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Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a tall coconut palm trunk-shaped wooden pillar standing beside a white pedestal bearing a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange-and-yellow marigold flowers. Around the courtyard, roughly a dozen people sit cross-legged on circular ringed mats: several wear white clothes, others wear yellow or orange. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes faces the pedestal in the foreground, and grey stone sculptures and palm trees fill the background. Several seated people are visible in the open courtyard.

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July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group meditation in a paved courtyard surrounded by coconut palms. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white square base at centre. In the foreground a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a small shrine-like stone platform, with a red pyramid-shaped cover. Around them, about twenty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation within circular stone rings on the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left edge, and a white building appears at right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor 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 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff rising beside a white stepped platform holding a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Around the platform, roughly a dozen people sit cross-legged on bare ground at small circular ash-filled fire pits, some smoke rising. Most wear yellow or white clothing; a few in saffron or orange robes sit near the front. One man in saffron robe with a shaved head sits at the left, and a figure in white sits in the foreground. Several more stone sculptures stand along the left edge against a low white wall.2010-08-05Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, a tall wooden pole and coconut palms behind a white raised platform holding a dark deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Around it, about a dozen people sit cross-legged in small circular stone-rimmed pits. Most wear white or yellow garments, while several wear orange or saffron. A standing figure in orange robes sits in the foreground near the platform, with a tall pole rising from the centre. Stone sculptures and a dark statue stand on the left under palm trees, and a flat concrete slab lies in the foreground.2010-08-04Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in garlands rising from a red-orange stepped altar. A black stone Shiva lingam-like murti sits on the altar in front of a seated figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, who sits on a small cushion with a lamp and offerings before them. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in rows on mats within circular marked spaces: several in white dhotis and shawls, some in yellow shawls, and one in saffron. Palm trees, grey stone sculptures of deities and figures line the sides, and a square sunken pit with a white stone surround fills the foreground. Tall poles with guy wires frame the scene.2010-09-14Outdoor ashram scene with a tall coconut-palm-like wooden pole rising from a white stepped plinth at centre, with a seated stone or metal deity murti in front of it. Around it on bare sandy ground, about two dozen people sit cross-legged in circles of stones, dressed mostly in white with yellow sashes and shawls. One person in an orange-saffron robe sits at front left near a small brass vessel. Dense palm trees, a small white building and bamboo fencing form the background. A thin plume of smoke rises at left and a white bird flies near the pole. A rectangular concrete platform with a red-roofed structure sits in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall copper flagstaff rising from an orange and red stepped platform topped by a dark stone Nandi bull with garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the center on a white mat with a small brass oil lamp before him, with a kolam design at his feet. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on marked mats, some with hands in prayer. Palm trees, grey stone sculptures of deities and a concrete square pit with a dark opening frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-09-14Wide outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a tall tapering pillar and a white stepped platform holding a black deity murti. Palm trees and grey stone sculptures line the grounds. Around twenty seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on circular patterned mats in the sand. A seated figure in an orange robe sits near the front of the group in the centre. In the foreground, a small group of women in pale saris sits on mats beside a white platform with a red-and-white striped edge. The scene looks like a meditation or darshan gathering.2010-07-14Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff wrapped in garlands, set before white plinths and a black Nandi bull statue. About a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on mats within circular marked patterns on sandy ground. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes. One seated figure at the right wears orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads, and sits in front of a standing man in white near the plinths. A dark stone deity statue stands at the left edge.2010-07-27