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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.

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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.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.2010-07-04An 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 copiesA 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.2010-07-04Outdoor 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 temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAn outdoor courtyard at a temple-style compound with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Around a central white platform with a dark stone deity murti garlanded in marigolds, about twenty people sit cross-legged on circular raised rings of sand. Most wear white clothes with yellow shawls or scarves, and one person in the front-centre wears an orange robe and sits with hands together. Dark stone statues stand along the back wall, and a few onlookers in white sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-07-04July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor 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 11 20102010-07-11July 08 20102010-07-08