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A photograph of a sannyasi seated cross-legged on a stone platform outdoors, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He wears saffron/orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a white stepped shrine base holds a black deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. A brass vessel sits near his feet, and a grey pigeon is in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis sit behind him, one wearing a yellow sash, and a third person is partly visible at the right edge. Four physical people are visible.

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A seated man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white stone platform with his palms pressed together in prayer, a dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. Behind him, a white shrine stepped in tiers, with red and yellow marigold garlands draped over a dark deity murti above. A seated man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti sits to the right with hands folded, and a partly visible person in white clothing is at the edge. A grey pigeon walks across the foreground, and a small brass vessel sits near the seated figure on grey gravel.2010-07-14Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with white stone plinths and a dark deity murti draped with orange and red marigold garlands. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit; one wears a yellow shawl and orange sash, the other an orange sash. A brass vessel rests on the ground near him, and a grey pigeon stands on the white ground in the foreground.2010-07-14Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with white stepped plinths. A black stone deity murti sits atop the plinth, draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. In front, a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in prayer, with a brass vessel before him on a gravel patch. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing sit nearby, one in a yellow shawl and one in an orange shawl holding a long orange cloth. A pigeon walks on a white stone slab in the foreground. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.2010-07-14Outdoor temple scene at a white shrine platform with marigold garlands hanging from its top. A young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together on a low seat inside a ring of grey ash. A brass kalasha-like pot sits beside him. Behind him, three men in white dhotis, two wearing orange or yellow shawls, sit on the ground with hands folded, and an orange umbrella lies on the ground. A grey pigeon walks on a white concrete slab in the foreground. Grey ash circles mark the ground near the platform.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of a sannyasi seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in front of white shrine structures. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha stands on the ground beside him, with a garland of marigolds hanging on the white shrine behind. Ash-filled fire pits lie on the sandy ground, and a second person in white dhoti and yellow-bordered cloth sits at the far right. A pigeon walks on the pale concrete platform in the foreground next to a white step.2010-07-19A photograph outdoors at a white stepped shrine platform topped by a dark stone deity murti draped with marigold and red flower garlands. A man with a shaved head and a bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron robe and sitting on a small wooden seat. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground nearby, with pale ash or powder scattered on the stone and red petals on the steps. White pigeons and a grey pigeon walk on a pale concrete floor in front. Another seated person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge, and a figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.2010-07-04A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with bare arms and a red bindi, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, meditating on a white stone platform outdoors. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red marigold flowers. Three other men sit nearby in white clothes; the man on the right wears a yellow shawl and the one further back wears a white garment with a rudraksha mala. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon are in the foreground, and palm trees and flowering plants form the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple site. In the foreground a young man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a small red mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground at left. Behind him to the right, a bald man in white dhoti and an orange shawl sits holding a black cane, and a younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits behind, with another man in yellow and white seated at right in prayer. A white stone plinth at left is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals. Gravel covers the ground.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with a white shrine and a garland of orange and red flowers hanging on its base. A young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, palms pressed together in namaskar. A brass kalasha stands beside him on a circle of grey ash. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and red or yellow shawls sit on the ground, one holding a bundle of orange cloth. A white pigeon walks on the pale stone floor in the foreground.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies