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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.

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Outdoors 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.2010-07-15Outdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard, a man with shaved head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a plain orange robe, hands folded, eyes closed, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped on a dark stone deity murti behind him. A brass kalasha sits on the ground to his left. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on mats in the background, and white and grey pigeons walk across the sand near white-painted chalk kolam designs. Stone sculptures and a white shrine stand among the trees. a person cues: orange ceremonial robe, central seated position, garlanded setting. Visible people are seated devotees and the seated figure in orange.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple campus showing a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform inside a ring of grey ash, hands folded in his lap. He wears a long saffron-orange robe and has long dark hair swept back, with a visible rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, several people in white and yellow garments sit in meditation on the sandy ground, including a woman in orange. A white stepped pedestal with red and yellow flower garlands and dark stone deity sculptures stand behind, with palm trees beyond. A brass kalasha vessel sits near the ash ring. Several white and grey pigeons peck at the ground in the foreground.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.2010-07-08A 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.2010-07-15Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, a line of men sit cross-legged in meditation within a fire-ritual setup, with grey ash circles on the ground and thin smoke rising. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe and orange head covering, with a dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him others wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and malas, hands resting in their laps. A white dove stands on a white stone ledge at right, and a white pillar with a garland is at left, with plants and a block wall behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies