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A 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.

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A 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 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 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.2010-07-15Outdoor 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.2010-07-15Outdoor 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 photograph of an outdoor ritual space with sandy ground and a white stepped pedestal topped by a dark deity murti draped with a garland of red, orange and yellow flowers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged eyes closed on a low wooden seat before a circular floor design of white powder and coloured kolam. A brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him, three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation near smoke and small fires, and two pigeons are in the foreground. a person appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-07-07A 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.2010-07-15A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in front of a white shrine, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him a dark deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Smoke rises around the platform, white and grey ash lies on the ground, and a brass kalasha vessel sits to the left. A white dove walks in the foreground beside a red rose, with white chalk kolam designs on the ground. A backpack rests at the right edge of the shrine.2010-07-15Outdoors 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 22 20102010-07-22A seated man in an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation on a low wooden seat before a circular ash-lined homa fire pit. He has long dark hair and a red forehead mark. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in red, yellow and green marigold garlands, in front of a white tiered pedestal. A brass kalasha pot sits at the left edge of the pit. To the right, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation near a small tray. A white pigeon is in the foreground.2010-07-08A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Behind him, a second man in white with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed. A dark stone statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white plinth stand behind them, with palm trees and a stone pot beside them. Grey ash or ember is scattered on the ground.2010-07-15