23Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard with a tall red stone platform on the left. A bare-chested man with long hair pulled back, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a floral garland of red and orange flowers, climbs a red-carpeted wooden staircase toward the platform. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands by a white-draped table with offerings. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand in a line holding brass plates of offerings and flowers, while women in matching orange saris with hands folded stand nearby. A large blue and orange ceremonial umbrella and a brass trident-topped staff stand at the right edge. The ground is patterned brick paving.2014-09-09