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An outdoor photograph of a meditation or puja setting at a temple-like courtyard. In the centre, a young man in orange-saffron robes and a red-orange garland sits cross-legged on a small raised mat before a brass lamp, facing the viewer. Behind him stands an orange-painted stepped shrine base with a dark stone Nandi bull wearing a flower garland, topped by a tiered copper-toned spire. Around the courtyard, several people in white dhoti and white garments sit on mats in circular patterned plots, including a woman in a yellow shawl and a bald man in white. Grey stone statues of standing figures and small seated figures line the background among green palms and shrubs. A brown metal platform sits in the foreground.

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Outdoor photo of a shrine courtyard with an orange-painted tiered base supporting a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and white garland, topped by a tall copper kalasha wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robes sits cross-legged on a mat within a white-rimmed circular floor design, with a small brass lamp beside him. Four other people sit around the courtyard in white clothes with yellow shawls and saffron robes. Dark grey standing deity statues flank the shrine, with palm trees and greenery behind.2010-09-13Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard surrounded by palm trees. A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits in a meditation pose on a mat within a circular gravel-edged platform, with a small brass lamp and a book beside them, facing the camera. Behind them, an orange stepped pedestal holds a bronze-coloured Nandi bull garlanded with marigolds, rising toward a tall orange and copper flagstaff. To the left, grey stone deity sculptures and red-lettered signs stand along the path. Two more people sit in white and yellow clothing on circular platforms, and a white-clad figure sits at the far right, all in meditation.2010-09-12September 13 20102010-09-13September 17 20102010-09-17Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular fire pit of grey ash, with a brass lamp beside him. A large black stone Nandi bull wearing a red flower garland sits on an orange plinth at right. Several people in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit on the ground and on mats around the courtyard, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels at the pit's edge. A painted banner with a devotional image stands at left, and a white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground.2010-09-08Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with a tall orange-red shrine containing a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red flowers, topped by a copper kalasha draped in a colourful flower garland. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a mat in front of the shrine, with a small brass lamp before them. Around the courtyard, several other people sit in meditation: two women in white with yellow shawls at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl at right, and a bald man in orange robes at far right. Grey stone deity statues stand among palm and banana trees in the background.2010-09-13Outdoor photo at an open courtyard of a temple-like compound with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform ringed with gravel, a brass lamp placed before them. Behind them, a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits atop an orange stepped pedestal. Several more people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on separate circular platforms across the sandy ground, with a striped mat laid out to the right and a white rangoli-style design on the ground. Orange-painted buildings and a white hut stand in the background.2010-09-06September 12 20102010-09-12July 11 20102010-07-11September 17 20102010-09-17Outdoors in a palm-lined courtyard, a man in an orange robe with a long dark braid and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat at the centre of a circular sand-and-white-line kolam. A brass oil lamp rests beside him. Behind him is a tall copper pillar and a black stone deity murti on a red pedestal, with grey stone sculptures along the left. Around him, several people sit in meditation on mats; those on the left wear white with yellow shawls, and a man on the right wears an orange robe. Red signboards stand in the background. Visible people: about six.2010-09-13Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or puja gathering on bare ground under coconut palms. In the centre, a man with long hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on a mat, in front of a circular kolam drawing of white lines and grey stones with a brass oil lamp to his left. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal holding a dark linga draped with a red garland, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar with a yellow garland. Around him, several people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats, and a man in orange sits at the right edge. Grey stone deity sculptures stand among the trees at left.2010-09-13