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Outdoor photo of a meditative ritual at a temple courtyard. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circular ring of ash, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. A small brass vessel sits before him. Several people in white and cream clothes sit in meditation in similar circles behind him, some wearing orange shawls. Dark stone statues of deities and a seated Nandi-like bull, one draped with a marigold garland, stand around the courtyard. Two white doves walk on the pale concrete in the foreground.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed on a paved courtyard. A white dove walks in the foreground beside a small brass vessel placed on a circular gravel bed. Behind him, two women in white saris and another person sit in meditation on gravel patterns, with stone sculptures of deities and a white pedestal draped with yellow and red marigold garlands at right. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a seated meditation scene on a sandy courtyard. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of grey ash, eyes closed, hands in a prayer gesture. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, a brass plate nearby. Behind, two women in white sit in meditation on the ground, and a white stone shrine structure with a dark deity murti and marigold garlands stands in the background. A blue-and-orange backpack rests against the shrine. Several pigeons, grey and white, feed on the pavement in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo in a courtyard with grey stone deity murti and carved figures on pedestals behind. In the foreground, three pigeons and a white pigeon peck at grain scattered on pale concrete. On a low wooden seat at right sits a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in meditation, beside a small brass vessel on a round stone platform. Behind him, several people in white and cream clothing sit in meditation on gravel-bordered mats, one wearing an orange shawl. A large white-painted Nandi with a flower garland appears at the upper right. Palm trees and a red-framed sign stand in the background.2010-07-15A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform in an outdoor courtyard. Long dark hair is swept back, and his hands rest together in his lap. Behind him, three women in white ritual clothes sit in meditation on the ash-covered ground, one wearing a maroon blouse and a rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha sits beside the platform, and a white pillar is draped with red and white flower garlands. Stone statues of deities stand in the background, and a white dove walks in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or puja gathering on sandy ground beside white shrine structures. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circle of grey stones, with a brass pot in front of him. To his right, a man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded and a brass plate beside him. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and several other people in white sit in the background, and a shrine is decorated with garlands. White and grey pigeons peck at the concrete in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group seated in meditation on a sandy courtyard beside white stupa-like shrines and stone sculptures. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden seat before a circular bed of gravel with a small brass vessel and a faint smoke trail. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, a plate nearby. Several other seated participants in white and orange garments with marigold garlands on the shrine behind them. Pigeons, white and grey, feed on the paved walkway in the foreground.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a meditation garden with several stone deity statues, a large Nandi bull statue wrapped in marigold garlands at right, and palm trees behind. Foreground: white and grey pigeons on a pale concrete floor. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform at right with hands folded in lap. Behind him, several people in white and yellow clothing sit meditating on gravel-bedded circles, including a woman in a white sari and others seated near the statues.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with grey stone sculptures and a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with marigold and orange flowers on a white plinth. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat near a small circular gravel pattern, while a white dove walks across the concrete in front. Behind him, two women in white and a man in white robes with a yellow shawl sit in meditation on the sand. A small brass vessel and a metal plate sit on the ground, and a blue and orange backpack rests on the plinth.2010-07-15June 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor temple garden with several pigeons pecking at scattered grain on a pale concrete path in the foreground: a blue-grey pigeon, a white pigeon, and a grey-and-white pigeon. Behind them, a row of seated people sit cross-legged on sand and gravel meditating. The man on the right wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala and sits on an orange cushioned platform beside a small brass vessel. Other seated people wear white and yellow clothing, and some wear orange shawls. Dark stone deity sculptures stand in the background among palm plants and a red-and-white structure.2010-07-15Outdoor meditation at a temple courtyard with white-painted shrine structures. A central figure with long hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circle of grey ash, a small brass vessel beside him. Around him, about a dozen white-clad seekers sit in meditation, some in orange or white shawls and others in white with yellow scarves. A large black Nandi bull statue draped in a marigold garland stands behind the group, with stone deity sculptures and palm trees in the background. Several pigeons, white and grey, forage on the pale concrete floor in front.2010-07-15Outdoors 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