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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged, eyes closed, in meditation. Behind him a dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal draped with yellow-orange marigold garlands and a bead necklace, beside a tall dark stone deity statue holding a trident and a carved stone pillar. To the left a woman in white clothes sits in meditation near a dark stone figure, and another seated person in white with a yellow shawl appears at the right edge. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits by an orange backpack on the right, and another person in white with a yellow shawl is partly visible at the far right.

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Outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with white stepped plinths and dark stone deity murti. A central figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cloth, hands resting in lap. A large dark stone Nandi bull with flower garlands sits on a white plinth behind him. To the right, a seated man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, a brass plate before him. Other seated people in white and yellow shawls are in the background, with palm fronds in the foreground. A small brass lamp sits near the central figure. The central figure has a rudraksha mala and orange robes; the orange-robed figure is an appearance-based candidate, but the cues are not distinctive enough for a confident identification.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoors among palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl sits cross-legged on a raised round platform with eyes closed in meditation, hands joined in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. Beside him on the ground stands a small brass vessel. Behind him, three women in white and yellow-bordered garments sit in meditation on gravel-covered squares. Grey stone deity statues surround them, including a standing figure holding a trident and a seated multi-armed figure, while a black Nandi bull statue wearing a red, yellow and green garland sits on a white pedestal on the right, with a cobra-hooded statue to the left. Two women in pink sarees are visible in the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08September 13 20102010-09-13Outdoor photo of a seated meditation scene beside a black stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers and a white sash. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in the foreground, eyes closed, hands folded, with a brass oil lamp before him. Two men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation farther back on sandy ground near palm trees and frangipani.2010-08-07Outdoor temple scene with a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhvaja stambha topped with a finial and an orange cloth streamer, rising beside a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers on a white stepped plinth. A monk in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a ring of ash, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Coconut palms stand behind, with dark stone deity statues to the left. Several people in white garments sit on ash-covered ground at the right and left edges, some wearing yellow shawls, and a white-robed figure sits to the right.2010-07-14A photograph of a seated meditation gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard with stone deity sculptures and a white plinth. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a white platform. Behind him, a stone Nandi bull with garlands of orange flowers sits beside a white pedestal. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or kneel nearby, including a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl seated beside a backpack and an orange flower. Tall palms and a large dark stone statue with a spear stand in the background, and a green palm frond blurs the foreground.2010-07-15September 13 20102010-09-13June 27 20102010-06-27A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe seated cross-legged on an orange cushion in front of a white stepped pedestal, eyes closed, hands resting in the lap, with wisps of smoke or steam drifting around him. Behind him a dark stone deity murti of a seated figure is garlanded with red and yellow marigold flowers, and a rudraksha-style mala hangs on the chest. Two women in white garments with yellow borders sit on the ground to the left in the background, with stone sculptures and palm trees beyond. A blue and orange backpack rests on the pedestal at right. The ground is ashen. a person: the seated saffron-clad figure has long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the archive subject, but the identification is appearance-based only.2010-07-15