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A photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a seated man in orange saffron robes meditating cross-legged on a mat over a circular raised platform ringed with dark gravel. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and has a red mark on his forehead, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him. Behind him stands an orange brick plinth holding a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers, with a tall copper pillar rising above and coconut palms overhead. Several dark stone deity statues stand to the left, and a canopy frame arches overhead. Swirling white kolam-style patterns and mantra-like marks decorate the ground around the platform.

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A man seated in padmasana on a woven mat inside a circular fire pit lined with grey ash, eyes closed, hands in lap, wearing an orange saffron wrap, bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with a red-orange vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha sits beside him, and marigold petals and green leaf-pattern kolam decorate the ring. Behind him stands a large orange-painted stone base holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, with a tall copper-clad pillar rising behind it. Black stone deity statues and a small shrine stand among palm trees in the garden, and red placards with text sit at their bases. This appears to be a pada puja or meditation setting in an outdoor temple garden.2010-11-02October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of a man seated in meditation on a woven mat and orange cushion atop a raised circular stone platform, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in a meditative posture. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and body, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue adorned with a red and yellow flower garland, set on an orange-red pedestal, with a tall copper-clad pillar and coconut palms beyond. A brass kalasha pot sits to the left on the mat, and a small purple-and-green cloth lies to the right. Decorative white floral and swastika-like patterns are drawn on the ground around the platform. Garden statues of standing figures and small shrines appear in the background.2010-11-03Outdoors in a temple grove, a man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular stone platform inside a ring of white pebbles. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with hands resting in his lap. Behind him stands a dark Shiva lingam wrapped in a marigold garland, set on an orange stepped pedestal, with palm trees and grey stone statues of deities and figures around the grounds. A small brass kalasha and a pink flower lie on the platform, and a woven mat extends to the right. Pale sunlight flares across the scene, and white floral rangoli decorates the sandy ground.2010-11-20October 09 20102010-10-09November 02 20102010-11-02November 13 20102010-11-13November 07 20102010-11-07A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven mat, in an open-air courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and has his eyes closed. Behind him rises an orange brick pedestal supporting a dark Shiva lingam draped with yellow-and-white marigold garlands, with a tall coconut palm trunk wrapped in red cloth behind it. A brass vessel sits beside him within a ring of white stones and a decorative kolam pattern drawn in white and red powder. Several grey stone statues of figures stand along the left, and colourful woven hangings hang from poles at the edges. Palm trees fill the background. The man's clothing is orange and does not clearly show a crown or long swept-back hair, so his identity is not established from appearance.2010-11-15A man seated cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat over a raised wooden platform, eyes closed, in an outdoor temple courtyard at sunrise. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland on an orange plinth, with dark stone deity statues to the left and a decorated orange-and-green canopied chariot to the right. A brass pot stands on the mat beside him, with palm trees and a bright sun behind.2010-11-19Outdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard on bare sand, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform with a mat, a small brass pot in front of him, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The platform is ringed with grey gravel and decorated with white kolam rangoli designs and green leaf patterns on the ground. Behind him stands an orange stone pedestal with a black stone bull (Nandi) garlanded with yellow flowers, below a tall copper-coloured pillar. Dark stone deity murti statues stand to the left, and a striped cloth hangs from a metal pole at the right, with a thatched shed and palms beyond. Several mats lie on the sand nearby.2010-10-24 +1 copies