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A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a white paved platform, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair falling past his shoulders. He wears rudraksha beads around his neck. Pigeons, some white and some grey, crowd around him in the foreground. Behind him a second person in a white sari sits quietly. Large grey stone statues stand in the background, including a seated bull statue draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a bead necklace. Palm trees and a pale sky appear in the background.

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A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair swept back stands with eyes closed in a meditative pose near a white stone shrine base. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Two pigeons stand on the pale stone pavement in the foreground. Behind him, a large black stone deity murti is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two seated figures in white clothing, one in yellow, sit in the background among palm trees, with smoke or mist drifting through the scene. A orange and grey backpack sits at the right edge.2010-07-15A man in an orange saffron robe with a red and white rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed in meditation on a white stone platform. Behind him a black stone Nandi bull statue wears garlands of red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha necklace. Two pigeons stand on the pavement in the foreground, and a woman in white sits at left near a sandy area with a light haze. A blue and orange backpack rests at right. Trees and palms fill the background.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a white-paved temple courtyard with a black stone Shiva-like deity murti in the background, adorned with a red, yellow and green flower garland. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and stands with eyes lowered; the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Behind him to the right, two men in white ritual clothing sit, one wearing a yellow shawl around his neck. White and grey pigeons fill the foreground, blurred in motion. Palm trees and flowering plants surround the courtyard.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands, set on a white plinth. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala beads, sits with eyes closed in meditation in front of the Nandi. Two pigeons walk across the pale stone floor in the foreground. Behind, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse sits cross-legged in meditation, and two other people in white and yellow clothing sit nearby. A large dark deity statue and palm trees stand in the background, with morning haze.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a seated black stone Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal, draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers, in an open courtyard under palm trees. In front sits a man with his eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe, with pigeons, white and grey, walking around on the pale paved ground. Behind him, two men in white ritual clothes sit on the right, one with a rudraksha mala and one in a yellow-trimmed cloth, with a faint trail of incense smoke rising.2010-07-08A young man in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a paved ground with eyes closed, in a serene meditative posture. Behind him stands a dark stone seated deity murti with a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, on a tiered orange-red pedestal. Two pigeons walk in the foreground, and smoke drifts through green palm and tropical foliage in the background.2010-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower strings. A young man in an orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on the concrete floor to the right of the platform, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits in a meditative pose. On the left, three women sit in a row in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and beads. Several pigeons, including a white one in the foreground, walk across the concrete. Palm trees and a dark statue of a deity stand in the background.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange robe with long dark hair, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed in meditation before a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with red, yellow and green flower chains. Behind the bull is a white stepped plinth and a tall copper-coloured lamp pillar among palm trees. In the foreground several pigeons, both grey and white, peck at the pale paved ground. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged near a small fire, and other men in white sit further back. The scene shows an open-air temple courtyard during a ritual.2010-07-08A man sits in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala necklace, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a large grey stone deity murti adorned with a yellow and red flower garland. In the background to the left, a person in white clothing sits in the distance. White doves or pigeons appear in the foreground, slightly blurred. Palm trees and soft morning light fill the outdoor setting.2010-07-15