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Outdoor 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.

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August 02 20102010-08-02Outdoor 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 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.2010-08-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a tall wooden flagstaff beside a white plinth, with tall coconut palms behind and a white structure at right. Around a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in open-air circular fire pits, with small fires and smoke rising. A figure in orange robes sits at left near a white platform bearing a deity murti with a red and orange garland. Two figures in white stand near the murti on the left, and another white-clad figure stands at right. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the orange-robed figure is seated and not distinctively adorned.2010-07-02 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 large group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas sitting cross-legged in a sandy courtyard, each inside a circular ring of grey gravel, during a panchatapas penance. Many wear orange or red shawls and some have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Two figures in orange robes sit at the left. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals or altars, a tall copper-coloured pillar or flagpole, a black stone sculpture, and tall coconut palms under an overcast sky. A signboard stands at the far left.2010-08-03Outdoor 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.2010-06-27Outdoor photograph of a dirt courtyard at a temple-like compound lined with coconut palms. About a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ash-marked circles on the ground, several with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or perform a sitting ritual. A tall copper-toned pillar with a kalasha-like top rises at centre, flanked by white square plinths and dark stone deity murti, one seated figure in orange robes sits at the far left near a signboard with a map. A pale sky and thatched roofs complete the scene.2010-06-27Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms and a grey sky. Several people sit cross-legged in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a few wear orange or saffron garments; some sit on small circular ash or fire-pit rings with smoke rising. Behind them stand white-painted raised platforms and a black stone Nandi bull, with a tall pole or stambha and a small shelter at the left. A standing figure in white is near the platforms. Some sitters wear orange robes with red-and-orange shawls. About a dozen people are visible, seated in a loose row.2010-07-27Outdoor 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