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An outdoor photo of a sacred ground at a temple-like site under tall coconut palms. Several seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on blackened ground patches with small smoking fire pits, apparently performing fire rituals. A white-robed figure stands near the centre. White and grey pigeons peck at the dusty ground in the foreground. Behind the group are white raised platforms, a tall golden pillar with a garland, and a dark stone sculpture. The visible people are a dozen or so devotees, seated, standing, and one walking in the background.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Pancha Tapas fire ritual on bare reddish-brown earth beneath tall coconut palms, with a white tower-like shrine and a small white domed structure behind. Several people sit cross-legged on dark ash-blackened rectangular fire pits, some emitting smoke. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at center using a long-handled tool to tend the fire. Nearby participants wear orange and saffron cloth and white garments, and others wear yellow shawls. A white dove walks in the foreground. A small signboard and thatched huts appear at left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of about ten people in white clothes seated cross-legged on bare dirt ground in front of a row of palm trees. Several seated people wear yellow shawls and a few wear orange shawls. Small fire pits with ash and charred remains sit on the ground around them, and a pile of firewood stands at the right. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. A white structure and a dark stone sculpture appear at the left edge. The central seated figure, in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with eyes closed. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2010-07-27August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAn outdoor temple scene on a dusty orange-brown ground under palm trees. Several pigeons, grey with dark wing markings, stand in the foreground on the dirt. Behind them, a group of men sit in rows wearing white dhotis with yellow shawls, some with yellow garlands, facing a tall red-orange kalasha-topped pillar and a red stone platform. A monk in orange robes sits near a dark deity murti at the left. A white-clad figure stands to the right beside the pillar. A white SUV and a small map board stand at the left edge.2010-09-02An outdoor ritual scene on a bare sandy ground beneath coconut palms. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sand, with smoke rising from a fire area behind them. A tall orange-and-gold kalasha pillar with a garland stands at left beside an orange stone structure, and a man in white stands near it. Several pigeons are on the ground and others are flying overhead. a person is not visibly identifiable in this image.2010-09-02 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor ashram setting with coconut palms behind them. They wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation. Two white doves walk on the sand in front of them, and grey ash marks lie scattered on the ground. Behind them stand a small white building with a green roof, a woven bamboo fence, and stone sculptures at the right edge.2010-07-15August 03 20102010-08-03Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard lined with coconut palms under an open sky. A tall orange pillar-like shrine with garlands stands at center, with a seated black stone deity murti before it on an orange base. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits in meditation beside a square fire pit set into a white platform. Around the courtyard, about a dozen seated men in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments sit in meditation at small circular pits. Stone sculptures of figures stand along the left side. Two pigeons walk on the concrete platform in the foreground.2010-09-16