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January 13 2010

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January 13 20102010-01-13Close view of a large white stepped stone plinth or base of a structure, with a flat white slab set on the sandy ground in front of it. Green cloth hangs at the top edge of the frame above the base. A small white building with a red-framed window and a thatched fence sit in the background under bare trees. Grass tufts and a few small red petals lie on the ground. No people are visible.2010-01-13Photograph of a white stone temple base or plinth in an outdoor courtyard with a sandy ground. The tiered white structure is topped by a black stone lingam-style element decorated with yellow, orange and red flower garlands. A tall ornate copper or bronze lamp stand with a brown finish stands at the upper right. A small figure in white clothing walks in the background past a thatched shed and palm trees. Partial Tamil and Telugu lettering on a white building reads Sri Anandeshwar temple.2010-01-13Outdoor photograph of a white stepped stone pedestal with a dark black stone lingam-shaped top wrapped in a garland of yellow, orange and maroon flowers. Behind it stand palm trees, leafy shrubs and a low roofed building with a small sign on the right. The area is a sandy open ground. No people are visible.2010-01-13Outdoor photo of a whitewashed stepped stone base topped with a dark carved black stone element, draped with a garland of yellow and red marigolds. Palm trees, shrubs and a small tiled building stand behind it on a sandy open ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-01-13Outdoor photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a black pedestal decorated with yellow marigold garland, set before a white stepped plinth topped by a carved shrine with garlands. Sandy ground and palm trees behind. Several men in white and light clothing stand at left near a stone structure, one person holds a basket of offerings, and a woman in a white sari with blue border stands at right beside a stacked log pile and a basket. The scene appears to be a temple or shrine ground.2007-02-16A person in an orange saffron shawl and orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of grey gravel, eyes closed, hands folded in the lap, in a meditative posture. A small brass kalasha stands to the left on the ground. Behind is a white stepped plinth topped by a dark black stone murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands, with rudraksha-style beads. Bare dirt ground and a dark stone vessel are visible at the edges. The seated person is a devotee or sannyasi in meditation; no appearance-based cues establish a person, so identity is unsure.2010-07-24Outdoor photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a white tiered plinth in a sandy open yard. The bull wears a white and green flower garland and a small cloth around its neck. Behind it rises a tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar with ornate golden panels, framed by coconut palms and dense green trees. Scattered wood and debris lie on the right side of the yard, and a thin wire is strung across the background.Outdoor temple courtyard with a tall copper-coloured dhvaja flagstaff draped with marigold garlands, standing beside a white-painted square plinth. Nandi bull statue in white cloth sits on a white platform near the flagstaff. A single figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the sandy ground at the right, with coconut palms and low white-walled buildings with corrugated roofs behind. Circular concrete patches are laid across the dirt yard.2010-07-24Outdoor photo of a procession near a whitewashed stepped shrine base on reddish earth, with trees and a colourful striped canopy at upper right. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a flower garland kneels or bends toward the base, holding a yellow object. Behind him, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear orange shawls and carry brass plates and trays with offerings, forming a line along the shrine. Several more people stand in the background among the trees.2006-12-23A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with bare arms and a red bindi, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, meditating on a white stone platform outdoors. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red marigold flowers. Three other men sit nearby in white clothes; the man on the right wears a yellow shawl and the one further back wears a white garment with a rudraksha mala. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon are in the foreground, and palm trees and flowering plants form the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a person seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform in an open dirt courtyard, enclosed by a ring of white lime or ash. The person wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body, hands folded in the lap. A small brass vessel sits at the left edge of the platform. Beside them stands a white-painted square pedestal with a dark stone Nandi bull figure wrapped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a tall copper-coloured spire rises behind. Palm trees, a white building with green roof, a bamboo fence and stacked firewood fill the background, with small figures near the right edge. Woven mats lie on the ground to the right.2010-07-24