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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.

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A 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 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.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.2010-07-15Outdoor 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.2010-07-15A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed in meditation on a white platform outdoors. Behind him stands a large dark stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a shell-and-bead necklace. Grey stone deity statues stand in the background among palm trees. Two women in white saris sit nearby, and white doves and grey pigeons gather on the paved ground 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 photo of a seated man in orange robes with a red bindi and long hair, meditating cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre-right. Beside him stands a golden kalasha-style vessel on the ground amid grey ash-like patterned ground. Three women sit in the background in cream and white and orange garments, one wearing yellow garlands, with black stone deity sculptures and a white pillar behind. Several white and grey pigeons walk on the sandy ground in front. A palm tree and boundary wall frame the scene.2010-07-08A 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.2010-07-08Outdoor 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 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 temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.2010-07-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies