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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a white plinth, draped with white and yellow-red marigold garlands. In front, a seated man in orange robes with closed eyes sits in meditation beside the plinth. Behind him to the left, several people in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on gravel, including a woman in cream with orange shawl and a man in a yellow scarf. Three grey pigeons and one white pigeon pass across the stone pavement in the foreground. Tall black deity statues and palm trees fill the background.

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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower strings. A young man in an orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on the concrete floor to the right of the platform, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits in a meditative pose. On the left, three women sit in a row in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and beads. Several pigeons, including a white one in the foreground, walk across the concrete. Palm trees and a dark statue of a deity stand in the background.2010-07-04Outdoor temple scene with several people seated in meditation on bare ground beside a white plinth holding a black stone Nandi bull draped in a marigold and red garland. A man on the right wears an orange robe and sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with hands folded, eyes closed, a brass kalasha pot placed in front of him. Other seated figures wear white, yellow and orange clothing, and a man in white sits at far right. Behind them stand grey stone deity statues and palm trees, with smoke rising at right. Two white and grey pigeons walk on the sandy ground in the foreground, and fire ash marks the earth around the seats.2010-07-08July 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.2010-07-04Outdoor photo in a temple courtyard with sandy ground and a ring of grey gravel. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, on a low wooden seat at the centre of the ring. A dark stone Nandi bull with a red-and-yellow marigold garland sits on a white plinth behind him, flanked by carved dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees. To the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits on a mat with hands folded. Behind, women in white and yellow shawls and one woman in an orange-and-white sari sit in meditation. A brass kalasha stands near the seated man, and several white and grey pigeons peck on the sand in the foreground.2010-07-08Outdoors 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.2010-07-04A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in a meditative posture on a white raised platform. Behind a black stone deity statue with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation behind him, and two pigeons walk on the pale stone platform in the foreground. Palm trees, flowering plumeria and a faint smoke haze fill the background. The orange-clad figure has long swept-back hair and a red forehead mark, consistent with the a person appearance cues, and is seated in meditation, not on a throne. Four people are visible in the scene.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with a white plinth and a black stone bull (Nandi) murti garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron shawl sits cross-legged in meditation, hands folded, centre frame. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in meditation; two wear yellow shawls and one has a white garland. Palm trees and a flowering plumeria bush frame the background. Several grey and white pigeons walk across the pale stone floor in the foreground.2010-07-08Outdoors on a white-tiled temple platform, two pigeons stand in the foreground while a black stone Nandi bull statue, draped in red, yellow and green marigold garlands, sits on a white plinth behind them. A man in an orange-saffron cloth sits in the centre, with smoke rising behind him. Beside and behind him, several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in a row, and palm trees and flowering plants fill the background.2010-07-08A photograph of a seated black stone Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal, draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers, in an open courtyard under palm trees. In front sits a man with his eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe, with pigeons, white and grey, walking around on the pale paved ground. Behind him, two men in white ritual clothes sit on the right, one with a rudraksha mala and one in a yellow-trimmed cloth, with a faint trail of incense smoke rising.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08