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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a dark stone Shiva linga-like deity murti on a white pedestal, draped with a marigold garland, beside a tall copper-coloured pillar and a dark stone standing figure. Palm trees and smoke drift in the hazy light. In the foreground on a pale stone floor, several white and grey pigeons peck. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a few men in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel or stand nearby.

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Outdoor photograph in a temple courtyard with black stone statues and a white pedestal. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation beside a black stone Nandi bull draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. White doves and grey pigeons peck at grain scattered on the pavement in front. Behind him a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits near a stone figure, and palm trees frame the scene.2010-07-17Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white plinth and a dark stone Nandi bull wearing a marigold garland, with a tall stone dvarapalaka statue at left and a black shivalinga on a stand at right. A young man with long hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala and sits in front of the plinth. Behind him, two people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a seated figure in white with a yellow shawl is at right. Three pigeons, one grey, one dark grey and one white, walk on the pale stone floor in the foreground. Palm trees and sunlight fill the background.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photograph at an ashram grounds with palm trees behind a white shrine plinth. A black stone Shiva lingam or deity murti stands on the plinth draped with a marigold garland with red and yellow flowers. In the middle ground a man sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a tilak on his forehead, hands joined in front of him. Behind him several people in white and yellow garments sit in meditation or at rest. In the foreground several pigeons, grey, white and dark-winged, peck at the pale stone paving.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a white-walled compound. Several pigeons, mostly grey with a few white ones, walk across a pale concrete floor in the foreground. Behind them, a group of people sit on a sandy ground area in front of stone deity murti and a stone bull statue draped with orange and yellow garlands. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange-beaded mala sits on a mat, with a man in white clothes and a yellow shawl seated to the right. Other people in white and yellow garments sit nearby. A tall stone pillar stands at the right, and a map board is visible at the left.2010-07-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with a white-painted stone platform and a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Grey and white pigeons walk across the pale concrete floor in the foreground. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits near the platform, and several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or stand under coconut palms. Dark stone deity murti statues stand to the left among the trees. Smoke rises near the platform.2010-07-08Early morning outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with tall coconut palms and a tall copper-coloured flagstaff. A white-plastered stepped plinth holds a dark stone murti draped with yellow-orange garlands, in front of which several seated men in white clothes and yellow shawls sit on the paved ground. A man in an orange top sits near the centre, and pigeons, grey and white, walk across the pavement, while a dark pigeon perches on a red-topped ledge at left. Smoke or haze drifts through the palms in the soft backlight. Visible people number about six, all seated.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.2010-07-15Outdoor temple courtyard with white stone platform in front. A seated man in orange saffron robe with rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak sits in meditation, eyes closed, with hands not visible. Grey and white pigeons gather on the white platform in the foreground. Behind him stands a large stone Nandi bull draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers and white beads, beside a dark stone deity figure with a staff and a carved stone cobra. Palm trees and white shrines frame the scene. To the right, a man in white dhoti with yellow shawl sits in meditation. Other figures are partly visible at the edges.2010-07-15