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A photograph of an outdoor ritual setting. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a raised wooden seat, dressed in an orange saffron robe with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits within a circular ring of gravel and white dotted kolam designs, with a brass vessel placed before him on a mat. Behind him stands an orange-painted stepped platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and flower strands. Dark stone deity statues and small plaques stand among palm trees, and colourful striped cloth hangs at the right edge. A green cloth and a woven mat lie on the ground in front.

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November 18 20102010-11-18October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +2 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat and mat at the centre of a raised circular ring of grey gravel, hands folded in his lap, in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a red stepped pedestal holding a black stone nandi bull draped with marigold garlands, with black stone guardian figures to the left and palm trees behind. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the front left of the ring, and white kolam designs decorate the ground. A tall pole with a striped cloth banner rises at the right.2010-10-24 +1 copiesA man seated in lotus-style meditation posture on a raised circular earthen platform outdoors, surrounded by gravel and pink and white kolam rangoli lines on sandy ground. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a leopard-print top, and a long rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha/oil vessel sits beside him on a straw mat. Behind him stands a red-orange pedestal bearing a dark stone Nandi-style bull figure draped with a marigold garland. Grey stone deity murtis and statues stand among palm trees, with small red signboards in front, and red metal scaffolding frames to the right. The setting resembles a temple-garden or ashram grounds.2010-11-30A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a woven mat inside a circular ring of white ash edged with pink kolam designs on bare earth. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a multicoloured flower garland, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha sits beside him. Behind him stands a tiered terracotta-red platform supporting a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland, with a black shivalinga-style stone at the upper right and black stone figures in the background. Dark metal steps stand at the right. a person is a qualifying appearance-based label here given the saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornment cues, so the a person field is in_person.2010-11-12A photograph of a man seated in meditation in lotus posture on a woven mat atop a raised circular stone platform with grey gravel edging, in an outdoor temple garden. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and hands in a mudra on his lap. Behind him stands an orange brick shrine with a black stone Shiva lingam or shivalinga adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A brass kalasha or water vessel and a pink flower sit beside him, with a decorative rangoli or kolam drawn in green and white around the platform.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoor photo of a man seated in meditation on a small orange cushion over a woven mat, placed inside a circular stone-filled ring decorated with white kolam-style floor patterns. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. A small brass kalasha stands beside him. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull on an orange-brick peetha is draped with a white shawl and marigold garlands. Surrounding him are grey stone deity murtis and figures on pedestals, palm trees, potted plants, a tall striped decorative pole and a red brick wall. The setting appears to be a temple-garden space.2010-10-22 +2 copiesNovember 25 20102010-11-25November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copies