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A photograph outdoors at a white stepped shrine platform topped by a dark stone deity murti draped with marigold and red flower garlands. A man with a shaved head and a bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron robe and sitting on a small wooden seat. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground nearby, with pale ash or powder scattered on the stone and red petals on the steps. White pigeons and a grey pigeon walk on a pale concrete floor in front. Another seated person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge, and a figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.

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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.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 22 20102010-07-22July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with bare arms and a red bindi, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, meditating on a white stone platform outdoors. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red marigold flowers. Three other men sit nearby in white clothes; the man on the right wears a yellow shawl and the one further back wears a white garment with a rudraksha mala. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon are in the foreground, and palm trees and flowering plants form the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a sannyasi seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in front of white shrine structures. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha stands on the ground beside him, with a garland of marigolds hanging on the white shrine behind. Ash-filled fire pits lie on the sandy ground, and a second person in white dhoti and yellow-bordered cloth sits at the far right. A pigeon walks on the pale concrete platform in the foreground next to a white step.2010-07-19July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with white stone plinths and a dark deity murti draped with orange and red marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit; one wears a yellow shawl and orange sash, the other an orange sash. A brass vessel rests on the ground near him, and a grey pigeon stands on the white ground in the foreground.2010-07-14A photograph of a sannyasi seated cross-legged on a stone platform outdoors, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He wears saffron/orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a white stepped shrine base holds a black deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. A brass vessel sits near his feet, and a grey pigeon is in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis sit behind him, one wearing a yellow sash, and a third person is partly visible at the right edge. Four physical people are visible.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08