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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal topped by a black Nandi bull statue draped with marigold garlands, with a tall temple tower and palm trees beyond. A white dove walks across white chalk kolam designs on the ground, and a small brass kalasha sits beside him on the gravel. Two seated men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in the background, and a stone deity statue stands at the left edge.

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Outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull decorated with marigold and red garlands and a shell necklace, in front of white stepped platforms and a palm tree. To the right, a second seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed beside a grey backpack. In the foreground a white dove stands on a white kolam design drawn on the ground, with a red flower and a small brass pot nearby, and ash or charcoal is scattered around the seat.2010-07-15A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti seated on a white pedestal is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A white dove stands on white kolam-style chalk designs on the sandy ground, with a red flower placed nearby and a brass vessel at the left edge. At the right edge, a seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits beside a grey and orange bag. Setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard.2010-07-15A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with a folded orange cloth cushion. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead, and has his eyes closed with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and red flower garland, set on white stepped pedestal platforms. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to the left, and a white dove stands on white kolam-style powder drawings on the sandy ground in front of him. Grey ash is scattered on the ground, and a grey and orange backpack lies to the right.2010-07-15A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in meditation on a low wooden seat, a red vermilion mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth with a dark deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A second man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala sits to the right beside an orange-and-grey backpack. On the sandy ground white kolam-style chalk designs surround a red flower, while white doves walk in the foreground and ash-grey embers lie along the earth.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform draped with an orange cloth. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow and red flower garland atop a white tiered pedestal. A white pigeon stands in the foreground on ash and white kolam designs, with a red rose nearby. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a grey-orange backpack sit in the background, and a small brass vessel is at the left edge.2010-07-15A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Smoke rises around him from a fire pit, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands at left. Behind him is a dark stone bull statue (Nandi) draped in red and yellow marigold garlands and white bead necklaces, set on a white tiered pedestal. Two white doves walk on ground marked with white kolam-style chalk lines and a scatter of red flower petals. A second person in white with a yellow shawl sits at the far right and another in yellow and white at left. A grey-and-orange backpack rests against the pedestal.2010-07-15A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest. Behind him stands a dark statue draped with garlands of red and yellow flowers and a shell necklace, set before a white stepped plinth. Smoke rises from a fire pit of grey ash to the right, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits meditating in the background beside a backpack. In the foreground, white kolam designs on the ground are decorated with a red flower, and a white dove walks across the lower right corner.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wrapped in an orange saffron cloth. His hands rest in his lap in a mudra. Behind him, a dark stone deity statue is draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers on a white pedestal. To the right, a seated man in white robes and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and another man in white sits further back among smouldering ash. A brass kalasha stands on the ash-covered ground at left, and white and grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. Sand with faint white kolam designs fills the courtyard.2010-07-08A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left and a long garland of red and yellow flowers hangs on the white pedestal at right. Behind him, two women in white and yellow sit meditating, and a grey stone deity murti and carved stone figures stand among palm trees. A white dove walks in the foreground on sandy ground. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial setting match the page's Swamiji reference, though his face is not used for identification.2010-07-08August 15 20102010-08-15Outdoors 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.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden platform. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange wrap, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large white stepped pedestal with a dark stone deity murti draped in flower garlands. To the right, another man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits in meditation beside a backpack. White chalk kolam designs and scattered ash surround the seated man, a red flower lies on the ground, and a white dove walks in the foreground. A brass vessel sits at the left edge.2010-07-15