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Outdoor 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.

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July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a low wall, where a group of people sit in meditation on small round ringed platforms. A tall white-and-red kalasha-style pillar stands beside a white stepped platform, with a central figure seated in orange robes at its base and a seated figure in orange nearby. Several people in white clothes and white head coverings sit in rows; some wear red shawls. A white-and-red striped raised platform with a small pyramid-shaped top occupies the foreground, with a few seated visitors at its edge. Stone sculptures and a small red signboard stand at the left. Smoke rises from a fire area on the right.2010-08-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a group meditating in a palm-shaded compound. In the foreground, several seated women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats inside circular rings of pebbles on bare earth. At right, one seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe and sits in front of a ring. Behind them, a tall copper-coloured pillar and white stepped plinths stand near a dark stone bull (Nandi) draped with a marigold garland. Further back, more seated people in white dress sit in rows beside small white-and-red buildings and coconut palms. No readable text is visible on the scene itself.2010-07-14An outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A white raised platform with red and white striped edges sits in the foreground. Behind it, a white stepped shrine holds a seated deity murti garlanded with flowers, beside a tall palm trunk. Around the courtyard, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on mats inside circular raised rings. A figure in orange robes sits at the centre front near the shrine, and another in orange stands at the left edge. Dark stone sculptures line the left side near a wall, and a red signboard stands at the left.2010-07-07Outdoor 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.2010-06-27July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 copiesJuly 03 20102010-07-03July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a sadhana session in an open sandy courtyard beside a white stepped plinth, with palm trees and a tall ornate brass-toned pillar at left. In the centre, a woman in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange beaded mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform before a small offering. Around her, rows of people in white clothes, several wearing yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on gravel-ringed mats. In the foreground, seated women and men in white and patterned saris and shawls face the central figure, seen from behind. A bronze figure seated on the white plinth at left wears a red garland. Small white buildings and bamboo fencing appear in the background.2010-07-10Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beneath tall coconut palms, with a tall copper-coloured lamp post or flagstaff rising beside a white platform. A person in a long flowing orange robe with long dark hair walks barefoot across the paved foreground toward the platform. Around a sandy ground, many people in white dhotis and white garments sit cross-legged in meditation or prayer on circular stone-ringed mats, some wearing yellow shawls. A seated figure in white with mats lies on the right, and a person in an orange robe sits on a mat near the right edge. Smoke rises faintly through the trees. A few statues stand at the left and a row of small figures sits along the right edge.2010-07-08