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Outdoor ritual on bare sandy ground beneath tall coconut palms. Many seated participants in orange and saffron garments sit in rows before circular fire pits of grey ash, with smoke rising from several. In the foreground right, a woman with glasses and dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white clothes, sits with hands folded in meditation. A white dove walks on the sand at left. Behind the rows stand a tall copper-coloured pillar, a white platform with a small shrine and a dark stone deity murti, and a standing man in white at the back right. A small notice board stands at left.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Outdoor scene of people performing Pancha Tapas, sitting cross-legged in a row inside circular beds of ash and embers on sandy ground. Most are women in white dhotis or saris with orange shawls, and a few wear yellow or orange cloth. Coconut palms, a tall shrine pillar, white shrine platforms and a small notice board stand behind them. A man in white clothing walks on the right. Smoke rises from the fire rings in the hazy morning light.2010-08-10 +1 copiesSix women sit cross-legged in a row on mats in an outdoor courtyard of sandy earth, each seated within a circular ring of grey ash. They wear white garments with yellow shawls or orange-red stoles, and their eyes are closed in meditation. Behind them stand orange-painted stone platforms, one topped with a tall ornamental column, and a black stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and orange garlands. A dark stone figure stands at the left edge beside palm trees and a small shrine.2010-09-18Outdoor scene in a sandy garden courtyard with large grey stone sculptures of deities and nagas behind. Seven people sit cross-legged in meditation on circular raised sand platforms outlined in white. Most wear white or cream dhoti-style or sari-style clothing with yellow shawls or scarves; a woman in front wears an orange scarf over a light robe. Palm trees and greenery surround the area. A partially visible woman with dark hair in a bun and yellow shawl sits in the lower left foreground. A white stone slab lies in the lower right foreground.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of a Pancha Tapas practice at an ashram grounds. Many devotees sit cross-legged in a wide open field of sandy earth, each inside a circular ring of white ash and dark burnt soil. Most wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls and some with yellow shawls. A man in white with a shovel stands at the right edge. Behind them are white stone shrines or stupas, a tall spire, palm trees, a thatched hut and a small banner. The scene is bright and hazy.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoors on bare sandy ground under palm trees, many devotees sit cross-legged in a long row beside smoking shallow fire pits filled with grey ash and embers. Most wear orange shawls over cream or white clothing. In the foreground a woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing an orange shawl and cream sari, sits with hands folded in her lap. Behind the row stands a tall copper-coloured flagstaff, white stone platforms and a black stone deity murti under a garland, with a thatched hut at the left. A standing man in white clothes is at the right edge. A small panel at left shows a diagram. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style fire ritual.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photograph of a courtyard set among tall coconut palms beside a white platform with a tall copper-coloured pillar and a seated figure in front. Around the open sandy ground, about twenty people sit cross-legged inside circular stone-ringed mats. Most wear white robes with yellow shawls, while several wear saffron-orange robes, including a central figure in orange with hands pressed together in namaskar. Stone guardian statues stand at the left edge, and a low white building with a green roof sits at the right. The scene suggests group meditation or prayer in a temple courtyard.2010-07-10Outdoor ritual scene on bare earth with a ring of circular fire pits, each lined with grey ash, where people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditative posture. Behind them stand white-plastered square platforms, a tall copper-coloured pillar, a dark stone statue and black stone sculpture garlanded with flowers, all among coconut palms. One figure at left wears orange robes. A small informational signboard stands at left. The setting suggests a Panchatapas paadapuja practice of sitting by fire pits.2010-07-19June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with sandy ground under a blue sky. In the foreground at left, a woman with long light hair in white clothes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, apparently meditating. Behind her a younger person in white sits on the ground near a tall copper-clad pillar standing on a white pedestal. Further back, a person in orange robes sits in front of a low white-walled building with red doors, and several people in white sit near it. Palm trees and large green trees fill the background, and a red and white striped wall runs along the right edge.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of a courtyard meditation at an ashram under palm trees. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a red stepped pedestal topped by a tall orange pillar garlanded with flowers, with a black stone deity murti seated on the pedestal. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow, orange and white garments sit in meditation on individual circular mats. Behind them stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures on red-tagged bases, with palm and tropical foliage beyond. In the foreground a white stone platform holds a small stepped pyramid-shaped object with a kalasha-like finial. The central figure is an appearance-based candidate, with orange robes and a crowned-looking hairstyle, but the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2010-09-20