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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with palm trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised circular platform of earth ringed with grey gravel, on an orange-trimmed mat with a brass kalasha/pot beside him. Behind him, several men with shaved heads in white dhotis and white upper cloths sit in meditation on the ground amid ash and kolam patterns. To the left, a black stone Nandi bull is garlanded with marigolds and rudraksha, set on an orange pedestal. Small figurines stand at the right, and a white roofed building sits in the background.

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe meditates in lotus posture on a low orange cushion placed on a woven mat, with a brass vessel beside him. He has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed. Behind him stands an orange-painted peetha holding a black stone bull statue, Nandi, draped with marigold and yellow garlands, with a copper pillar above. Black stone statues and palm trees surround the open sandy courtyard, and small red signboards line the path. The scene is an outdoor temple-garden setting.2010-10-31 +2 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat and a decorated floor design. He wears an orange saffron cloth, a long dark rudraksha mala, and a red forehead mark, with short dark hair. Behind him stands an orange plinth holding a dark black stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left, and dark stone statues, palm trees and a tall ornate pole are visible in the outdoor setting.2010-11-13October 10 20102010-10-10 +3 copiesOutdoors in a palm-lined garden, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a raised cushion over a mat, hands resting in his lap, eyes closed, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed in front of him. Behind him, several other men in white dhoti and shawls sit cross-legged on mats in meditation, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers at left. A red-painted stone platform and small rows of seated stone figures line the courtyard, and a tall bamboo pole rises in the centre. Mango and coconut palms frame the scene.2010-09-20Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange forehead mark, meditating cross-legged on a mat over a circular raised earth platform ringed with grey gravel, with a brass vessel beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation on mats across the sandy ground, near a black stone Nandi bull decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands on an orange pedestal, palm trees and a thatched wall behind. Chalk-drawn kolam patterns mark the ground. A row of small grey figurines stands along a wall at right.2010-09-18A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a sandy ground beside a palm grove. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a folded mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits on the mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths sit in rows, and a man in an orange robe sits among them. A thin smoke trail rises from a fire area near seated figures, and small stone deity murtis stand along a low wall. An orange-walled building is visible to the right. a person appears as the central meditating figure.2010-09-02Outdoor temple courtyard with a red stepped shrine holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, palm trees behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and tripundra marks sits cross-legged at the centre of a chalk-drawn kolam with flower petals, a brass oil lamp before him. Several men in white dhoti and shawls sit meditatively on small mats within circular ash or sand platforms to the right, one in saffron. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the background. The posture is seated meditation or puja. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person label but is not distinctive enough to confirm.2010-09-22August 03 20102010-08-03A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, in a meditative posture. He wears a saffron-orange wrap over a sleeveless saffron garment and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the ground is a small brass kalasha pot and a green cloth. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull with yellow and orange marigold garlands, seated on a red-painted pedestal. Dark stone deity murtis and carved sculptures are arranged along a sandy yard with palm trees behind. Small red signboards with white text stand among the sculptures. A white-clad person is partially visible at the right edge.2010-09-02