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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard under an overcast sky with palm trees. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform ringed with ash or charcoal. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl digs with a shovel, and another in white with an orange-red shawl works with a shovel beside a dark stone deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and red shawl stands at right beside a red bucket. A brass kalasha/pot sits on the ground, and a woven mat leads toward the platform. Orange-red temple walls and stone sculptures frame the courtyard.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a ring of grey ash, wrapped head-to-toe in a saffron-orange cloth with a hood, and wearing a long brown rudraksha mala. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot. Behind is a white stepped plinth bearing a dark stone lingam garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, with a tall copper-coloured post above. Dark stone deity murtis stand to the left. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit or stand around the courtyard, and smoke rises from fire pits. A woven striped mat lies at the lower right.2010-07-22July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of several men seated in meditation on a sandy ground with grey ash lines marked around them, under a grey sky with palm trees and dark stone sculptures in the background. In the foreground at right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion with hands folded, eyes closed, beside a small brass kalasha-like pot. Behind him, others sit in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls, and a few in orange robes. Dark carved deity murti stand near a white pillar, and a banyan-like tree grows beside a low concrete wall. Panchatapas and padapuja setting.2010-08-03July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoors under an overcast sky with palm trees, a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised square platform with a small brass kalasha or pot beside him. Two assistants in white garments stand behind him, one in a red-orange cloth and one in a yellow cloth; one leans forward to attend to him. Around the platform, a ring of ash or burnt embers surrounds the seat. To the right stands a large black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers on an orange-red base, and dark stone deity murtis stand in the background among palms and a red wall.2010-08-14July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged in meditation on a mat inside a circular stone-lined pit with white kolam border, a brass oil lamp in front of him. Behind him stands a red-orange stepped plinth holding a dark stone deity murti with a garland, and a tall copper-coloured kalasha on a pole. Several other people in saffron and white clothes with yellow shawls sit meditating on mats around the courtyard; grey stone statues of deities and palm trees fill the background.2010-09-13Outdoor photo at a sculpture-lined ashram ground with dark stone deity sculptures and a red-brick wall behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sweeps ash from the ground with a broom, while another white-clad attendant in the right foreground works with a shovel. A brass vessel sits on the ground near glowing embers and ash from a fire pit. Palm trees and overcast sky are visible.2010-08-14A seated figure wrapped head-to-toe in orange-saffron cloth with a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest sits cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform ringed by pale grey ash. A small brass kalasha stands beside him. Behind, a man in white with a yellow shawl shovels ash with a long-handled shovel, and several people in white and yellow sit in the background near black stone deity murti and a large black Nandi with a red and white garland. White stepped pedestals and palm trees fill the open courtyard setting. Several people appear in the background, around five.2010-07-22June 28 20102010-06-28Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular fire pit of grey ash, with a brass lamp beside him. A large black stone Nandi bull wearing a red flower garland sits on an orange plinth at right. Several people in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit on the ground and on mats around the courtyard, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels at the pit's edge. A painted banner with a devotional image stands at left, and a white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground.2010-09-08A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat atop a circular stone platform surrounded by grey gravel and white flowers, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him stands an orange brick peetha with a black stone Shiva lingam draped in marigold garlands, backed by palm trees. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left near grey stone deity murtis, and a tall decorated pole with a red-and-white painted cylinder rises at right.2010-10-25