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A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat within a circle of grey ash on bare ground. He has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest. A small brass vessel sits before him. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal, garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands. Palm trees frame the scene. Several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer in the background. The orange-robed man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, so he is a person seated in meditation.

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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. A brass kalasha stands at his left side. Behind him is a large black stone deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow, red and orange flowers, set on a white pedestal. Around the seated man, ash-covered ground forms a circle with white kolam designs and scattered flower petals. Palms and a flowering plumeria tree fill the background, and two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit meditating at a distance on the right, with a third figure standing among them.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a small wooden platform outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with hands resting open on his knees. A small brass vessel stands at his left. Behind him, a white statue with a black base is garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands. Two more men in white dhotis sit in the background among palm trees and plumeria, on a bare ground with ash-like white patterns. The setting appears to be a sacred outdoor ritual space.2010-07-07July 23 20102010-07-23A man with a red bindi and long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds around his neck. A small brass vessel sits at lower left. Behind him is a white ceremonial structure draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, and palm trees stand in the background. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on ash-covered ground to the right, one with a yellow shawl, both in meditation or prayer.2010-07-14A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set on a white stepped pedestal beneath a tall copper-banded pole and palm trees. A brass kalasha vessel sits on the ground in front, and three more people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation in the background on gravel. The scene is outdoors in a temple grounds setting.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion over a straw mat, within a white-and-grey kolam drawn on bare earth ringed with white-grey stones. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi/tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him and a pink flower lies on the kolam. To the left, a black stone Nandi with marigold garlands sits on an orange-red pedestal. Behind him, four more people sit in meditation: two in white dhotis, two in orange robes, under coconut palms.2010-09-22July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circle of grey stones, hands folded, eyes closed, with a brass oil lamp placed before him. Behind him stands an orange-painted stepped platform bearing a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds. Around the courtyard, several other people sit in meditation in white and saffron clothing, a figure in yellow sits at the left, and black stone sculptures and red-lettered signs stand in the background. The scene shows meditation near a shrine.2010-09-20Outdoors in a palm-shaded courtyard, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a mat in front of a tall orange-red stepped shrine. A black stone Nandi bull on the shrine is garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers. Around a circular ash-and-stone fire pit, several others sit in meditation: a woman in white and yellow at left, two men in white and saffron at right. A brass oil lamp rests on the mat before the central figure. Stone deity sculptures stand in the background at left.2010-09-20October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, sitting cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Behind him is a white-painted shrine platform with a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and orange flower garlands, and a tall palm-trunk-style pillar. A brass vessel sits on a ring of ash-grey ground in front. Several people in white clothes sit in meditation across the sandy ground among coconut palms, one in a yellow shawl. a person: long dark swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated in meditation. Count of visible people is approximately eight.2010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies