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A person in full saffron-orange robes and an orange head turban stands on a tiled courtyard, facing away from the camera toward a row of large carved stone sculptures. Behind them stands a second person in white clothing. The sculptures include a large carved lion-like mythical creature with a mane, a figure of an elephant with ornate harness, and a seated deity murti with a crown beside potted green plants in terracotta pots. A pillared shelter with a painted colourful column and a bicycle are visible in the background. The person in orange has long hair and bare feet. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right of the image.

December 18 2010

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a sandy outdoor ground in front of an orange-painted stone base, eyes closed and hands resting on his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a matching orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti sculptures, including a figure with a trident-like staff and a cobra hood sculpture, with palm trees in the background. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the orange base, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left edge. Swamiji (probable) in meditation, based on the rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala meditates cross-legged on a cushion and mat outdoors with eyes closed. A brass pot sits to his left on a blue-edged mat in a circle of chalk-drawn lines. Behind him stands a red-orange stepped shrine platform topped by a dark stone Nandi bull, with a tall copper-coloured kalasha above and palm trees around. Dark stone deity statues and small seated figures line the sandy grounds, with saffron flags on poles at the sides.

A young man with a shaved head sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion atop a circular stone platform decorated with white kolam designs and gravel. He wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. A brass pot sits to his left on a woven mat. Behind him, a large black Shiva lingam draped with a white cloth and marigold garlands rests on a red stepped pedestal. Further right, an older man in white dhoti with an orange border sits with hands folded. Dark stone deity sculptures and red plaque stands line the open garden under palm trees.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

November 24 2010

October 10 2010

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with palms pressed together in namaskar at an outdoor ritual site with sandy ground and ash on the earth. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, sitting on a cushioned seat beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, two men in white dhotis sit with hands folded, one in a yellow shawl and one in an orange shawl, near a dark stone sculpture and white stone railings with green foliage. Ritual ash or fire remains are visible on the ground.

October 24 2010

A young man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban stands at left beside a stone shrine under a banyan-like tree, raising one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him a dark stone deity murti with four arms is set within an ornate golden arch, draped in an orange cloth, wearing a white necklace and decorated with red flowers. In front, a shivalingam sits on a rocky base beneath a carved hooded cobra canopy, wrapped in orange cloth, garlanded with red hibiscus flowers and a white bead garland, with a patterned black-and-white border around the platform. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure wears a turban, long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with the appearance-based cues qualifying him as a.

A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on bare ground, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white cloth and marigold garlands in yellow, red and purple, on a white tiered pedestal beside a copper-clad pillar and palm trees. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a small offering plate sit nearby, with ash visible on the ground. The scene is outdoors in early light, and statues of other figures stand at the left edge.

2010-08-02 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor ritual setting with grey stone temple sculptures and a sandy ground. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange-cushioned wooden seat with his palms pressed together in prayer, his eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel with a handle and spout sits beside him on the ground. Behind him, two women in white and yellow-bordered saris sit with hands folded in prayer, one wearing glasses, and a third person in white sits at the far left. Ash-covered ground and a small stone structure appear around the scene. Four people are visible.

2010-07-28 +1 copies