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A photograph in an outdoor temple courtyard with a white pigeon in the foreground on a pale stone floor and a grey pigeon at right. Behind them, blurred figures sit in a row on the ground: one in a yellow and white garment, others in white and cream robes with orange shawls, and one in an orange shawl over white clothes. Dark stone sculptures, a stone pillar and green palm foliage fill the background.

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Close photo of white pigeons and grey pigeons walking on a pale stone courtyard. A white pigeon in the foreground has red feet and beak. Behind them, several people sit cross-legged in white, yellow and orange clothing near a white stepped platform draped with a red and yellow garland. A dark stone sculpture stands at the back left among green foliage.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a pale concrete floor cracked across the foreground, where two white pigeons and one grey pigeon walk. Behind them, devotees sit in rows wearing white dhotis and yellow shawls, and some wear saffron-orange robes. Among them, a man in an orange robe sits in front of a white stepped pedestal holding a dark stone deity murti draped with a red and yellow garland. Stone sculptures and palm trees fill the background.2010-07-08A white pigeon with pink feet and a pink beak walks across a pale concrete surface in the foreground, sharp in focus. Behind it, blurred figures sit on the ground: on the left a woman wears a yellow garment over white, in the centre a woman wears a peach-coloured sari with an orange border, and on the right a person wears white. Blurred green foliage and grey stone structures fill the background.2010-07-04A photograph of a white temple courtyard with pigeons in the foreground: a white pigeon in the centre, a grey pigeon at left and a grey-green iridescent pigeon at lower right. Behind them, a seated person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged before a black stone Nandi or Shiva-linga style sculpture draped with a red, yellow and green garland on a white stepped plinth. Several men in white clothing with yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer on the ground to the right and rear, with green trees behind. The saffron-clad figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm an identity, so this is described by role only.2010-07-08Two grey pigeons stand on a pale stone ledge in the foreground, one facing left and one facing right, with their feathers slightly ruffled. Behind them, several women sit cross-legged on a sandy courtyard. One wears an orange top, another a yellow scarf, and a third a pink sari, all with eyes closed or lowered as if in meditation. Large dark stone sculptures, including a tall figure and carved pillars, rise in the blurred background among palm trees under bright daylight. Four women are visible in total.2010-07-07July 08 20102010-07-08A white pigeon walks across a pale concrete platform in the foreground, its pink feet and red eye visible. Behind it, several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sandy ground near a fence and small trees. The seated men are blurred and seen from behind or in profile, with one holding his hands in his lap. Scattered gravel and a row of plants fill the background.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 11 20102010-07-11