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Outdoor 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.

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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 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 at a temple courtyard with palm trees behind. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat before a white stepped plinth topped with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers. Around him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on gravel-ringed mats. A black stone deity statue stands at left, and a brass lamp sits on the ground in front. Grey pigeons walk across the pale paved floor in the foreground.2010-07-08Outdoor 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.2010-07-04A 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 20102010-07-08Outdoors in a palm-tree grove, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre of a circular bed of grey pebbles, dressed in a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder. Garlands of red and yellow flowers hang around a black Nandi bull statue on a white stepped pedestal behind him, with a dark standing deity statue at left. Two pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside the platform. Several people in white clothes sit in meditation on the sand in the background, including a figure in a yellow shawl at right. A white kolam design decorates the lower edge of the frame.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard, a man with shaved head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a plain orange robe, hands folded, eyes closed, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped on a dark stone deity murti behind him. A brass kalasha sits on the ground to his left. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on mats in the background, and white and grey pigeons walk across the sand near white-painted chalk kolam designs. Stone sculptures and a white shrine stand among the trees. a person cues: orange ceremonial robe, central seated position, garlanded setting. Visible people are seated devotees and the seated figure in orange.2010-07-08