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Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard under a large banyan-like tree with thick roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a purple shawl, a long beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala, holding a small bell in his right hand and a silver plate with a flame and flowers in his left. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth lifts a lit lamp or aarti flame. To the right, several priests wear saffron/orange garments and malas, one with hands folded in namaskar. A stone plinth labelled SILENCE PLEASE sits at the base of the tree, and a decorated floor with kolam-style patterns lies in front. Several other people stand in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a purple shawl over white, with rudraksha-style flower and bead garlands, and holds a small bell in his right hand while a lit flame burns in front of him. To his left, a younger man in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate of flowers and a lamp. Behind them, a man in orange robes and garlands stands with hands folded, and further right, several men in white dhotis with folded hands stand in a row. A small stone base with a sign reading 'Diving Fire' sits at left beside a large tree trunk. A Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style setting with a plate of flowers and an aarti lamp.2010-12-28Outdoor scene under large leafy trees with a thick aerial-rooted trunk on the left. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border and ceremonial garlands holds a brass plate with a lit flame and yellow flowers, standing beside a stone platform with a small sign. Next to him, a man in a purple robe with a long necklace of orange marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in saffron-orange robes and orange garlands stands with hands folded, and several white-clad men in traditional dhotis and shawls stand with palms joined. The ground is sandy with a dark stone slab, and a kolam-style floor drawing is visible at lower left. Their posture suggests puja or aarti.2010-12-28Outdoor scene under a large leafy tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a lavender-purple dhoti-style wrap and long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-orange beaded garland. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red borders and vibhuti-marked foreheads stand in a line, some holding brass plates of flowers and offerings. A man in saffron-orange robes with a garland stands to the right, and a man in white with a red-bordered cloth holds his hands together nearby. The group stands on a dark polished stone platform near a small stone pedestal with a plate and wispy smoke rising behind them.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene under large shade trees at an ashram. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a purple dhoti-style wrap, wearing beaded necklaces, holds a brass bell in his right hand and a lit camphor flame on a plate in his left, performing aarti. Beside him, a bare-chested man in white ritual dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth holds an offering tray. To the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with beaded malas stands with folded hands, and several men in white ritual clothes stand with palms joined. A tree trunk and a sign reading 'Sheeng' are near a black stone plinth with red offerings. Ground is sandy with white kolam designs on the stone floor.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A white arched shrine frames a deity murti draped in purple cloth and garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strings, seated behind a mound of red vermilion-coated stones on a black-edged platform. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a purple dhoti and shawl, a gold chain and orange-red beaded malas, holding a brass bell and a small lamp. Beside him, a man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha malas holds a brass plate. Several people in white ritual clothes stand behind, and a flame is visible at right. Ground has white kolam-style patterns.2010-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26January 01 20112011-01-01Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan-type tree. At left, a dark stone deity murti wrapped in a purple cloth and draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands sits within a white arched frame, before a mound of red powder or kumkum offerings and a small plaque. In the centre-right foreground, a man in a purple dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a tilaka waves a lit flame, possibly an aarti lamp. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange mala holds a brass plate, and several white-clad devotees stand behind. A round stone base bears a printed sign reading SILENCE PLEASE.2010-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees. A standing figure in orange-red robes with a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small lit flame in a metal cup and a bell-like vessel, performing a ritual before a shrine. Behind the shrine stands a red-painted deity murti garlanded with marigold and white flower garlands, with a mound of red offerings at its base and a silver arched frame. Several white-clad priests and devotees stand in a row to the right, one holding a silver tray of offerings. Decorative white kolam designs are drawn on the stone floor. A sign near the base reads 'Shiva Peetha' style text.2010-12-28Outdoor temple scene under tall shady trees: a small white arched shrine houses a deity murti in purple cloth with marigold garlands, set on a round platform with a heap of red-orange offerings and a small fire. In the foreground a figure in a purple dhoti with a bell in one hand and a plate in the other performs puja. Beside them a man in an orange robe and beaded necklaces holds a plate, and a row of men in white dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-28December 26 20102010-12-26