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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with two pigeons on a pale stone floor in the foreground, one grey-and-white and one all-white. Behind them a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands near a white stepped platform topped by a dark stone Nandi-like statue draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. Several other people in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on the left and right, and a blue-and-orange backpack rests on the platform. Palm trees and morning haze fill the background.

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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in a garland of red and white flowers, set on a white plinth. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak, his eyes lowered and hands out of view. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on the ground, and another person in white and yellow sits further left near a statue. On the right, a man in white and a yellow shawl sits beside a white pigeon, while a grey pigeon stands on the concrete slab in front. A black-and-orange backpack rests against the plinth, and a large metal kalasha sits atop a structure in the background.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A 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 temple courtyard in morning haze with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads stands with eyes closed beside a white pedestal, while pigeons walk on the pale stone floor. A large stone Nandi bull wearing a garland of red and white flowers sits on a white plinth, with a stone deity figure and a tall stone shrine pillar behind it. On the left, a woman in white clothes with a red border sits in meditation pose, and several others in white with yellow shawls sit nearby. Another man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at right beside a backpack. A white pigeon stands at right, and two grey pigeons stand in the centre.2010-07-15A photograph of a white temple courtyard with pigeons in the foreground: a white pigeon in the centre, a grey pigeon at left and a grey-green iridescent pigeon at lower right. Behind them, a seated person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged before a black stone Nandi or Shiva-linga style sculpture draped with a red, yellow and green garland on a white stepped plinth. Several men in white clothing with yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on the ground to the right and rear, with green trees behind. The saffron-clad figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm an identity, so this is described by role only.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor 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.2010-07-15