A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on a white stone platform, in front of a white shrine base topped by a black stone deity murti garlanded with red and yellow marigold flowers. Red kumkum marks dot the white steps. A small brass vessel sits beside him on gravel, and white and grey pigeons walk about the open courtyard. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on a white stone platform, in front of a white shrine base topped by a black stone deity murti garlanded with red and yellow marigold flowers. Red kumkum marks dot the white steps. A small brass vessel sits beside him on gravel, and white and grey pigeons walk about the open courtyard.

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July 08 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.

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