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An outdoor courtyard with sandy ground and coconut palms, where a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat inside a circle of gravel. A tall copper lamp stand rises behind, and a stone shivalinga-style form draped with a marigold garland sits on a red platform. Grey stone sculptures line the grounds, with tall red and orange ceremonial poles and white ropes overhead. A brass vessel sits beside the seated figure, and a coloured rangoli lotus design is drawn in the foreground. The seated person's appearance is uncertain and the page does not clearly confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a meditating sannyasi.

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A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange platform in an open outdoor courtyard, wearing an orange robe and an orange-and-white beaded mala around his neck. He rests his hands on his knees in a seated meditative pose. In front of him is a small brass kalasha on a mat, set within a circular raised earth ring. Behind him stands a large dark Shiva lingam draped with marigold garlands on a red stepped pedestal, flanked by tall palm trees, and a row of dark stone deity murtis lines the left side. Tall poles with ring tops and striped cloth banners frame the scene, and colourful rangoli-style chalk designs decorate the ground in the foreground.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15November 15 20102010-11-15October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesAn outdoor photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a low platform at the centre of a dusty courtyard. He sits cross-legged with hands held in front of him, facing a tall red brick shrine topped by a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and a red-and-white sacred thread. Behind the shrine stand rows of dark grey stone deity sculptures and tall palm trees. Orange and red flags and striped banners flank the courtyard, and a colourful kolam of pink, purple and orange-red concentric patterns with white petal accents is drawn on the ground in front. A small brass vessel sits beside him on a green cloth.2010-10-13October 20 20102010-10-20October 28 20102010-10-28Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, meditating cross-legged on a mat in front of a red stone shrine holding a black Shiva lingam draped with garlands. A tall copper flagstaff with curling hooks rises behind him among palm trees, and a row of dark stone sculptures stands to the left. A brass lamp sits before him on a yellow-and-orange floor design, with a large yellow and red flower-shaped kolam below in the foreground. One person is visible.2010-11-01A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and tall coconut palms. A single person sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a low platform inside a circle of white pebbles, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with hair falling loose. In front of them lie a small brass or gold ritual object and an open book. Behind the seated figure stands a red-orange plinth holding a dark stone bull (nandi) draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar. Dark stone deity murti and figures line the courtyard, some marked with red placards. Rangoli floral designs decorate the ground in the foreground, and a white woven mat lies to the right.2010-10-28Outdoors in a courtyard of palm trees and stone statues, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat in a small circular pit filled with gravel, eyes closed in meditation. Behind them stands a red-brown pedestal holding a dark stone murti draped with garlands. Coloured rangoli dots and white floral motifs decorate the ground around the circle, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits near the mat. Woven banners and red flags hang from tall poles, and a blue tarpaulin lies at the right edge.2010-10-16Outdoor photograph of a single seated figure in an open-air ashram courtyard of packed red earth. The person wears orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a woven mat atop a raised circular platform of dark gravel ringed with small purple flowers, and a brass pot sits in front. Behind is a red-orange shrine with a deity murti and a tall copper-coloured pillar, flanked by dark stone sculptures and palm trees. Tall orange-and-white banners hang from a metal arch, and a second woven mat lies to the right.2010-10-16A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular rangoli-bordered platform in an open outdoor courtyard. He has short dark hair and rests his hands in a meditation pose. Behind him is a terracotta-red plinth bearing a stone Nandi bull draped with yellow-and-red marigold garlands, topped by a tall copper kalasha-like finial. Coconut palms, grey granite deity statues and decorative hanging tassels in red, yellow and blue frame the scene. A brass vessel sits beside him. The photo is a meditation or satsang setting; the person's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm.2010-11-13