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Outdoor meditation session at a temple courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre of a ring of pale gravel, with a small brass pot placed before him. Around him, many seated participants in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in similar gravel circles facing the same way. A large white shrine structure with a black stone deity murti garlanded with marigold and red flowers stands behind them, and a black stone Shiva lingam sits to the right. A raised white platform with a red-brown top and pigeons in the foreground frames the scene. Trees and palm plants surround the courtyard.

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Outdoor photograph of a courtyard with a white stepped shrine topped by a dark Shiva Linga draped in a red-and-white flower garland. Around it, many seated devotees sit in ring-shaped patterns of grey ash on sandy ground. The central seated figure wears an orange robe and sits cross-legged in meditation within a circle, with a small brass vessel in front. Other seated people wear white clothes with yellow shawls, and some wear orange. Dark stone sculptures of deities stand along the left, and a white stone platform with a red cushion sits in the foreground, where pigeons perch. Green trees and palms frame the background.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a meditation or puja setting in a sandy courtyard beside a white stepped shrine holding a dark black stone lingam draped with a red and white garland. A central figure in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low seat inside a circular ring of grey stone, with a small brass pot placed in front. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in similar circles: women in white and peach clothes and men in white with yellow shawls, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. White and grey pigeons perch on a concrete ledge in the foreground, and a black stone deity figure and urn stand in the background greenery.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A white stepped platform holds a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange flowers, beneath a tall brass pillar. Around it, about fifteen people sit cross-legged in circular stone-ringed mats, most in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a few women in orange and white. A central figure in an orange robe sits in meditation near a small brass lamp. Grey stone statues and carved figures stand along the left side. In the foreground, a flat white platform with a red-and-white striped border holds a small red-topped shrine, and several pigeons perch on the ground.2010-07-04July 11 20102010-07-11An outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and stone statues along the sides. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged before a white stepped platform topped with a dark Shiva lingam or linga-like form garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, a tall ornamental pillar rising behind it. Rows of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground on both sides, and a person in white with an orange shawl sits near the left. Two grey pigeons stand on the wet concrete at left and a white pigeon at right, with a red-and-white striped border wall in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone statues. At the centre, a white platform holds a tall brass-topped pillar and a black Shiva lingam draped with orange-and-white garlands. A seated man in an orange robe with palms pressed together sits near the front, while a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with yellow or orange shawls, sit in circular raked-gravel rings across the courtyard. One man in a red-orange shawl holds a small object. A pigeon stands on a white ledge in the foreground, and a flat-topped stone altar with a copper-coloured cover sits at the bottom edge.2010-07-14Outdoor photograph of a sunlit courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees behind a low white wall. A central white dais holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland of orange flowers, in front of a tall orange-and-white pillar. Around the courtyard, roughly a dozen seated people in white and yellow-trimmed white clothing sit cross-legged in circular stone-edged mats, some with folded hands. A white pillared shrine structure and dark stone deity murti figures stand along the back. In the foreground a raised concrete platform with a small canopied altar and red-and-white striped border holds several white and grey pigeons. a person candidate is a probable identification based on the saffron robes and flower garland seated centrally on the dais, but the face is not clearly distinguishable at this distance.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08A seated monk in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ring of grey ash or gravel on sandy ground, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. A small brass vessel stands beside him on the ring. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of red and yellow flowers, and a white shrine structure with a kalasha finial rises at right. Several other seated people in white and yellow clothing sit in similar rings in the background among dark stone deity sculptures, including a figure in a black-and-gold Hindu deity form, a snake sculpture and a palm tree. A pigeon walks in the foreground. Smoke rises from the ring.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08