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An outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees and grey sky. A person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circular gravel-edged floor pit with a small brass vessel beside them, facing away toward a row of grey stone deity murtis and a tall copper-clad flagstaff standing on a red painted base. A black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds sits on a red pedestal nearby. A woven mat path leads across the dusty ground, and a rangoli flower design is drawn on the earth. Multicolored pennant flags hang from the roof edge, and a painted banner is visible at the back. Several small stone murtis line the grounds.

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October 31 20102010-10-31October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a corrugated roof open on the sides. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat inside a circular gravel-and-rangoli ring, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed as in meditation. A brass kalasha stands on the mat beside him. Behind him a black stone Shiva linga draped with a marigold garland sits on an orange pedestal, with a tall copper pillar rising above it. Grey stone statues stand on the left, palm trees fill the background, and a large orange and pink star-shaped flower rangoli is laid on the ground in the foreground.2010-11-01An 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.2010-10-13 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15An outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised reed mat inside a circular pit lined with grey gravel, within an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair. Behind him stands a tall red-painted pillar topped with a dark carved figure, flanked by dark stone statues of deities and animals. Coconut palms surround the courtyard, with decorative bunting hanging from the roof beams. A small brass pot sits to his left and a mat lies at the right edge, on sandy ground.2010-10-15November 07 20102010-11-07Outdoor temple courtyard with dirt ground and palm trees. A person seated cross-legged on a mat within a circular stone-edged pit, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with one hand extended over a brass lamp on the ground. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti and a black Nandi-style bull statue draped with marigold garlands. A tall red-brown pillar with a copper top is at right, and a painted poster with figures is on the left. A woven mat path runs toward the pit. Only one physical person is visible; the statues and printed portrait are not counted.2010-10-27 +3 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with reddish-brown earth decorated with chalk kolam patterns in white, pink, yellow and blue. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular raised platform in front of a large dark stone shivalingam with a tall copper-coloured pillar and a red base, garlanded with yellow-orange flowers. Coconut palms, stone sculptures of figures and a white building fill the background, with tall bamboo poles bearing orange-and-white cloth banners at the sides. A second person in white dhoti stands at the right near the palms. a person identity is uncertain from appearance; the figure shows orange clothing, a mala and seated posture but no distinct hair or crown cues.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circular sand-and-gravel ritual yard with yellow and white patterned border lines. A brass lamp or kalasha-style vessel rests before him on a mat. Behind him stands a tall orange stone pillar and a dark Nandi bull with yellow and orange garlands on an orange pedestal. Grey stone deity statues stand along the left under palm trees, with small red signboards in front of them. Palm fronds and a white wall frame the background.2010-11-01