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Outdoor photo of a group meditating on a dusty ground in front of a large white-painted shrine with a black stone Shiva-type murti draped in marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed. To his right, a man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, a brass plate in front of him. Behind them, several people in white robes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sit in meditation. A brass pot sits on the ground, a white kolam pattern decorates the earth, and a pigeon walks in the foreground. Palm trees and stone sculptures stand in the background.

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Outdoor photo at sunrise of a central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala seated cross-legged on a raised white platform inside a circle of grey gravel, with a kolam of white rangoli lines on the sand in front. Behind him is a white stone structure with a seated deity murti garlanded with orange and white flowers. To the right, several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, one holding a small brass plate. On the left, a woman in orange and white sits near a brass vessel. Stone sculptures stand in the background among palm trees. A pigeon walks on the sand in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoors in a palm-tree courtyard, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in front of a white-painted shrine with a dark stone deity murti garlanded with marigolds. Before him, white rangoli kolam designs with a red flower decorate the ground, and a brass vessel sits at left. A young man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits nearby, his hand extended over a small plate, while a white pigeon walks on the sand at right. Several other men in white with yellow shawls sit meditating in the background. Ash-grey ritual lines surround the central seat.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. Around a circular ash-ringed fire pit, several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation or ritual posture. Two white doves walk on a white chalk kolam pattern with a red flower placed on it. Behind is a white raised platform with a large black stone Nandi bull draped in garlands, a small brass kalasha vessel sits at left, and dark stone deity statues stand among palm trees. A man at right in white holds a small offering plate.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation with eyes closed. Behind him stands a white-painted pedestal holding a dark stone Nandi-like sculpture garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in the background. In the foreground a seated man in white with a yellow shawl holds his hands together beside two white doves, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits near a white kolam floral design on the ground, with a smoke-filled circular fire pit between them.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor scene on a dusty ground with a white kolam rangoli design of looping floral patterns. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre, eyes closed in meditation, before a white stepped shrine topped with a dark stone lingam garlanded with red flowers. Behind him, a line of seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange stoles sit meditating. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits beside a small brass plate. Two white pigeons walk on the kolam. Palm trees and dark stone sculptures of deities stand in the background.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoors on a sandy ground beneath palm trees, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded, in front of a large black stone Nandi statue draped with a red and yellow marigold garland and a white stepped plinth topped with a tall spire. A small brass pot stands to his left inside a ring of grey ash. To his right, a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits in meditation. Several grey pigeons and one white pigeon peck at white kolam chalk patterns on the ground. Other seated devotees in white and yellow shawls, and stone statues, appear in the background.2010-07-08