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Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground with palm trees. Around two dozen men sit cross-legged in concentric rings of ash, each seated inside a circle outlined in grey ash. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; one seated figure in front right wears white without a visible shawl. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left edge. Behind them stands a tall tapering pillar, white platforms and a stone deity murti with garlands, under a grey sky. Smoke rises at the right.

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July 05 20102010-07-05Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with many participants seated cross-legged in circular rings of ash on bare reddish earth, facing the same direction. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. One seated figure in the left foreground wears an orange robe. Behind them stand a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar, a white stepped platform with a dark deity murti, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with garlands. Tall coconut palms and tropical greenery surround the grounds under an overcast sky.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with bare reddish-brown earth and tall palm trees. Around fifteen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid, each inside a circular ring of grey ash on the ground. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands in the background, beside white-washed stone pedestals and a dark stone deity murti. One figure in an orange robe stands at the left edge near a parked car. A signboard with a map stands at the left. The scene suggests a sitting meditation or ritual practice in a temple grounds setting.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a ritual ground beside a tall copper-coloured dhwajasthamba flagpole and white stone platforms with a Nandi bull statue. Around a dusty courtyard, about a dozen men sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, seated inside circular ash-grey fire rings, many with smoke rising. A man in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a standing figure in white moves near the centre. Coconut palms and a banyan-style tree frame the scene under an overcast sky, with a parked silver SUV and a signboard at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual ground with many people seated cross-legged in white clothes and yellow shawls, arranged in rings of stones on sandy earth. A tall lamp-post-like pillar rises from a white square platform among coconut palms, with smoke rising from the right and a dark deity murti visible on a plinth at the back. One person in an orange robe sits at left, seemingly apart from the white-clad group. The scene reads as a group sitting ceremony or sadhana, with the seated figures numbering many people.2010-06-28July 11 20102010-07-11July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind white plinths. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged in meditation within circular fire pits of grey ash on sandy ground. Some men in the background stand among the trees, and smoke rises from the pits. Stone statues and a black stone sculpture sit on the white bases.2010-07-07Outdoors on sandy ground under palm trees, a row of about fifteen men sit cross-legged in a wide arc, each seated on a small mat inside a ring of grey ash, with smoke rising from the fire pits. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few wear saffron-orange robes with red-orange shawls. Behind them stand a tall red-orange pillar, an orange shrine structure, a white raised platform, a black deity murti, and a small fountain. A kalasha-type pot sits near a lit fire pit, and a red-orange bucket is at the front. A homa or yagna appears to be in progress.2010-08-15Outdoor photo of about twenty men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls seated cross-legged in rows on bare earth within circular ash-lined marks, during a sitting practice. Behind them stand white-plinthed stone structures, a tall copper-coloured ceremonial pillar, and a dark stone sculpture, with tall coconut palms and a cloudy sky overhead. No individual is identified as the a person; the seated men are unnamed devotees and practitioners.2010-06-27Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard of packed earth with palm trees behind. Several devotees sit cross-legged in circular fire pits ringed with ash, several wearing white clothes with yellow or orange shawls. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white stepped plinth, and a black Shiva lingam sits on a white pedestal at right, with a dark stone basin nearby. A figure in an orange robe stands at left and another in white stands near the plinth. Smoke rises from the fire pits. A wooden information board stands at left under overcast sky.2010-07-28 +1 copiesAn outdoor photograph of a ritual called Panchatapas at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground under coconut palms. Men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ash rings marked on the earth, many with hands in lap, while smoke rises from the fires. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands behind a white raised platform, with a white plinth and a seated statue beyond. A figure in orange robes sits to the left near a silver vehicle, and a signboard with a map stands at the left edge. Several people in white stand near the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copies