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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple grounds. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low platform in front of a white stepped shrine, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a dark stone deity murti and garlands of marigolds above him. Grey ash or smoke rises from a circular fire pit of grey gravel in front of him, with a small brass kalasha vessel beside it. A white dove walks on white kolam-style chalk floor drawings, and a red flower lies on the ground. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or stand in meditation, and a backpack rests near the shrine. Stone statues and palm trees surround the area.

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A 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.2010-07-15A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple grounds. A central figure with long dark hair and a red tilak mark sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in the middle of a circle of grey ash or fire-ash, eyes closed, hands clasped, wearing a bright saffron-orange robe. Behind him stands a white stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with red and white flower garlands. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground to the right and left, some seated in meditation. A small brass kalasha stands near the seated figure, and a white dove walks in the foreground beside white kolam rangoli patterns. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the scene, with thin smoke rising in the background.2010-07-04Outdoors 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 08 20102010-07-08Outdoors at a temple-like courtyard, a man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak sits in lotus-style meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a white stepped shrine with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over a dark deity murti. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls and beads sit in meditation. Two white doves walk on a sandy floor marked with white kolam designs and grey ash circles, and a brass pot and a red flower lie nearby. Palm trees form the background. Four to five people are visible in total.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a ring of grey ash, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap. Beside him stands a small golden kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a white pedestal is garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands. Four other seated figures in white or yellow garments and orange shawls sit on the ash circle in the background, with dark stone deity murti and carved stone figures around them. Two grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A palm-lined backdrop completes the setting.2010-07-08Outdoors on a sandy courtyard beside a white stepped platform draped with red and white flower garlands, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with his palms joined, a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a red bindi on his forehead, with a smoking grey ash circle in front of him. To the left a woman in white with a purple headscarf sits on the ground, and behind is another woman in white. On the right a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with his hands folded near a small plate. A white pigeon stands in the foreground, and a blue and orange backpack rests against the platform.2010-07-15