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Outdoors 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.

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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.2010-07-15Outdoors in a garden setting with palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Behind him a black stone deity murti is garlanded with red and orange flowers and stands on a white plinth. Around him are several people in white clothes with yellow shawls seated on the ground, one with a backpack placed nearby. White doves walk on white chalk kolam designs drawn on the sandy ground, and a brass pot sits at the left edge beside a ring of grey ash. The man has long hair and a red tilak on his forehead; visible cues are saffron robes and rudraksha beads, so he is a person candidate in meditation. Several white-clad devotees are seated in the background.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform within a circle of grey gravel or ash, with hands folded and eyes closed. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal topped by a black stone Nandi bull draped with a marigold and white garland. Palm trees and a black stone deity figure stand to the left. Several people in white clothes, one in a yellow shawl, sit in meditation on the sand to the right and behind. A brass kalasha stands at the front left, a white pigeon walks in the foreground, and a white kolam design lies at the bottom edge.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoors 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-tree grove, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre of a circular bed of grey pebbles, dressed in a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder. Garlands of red and yellow flowers hang around a black Nandi bull statue on a white stepped pedestal behind him, with a dark standing deity statue at left. Two pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside the platform. Several people in white clothes sit in meditation on the sand in the background, including a figure in a yellow shawl at right. A white kolam design decorates the lower edge of the frame.2010-07-04July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a small wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in an outdoor courtyard. Behind him stands a white stone base topped with a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha sits to his left on a grey ash-covered circle. Several pigeons, both grey and white, peck at the sand in the foreground. Behind him, two women in white and yellow clothing sit on the ground, and a person in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge with a tray. Dark stone statues and palm trees fill the background. The man has long dark hair and is seated in meditation, with his robe, the garland and the kalasha drawing the eye.2010-07-08July 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 08 20102010-07-08