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Outdoor photo at dusk under a pale blue sky with wispy clouds, showing a tall tapered ritual pole topped with a red flag and decorative finial rising above palm trees. In the foreground a man in a striped shirt stands with his back to the camera, and at right a seated figure in an orange shawl and white garment wears glasses and has long dark hair. Several other people in orange and white clothing sit near white stone platforms and a small sculpture at lower left, with a smoky haze near the bottom right.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Dusk photograph of a sacred outdoor ground with a tall tapering ceremonial pole (dhwaja-style) rising above white shrines and palm trees. Several seated devotees sit on dark ash-covered earth in rows, many wearing saffron/orange shawls over white clothing. In the right foreground a woman with short dark hair and glasses sits upright in white with an orange shawl, hands resting in her lap. Smoke drifts through the scene. A small information board stands at left. No one is identifiable as the a person with the appearance cues required; the figures are seated devotees in white and saffron.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk on a bare dirt ground among coconut palms. A tall striped pole stands in the background. In the foreground, a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers bends forward, digging or raking the ground with a long-handled tool. To the right, a woman with curly dark hair sits cross-legged on the ground wearing an orange-red shawl over white clothes. Several other seated people in orange and white or yellow garments are scattered behind them, and a small information board stands at left near white structures. Smoke rises from the ground, and ash or embers lie in the dirt. No clear identification of a person is visible; the seated figures are devotees in orange and white.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene at dusk under a grey sky with palm trees. A tall wooden ceremonial pole topped with a carved finial rises beside a white stone base with a Shiva lingam and a garland. A fire burns in a central pit, sending smoke upward. Several people sit cross-legged on mats around circular stone platforms: one in white, others in orange or saffron and white. Standing figures and seated devotees on the dirt ground watch the ceremony. A stone sculptural grouping stands near the fire. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with offerings.2010-07-11Outdoor photograph at dusk of a ritual ground beneath an overcast sky, with tall coconut palms around it. Many seated participants sit in a field of small circular fire pits, with smoke rising from several. Most wear white or yellow garments; a few seated figures wear saffron/orange clothing. A tall tapering ritual pole stands at centre beside two white stone platforms or altars. Several participants in white sit or stand in the fire-pit area, consistent with a homa or yagna. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so no appearance-based identification is made. Approximately 20 people are visible.2010-06-13Dusk view of a temple courtyard with a tall, slender, copper-coloured dhwajasthambha flagstaff topped by an ornate finial and a small red flag, set on a red stone base decorated with a garland of orange and white flowers. To the right, a corrugated shelter has an orange cloth draped over its side, and a small figure in white garments stands near a red stone platform. Palm trees and bare trees frame a pale pink evening sky. Two people in white and red clothing are visible at the base of the flagstaff area, one in a white sari with a red border near the left platform.2013-03-10July 28 20102010-07-28 +1 copiesDusk scene in an open temple courtyard framed by palm trees and leafy foliage at the left edge. A tall ornate pole rises beside a white raised platform holding a seated stone figure. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the left of the platform near a garland, while two men in white clothes sit with their backs to the camera on the foreground platform. Several people in white and yellow sit or stand around the platform. Striped red and white steps lead toward the courtyard, and the pale sky glows with sunset colours.2010-07-05July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beneath an overcast sky, with tall palm trees around. A tall copper-coloured ornamental pillar or dhvaja stands on a white raised square platform in the centre. A seated figure in an orange and white garment sits at the base of the pillar, with an orange-clad attendant nearby. Around the pillar, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular markings in white clothes with yellow shawls, in a meditative or puja arrangement. Some stand in white at the base of the pillar. Smoke rises from a small fire or incense near the pillar. Stone sculptures stand at the left edge. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari stands at the right and another person sits at the left.2010-07-08August 09 20102010-08-09