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Outdoors under coconut palms, a man with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat atop a raised circular stone platform, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left, a green mat to his right, and pink and multicoloured flowers lie scattered on a white kolam floor design in front. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, in front of a copper-clad pillar and orange stepped plinth. A second man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with arms folded at the right. Stone sculptures are visible at the far left edge.

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A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala meditating with eyes closed, hands resting in lap, on a woven mat set on a raised circular earthen platform ringed with gravel. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi statue draped in marigold garlands, in front of a tall copper flagstaff and a red-orange stepped pedestal, with palm trees around. A standing man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl, arms folded, watches from the right. A brass pot sits to the left and a green mat lies to the right; flower petals and a floral arrangement are scattered on white kolam-style chalk drawings on the ground in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated meditator has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page.2010-09-02Outdoor photograph in a temple-garden setting with tall coconut palms. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with closed eyes and hands folded in his lap, on a woven mat over a raised circular stone platform edged with dark gravel and decorated with colored rangoli. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, in front of a tall copper-clad pillar wrapped with a white cloth. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands further back in the background, and several dark stone deity statues are visible along the sides. A small red placard appears at the base of the statue area.2010-11-14October 28 20102010-10-28A man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat in meditation, eyes closed, with a red vibhuti mark on his forehead. He sits on a low wooden seat within a circular raised platform edged with dark stones and decorated with pink flower motifs and white kolam patterns. A brass kalasha stands to his left. Behind him is a black Nandi bull statue draped in yellow and purple marigold garlands, set on a red-orange stepped plinth beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar, with palm trees and dark stone deity statues around the garden. Two people in white dhoti attire stand in the background. a person cues: long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala on a seated figure in meditation.2010-11-14November 14 20102010-11-14A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He sits on an orange cushion on a woven mat inside a circle of gravel decorated with a painted floral kolam border. A brass kalasha stands beside him. Behind him is an orange stepped pedestal holding a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red, yellow and orange flowers, under tall palm trees, with more stone figures in the garden. A saffron flag flies at right.2010-10-17October 28 20102010-10-28A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a mat in meditation, hands resting in his lap, in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow, red and purple flower garlands. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a copper kalasha atop a brick-red stepped pedestal, with palm trees around. To the right, a second man in white clothes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged with arms folded. A brass vessel sits on the left, and ash lies on the ground around the mat.2010-08-26Outdoors in a temple garden, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion placed on a straw mat, within a circular stone-lined pit with white kolam designs and a brass vessel before him. Behind him stands a large orange stone pedestal supporting a black Shivalingam draped with white cloth and yellow-and-white flower garlands. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow border sits with folded hands to the right. Grey stone deity statues and flowering plants line the garden, with coconut palms behind.2010-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoors in a palm-shaded temple compound, a man with long hair tied back sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a mat, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left and a green woven mat to his right. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, in front of a tall copper-clad pillar and an orange-red stepped platform. Two white-clad men with shaved heads sit meditating further back, and a stone deity figure stands at the left edge. The ground is sandy with gravel and chalk kolam designs.2010-09-18October 19 20102010-10-19Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform with a grey ash-strewn border. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left and a green cloth mat lies to his right. Behind him stands an orange stepped plinth holding a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, with a tall copper-clad pillar draped in flower garlands rising behind it under coconut palms. A second man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged further back to the right beside a black stone shivalinga, and red-bordered signs mention installations.2010-09-04