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Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated on a sandy ground among large dark stone deity statues and palm trees, with a grey pigeon in the foreground on a white stone ledge. Six people sit in meditative posture: a woman in white and gold-bordered dress at left, a person in white with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange with a white garment, a woman in a yellow shawl, a woman in a pink sari, and a person in white with yellow scarf at right. Behind them stand large grey stone statues including a multi-armed deity figure with a trident and a serpent-hooded form.

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A photograph of six women seated cross-legged in meditation on a gravel and concrete ground among large dark grey stone deity statues and palm trees. Several are in white with yellow shawls, others wear orange shawls over white or cream attire. Pigeons, one white and several grey, walk on the concrete in the foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a seated meditation gathering in a temple-garden courtyard with black stone deity sculptures and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, hands folded, eyes closed; a garland of marigolds and red flowers hangs on the nearby black stone sculpture. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit meditating on the sand-and-gravel ground behind him, including a woman in an orange-bordered sari. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground, and white and grey pigeons peck at the sand. A white rangoli-style kolam is drawn in the lower left corner. Six or more people are visible in total. The man is presented in the saffron robe with long hair and a rudraksha-style garland cue but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall lamp-post-like stone pillar. A white stone platform holds a dark stone Nandi-style bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strands. A person in an orange robe sits upright near the platform, eyes closed, with a garland. Several devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground across the courtyard, and a woman in white sits nearby. Pigeons, one white, peck at the paved ground, and a hand offering grain appears at the lower right. Stone statues of deities stand among the palms in the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple campus with a sandy ground and palm trees. Several women in white or cream sarees with yellow or orange shawls sit cross-legged on small raised circles of grey stones, in a line before large dark grey stone sculptures of deities and figures on pedestals. A large standing stone deity murti with a trident stands at right.2010-07-08Outdoors 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.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a meditation garden with dark grey stone statues of deities and a large stone Nandi bull with a flower garland beside a white pedestal. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat at the centre, hands folded in meditation, with a brass pot beside him. Several devotees in white and yellow sit in meditation on circular gravel rings around the courtyard, and a man in white with a yellow shawl sits at the right. Pigeons walk on the sandy ground and palm trees and a white temple spire stand behind. a person: the seated saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and is the focal figure of the meditation session.2010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard on a cloudy day, with a tall pale stone pillar rising among coconut palms. A white pedestal holds a dark seated stone statue draped with a red and white garland. Beside it, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground, and a row of seated people in white and yellow robes faces the scene. Several white doves are on the concrete floor, one pecking near two clay bowls. Dark stone sculptures stand along the left side of the courtyard, and a white-robed person sits at the right edge.2010-07-08