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Outdoor photo of a group meditating on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Several practitioners sit cross-legged on mats inside circular ash rings, mostly in white clothing with yellow or orange stoles, while one seated figure in orange robes sits at left. Behind them stand a tall copper-coloured pillar, white raised platforms, and dark stone bull statues draped with yellow garlands. A small structure with a thatched roof appears at left. Roughly eight to ten people are visible.

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August 02 20102010-08-02Outdoor scene at a temple-like compound on sandy ground beside tall coconut palms. Several people sit cross-legged in meditation on small mats in front of circular fire pits with ash and charred logs. Most wear white clothes, some with yellow shawls, and a figure at left wears orange robes. A tall reddish-brown pillar and white raised platforms with stone structures stand behind them, and a short stone lamp stand sits at right. A signboard is visible at left. A bright sky shows through the palms. Six to eight people are visible.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a sandy temple courtyard lined with coconut palms. Several seated people in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged inside circular ash-covered fire pits, with yellow sashes on some and a few red sashes. One man in an orange robe sits at the left edge near a white plinth. Behind them stand a tall copper-clad pillar and white stone pedestals with dark stone sculptures, one bearing a yellow garland. A large map board stands at left, and a stone basin sits at right.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene of a Pancha-tapas practice: several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, most with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits of ash and charred wood on bare earth. A man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands near the center, another in white with an orange-red shawl walks past. A seated woman in an orange sari sits at the left edge. Behind them stand white ritual platforms, a tall brass kalasha-like pillar draped with red and white garlands, a black stone deity murti, palm trees and a thatched hut. A map-style information board stands at the left.2010-07-21July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group seated in meditation on bare earth beneath tall palm trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a circular raked patch, with a small brass kalasha or pot placed in front. Around him, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls, and some wear red shawls, seated on similar circles. Behind them stands a white tiered platform holding a black stone deity murti or linga decorated with a red and white garland, topped by a tall copper-coloured pillar. Stone sculptures and a dark stone pedestal stand among the palms.2010-06-27Outdoor scene at an ashram-style site with palm trees and smoke rising in the background. Six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, each within a circular ash-filled fire pit on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation. The man in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them stand white platforms and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-like finial, with a dark stone statue of a standing deity figure holding a staff on the left. Appears to be a homa or meditation practice performed by practitioners.2010-08-08August 15 20102010-08-15Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated in meditation in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a circular stone platform before a white stepped pedestal holding a dark shivalinga draped with red and white flower garlands, with a tall copper-toned kalasha-like column rising behind it. Around them, a dozen or so other men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit on circular raised platforms on sandy ground, several in red or orange shawls. A brass vessel sits in front of the central figure, and a small white kolam-like design is drawn on the ground. Stone deity sculptures and a stone pillar stand at left, with palm trees throughout.2010-06-27A photograph of a Panchatapas-style outdoor sadhana in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange head covering, wearing a long rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded in meditation on a raised circular platform ringed by glowing embers. Behind, a dark stone Shivalinga draped with a yellow-and-orange garland sits on a white plinth beneath a tall palm trunk. Around the fire rings, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow garlands sit in meditation, one standing man in white with a yellow garland walks in the background, and a figure in striped clothing stands at right. A brass kalasha sits near the central figure, with dark stone deity sculptures lining the left side of the grounds.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-06-27