A photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi seated in meditation on a white stone platform, eyes lowered, with a dark stone Nandi bull statue behind him draped in yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground two pigeons stand on the ledge, one grey and one white. Blurred trees and a pillar frame the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi seated in meditation on a white stone platform, eyes lowered, with a dark stone Nandi bull statue behind him draped in yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground two pigeons stand on the ledge, one grey and one white. Blurred trees and a pillar frame the background.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed? no: a man with long dark hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a grey stone statue of a deity and a black stone Nandi bull draped with a yellow and red marigold garland and white flower strands. Two grey pigeons and one white dove peck at the white stone ledge in the foreground. Palm trees and a white stone structure frame the background in soft morning light.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead sits in meditative stillness on a white raised platform in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is adorned with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds and a rudraksha necklace. Two pigeons, one grey and one white, stand on the pale concrete floor in the foreground. Behind the platform, a man in white clothes stands near a stone structure among palm trees and greenery. White-painted stone steps and a brown kalasha-topped pillar frame the scene.

Photograph of two grey pigeons standing on a pale concrete courtyard in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a man in white with an orange shawl stand beside a white stepped plinth. A dark stone Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers sits on the plinth, with a copper kalasha-like finial above and a dark stone deity statue at left. Coconut palms frame the background. Two more people in white and yellow clothing sit at left. The scene reads as a temple courtyard.

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.

A photograph of pigeons on a white stone platform in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold and red rose garland. Three pigeons are in the foreground: a white one at left and two grey ones at centre and right. Behind them, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair and rudraksha beads sits with eyes closed, partly blurred by focus. Behind the Nandi, a grey stone deity figure stands at left, and a white pillar with an ornate brown carved top appears at right.

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor 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.

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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.

A seated man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange wrap over his head sits with eyes closed on a wet stone platform, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a large black Nandi bull statue is garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands, set on a white plinth. A dark stone deity statue stands at left, a copper kalasha-topped structure rises at top, and palm trees frame the scene. A grey pigeon pecks at the wet ground in the foreground. A person in white clothes stands partly visible at left beside a yellow bucket. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is not certain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in meditation.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with two grey pigeons facing each other in the foreground on a pale concrete floor. Behind them, a seated man in an orange saffron robe sits before a white plinth holding a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Nearby, a black stone standing deity statue holding a staff stands among palm trees, and a copper-coloured finial rises at the upper right. To the right, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed, and another person in white and an orange shawl sits behind him. On the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits near the statues. Four or five people are visible in total.