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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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 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.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a meditation or puja setting in a sandy courtyard beside a white stepped shrine holding a dark black stone lingam draped with a red and white garland. A central figure in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low seat inside a circular ring of grey stone, with a small brass pot placed in front. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in similar circles: women in white and peach clothes and men in white with yellow shawls, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. White and grey pigeons perch on a concrete ledge in the foreground, and a black stone deity figure and urn stand in the background greenery.2010-07-04A 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.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph in a temple courtyard at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in the centre, eyes lowered, in front of a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Behind him, several people in white and yellow clothes sit in meditation near a low fire pit with ash and embers, with palm and plumeria foliage beyond. In the foreground, blurred grey and white pigeons gather on the paved ground. The figure's appearance is not clearly established, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in saffron robes.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor 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 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.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08