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A seated meditation gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular marked platform, hands folded in lap. Around him, several people in white and orange or yellow robes sit in meditation on similar circles, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl sits to the right beside a brass oil lamp. Behind them stand dark stone deity murtis and a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red flowers, beside an orange-painted shrine structure. Palm trees and a red wall form the background. a person cues: the central seated man wears saffron robes with a long swept hair style and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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Outdoor 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 an open courtyard with bare sandy ground and palm trees. A man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat at the centre of a circular raised platform with white chalk rangoli border. 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