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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular stone platform outdoors, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a red border on the dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him on a woven mat, and the platform is decorated with white om symbols and a ring of grey ash or charcoal. Behind him stands an orange-painted pillar and a black stone Nandi bull draped with a sash, under coconut palms, with colourful hanging decorations overhead and a metal shelter roof above.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised ground platform outdoors under a sunlit sky with palm trees. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads around his neck; his long hair is swept back and his eyes are closed. A woven mat and cushion support him, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and a pink flower placed beside him. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi-style bull statue draped with marigold and yellow garlands on a red pedestal, beneath a tall pole. To the right, a tall metal frame structure hangs with red, blue and orange decorative streamers, and orange pennants flutter overhead. The ground around the platform is ringed with white pebbles and decorated with white floral and geometric kolam patterns.2010-11-20A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a red rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular gravel-bordered ring decorated with white chalk kolam patterns, hands folded in his lap, in an open-air outdoor sacred courtyard. Behind him stands a tall copper kalasha-topped pole draped with marigold garlands, in front of a red stone platform holding a black Shiva lingam wrapped in flowers. A brass oil lamp sits near the mat. Palm trees and rows of dark stone deity statues line the grounds beneath a metal-roofed pavilion with curved wrought-iron frames. The figure appears to be in meditation.2010-10-09November 20 20102010-11-20November 10 20102010-11-10A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low stone platform in an outdoor compound, eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. In front of him on the platform is a small brass or gold pot and a red flower; a pink and green cloth lies at his side. The platform is ringed by white stones and chalk-drawn kolam patterns on the ground. Behind him stand rows of dark stone deity murti and a tall orange shrine with a black Shiva lingam wrapped in garlands. Colourful hanging banners, palm trees and a painted poster of a family scene complete the setting. The scene is an outdoor meditation or puja site.2010-11-10October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesOutdoors in a temple grounds courtyard, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-painted shrine platform holding a dark stone Nandi bull figure draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Palm trees, dark stone deity statues and rows of small carved figures surround the courtyard, and a brass kalasha sits beside him on a woven mat, with a folded cloth at his right. The ground is decorated with a white and red rangoli border of stones.2010-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and tall palms. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a low wooden seat over a mat, with a brass kalasha beside him. A circular bed of grey gravel is ringed with pink flower motifs. Behind him stand a black stone Nandi with a yellow marigold garland, a red-and-gold pillared shrine base, and rows of grey stone murtis of deities. A tall bamboo pole with a hoop and a hanging striped cloth banner stands nearby, and a colourful framed poster is set against a hut. Palm trees fill the background.2010-10-12A seated man in an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, on an orange cushion over a woven mat in an outdoor courtyard. Behind him stand dark stone statues of deities and devotees on pedestals, a large black stone Nandi-style bull with a garland of marigolds and orange-and-yellow flowers sits on a red pedestal at right, and tall palm trees and multicoloured hanging cloth banners frame the scene. a person: long, swept-back hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation at the pada puja setting.2010-11-18 +2 copiesNovember 22 20102010-11-22October 15 20102010-10-15