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Outdoor photograph at a temple grounds with a tall, slender orange-and-cream pillar rising from a white stepped platform beneath a coconut palm. At the centre, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low platform inside a ring of grey ash, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, with a small brass kalasha/pot beside him at the left. Behind him a black stone linga is draped with a marigold garland. Dark stone deity sculptures stand at the left, and several people in white and cream clothing sit in meditative pose on ash rings in the background, including a woman in a white sari at the far left and a man in a yellow shawl at the right. Trees and open sky complete the setting.

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Outdoor temple scene with a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhvaja stambha topped with a finial and an orange cloth streamer, rising beside a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and yellow flowers on a white stepped plinth. A monk in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a ring of ash, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Coconut palms stand behind, with dark stone deity statues to the left. Several people in white garments sit on ash-covered ground at the right and left edges, some wearing yellow shawls, and a white-robed figure sits to the right.2010-07-14July 09 20102010-07-09Outdoor photograph at a temple grounds with a tall wooden kodimaram-style flagstaff draped in orange cloth and wrapped with yellow-and-red flower garlands, rising from a white pedestal that holds a black stone Nandi-like bull. A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground on a small cushion before a circle of ash and a brass kalasha. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ash circles, some on a striped mat, with smoke rising from fire pits. Palm trees and dark stone sculptures frame the scene, and a white kolam decorates the ground below.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard with a tall wooden ritual pole topped with a finial and orange cloth, rising beside a white stepped platform holding a dark stone Nandi bull draped with a marigold garland. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged in the foreground before a small brass lamp, while about eight people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit meditating within circular gravel patterns around the courtyard. Statues stand among palm trees at left and right, including a dark stone deity figure and a stone lingam on a base.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat within a circle of white gravel, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, in an open-air courtyard. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth bearing a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-topped pillar rising into the sky, flanked by palm trees. Several people in white sit in meditation around the courtyard, including one in a yellow shawl at right, and dark stone deity statues stand at left. A brass pot sits on the gravel near the seated man.2010-07-14July 11 20102010-07-11A 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.2010-07-15A photograph of an outdoor ritual scene. A man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low mat, eyes closed, hands in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead. Chalk kolam-style white lines drawn on the sandy ground surround him, with a red flower and a brass pot to the left. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull with floral garlands, a white plinth, and a tall copper pole rising toward the sky among coconut palms. To the left, a dark stone statue stands near seated figures in white. On the right, several people in white clothes sit on the ground, one with a yellow shawl, and a hand from the frame edge holds a vessel.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a Shiva shrine with a tall copper-clad flagstaff rising above a white-tiled base holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and white flowers. Palm trees surround the open sandy courtyard, which has circular stone-ringed mats. In the foreground a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation with a small brass pot before him. Around the courtyard, about ten people in white clothes and yellow garlands sit in meditation on the mats, some wearing orange scarves. A large dark stone figure of a warrior holding a staff stands at left, with a dark stone lingam and basin at right. No readable text is visible.2010-07-04Outdoor temple courtyard with tall palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar topped with a finial. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a brass lamp in front, sits on a low orange-draped seat inside a ring of pebbles above a smoking ash pit. Around the courtyard, several people in white and yellow sit in similar pebble-ringed fire pits with smoke rising, a homa or yagna setting. Behind them, a white raised platform holds a dark stone deity murti or seated statue garlanded with yellow flowers, and a dark standing statue stands further back. Smoke drifts through the scene.2010-07-11Outdoor ashram scene under a bright sky with coconut palms. A tall copper dhvaja-style flagstaff rises from a white stepped platform, topped with a finial and an orange flag. Seated on the platform's base is a dark stone or figure with garlands, and a black stone sculpture stands at left. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circle of gravel, holding a small object. Around the courtyard, several people in white robes with yellow shawls sit meditating in gravel-ringed mats, with others in orange at left. Green fields and trees fill the background.2010-07-10November 14 20102010-11-14