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A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat inside a circular earthen platform bordered with black and white pebbles. Decorative coloured floor designs and leaf-like patterns surround the circle. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a marigold garland on a red-orange pedestal, with a tall ceremonial pole hung with coloured tassels, palm trees, and rows of carved stone figures. A printed banner with figures stands at left. The scene appears to be an outdoor meditation or puja space in a temple-like grounds setting.

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November 13 20102010-11-13Outdoor photo of a man in orange robes seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform ringed with grey gravel. He wears a rudraksha mala and sits on a woven mat, with a brass vessel beside him and a pink flower before him. Behind him stands an orange-painted shrine with a black lingam wrapped in a garland of yellow and purple flowers, flanked by palm trees and dark stone deity statues. Colourful chalk kolam patterns decorate the ground. The mood is devotional and still.2010-10-27A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala meditates outdoors on a woven mat at the centre of a circular pit filled with gravel, surrounded by white rangoli-style floral designs. Behind him stands a tall orange pillar topped with a kalasha-like finial and a dark stone figure with garlands, flanked by grey stone deity statues and a row of palm trees. Two tall wooden poles with ring-shaped arches hang colourful striped tassel banners in red, blue and orange. A small brass kalasha sits before him. a person appears here, identified by the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and sannyasi bearing, with the seated figure as the central subject.2010-11-07October 29 20102010-10-29October 11 20102010-10-11 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27A photograph of an open outdoor courtyard with palm trees and a row of dark stone statues on the left. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a gravel-ringed circle, with a small brass lamp or object in front. Behind is a tall red-orange stepped plinth topped with a black stone Nandi-like bull and yellow-orange garlands, flanked by two tall poles with rope loops. A colourful floral rangoli sits at the bottom of the frame and a rolled mat lies to the right. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is a role-based description: a seated sannyasi-like meditator.2010-10-10October 09 20102010-10-09Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged on a mat within a circle of gravel and white kolam-style lines on bare earth. A brass oil lamp stands before him. Behind him rises a tall orange-red tiered ritual pillar with a dark deity murti and a garland at its base, set on a red pedestal. Coconut palms, black stone sculptures and small red placards surround the courtyard, with a white building at the right edge.2010-10-09October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a seated person in orange clothing and a rudraksha-style mala, sitting cross-legged on a mat at the centre of a circular raised pit filled with gravel and decorated with white dot rangoli. A brass vessel sits beside them. Behind is a large black stone Nandi bull with an orange and gold shawl and garland on a red pedestal, several dark stone deity murti and carved figures on red bases, a painted banner showing a seated saffron-robed figure, tall palm trees and hanging red and colourful decorative cloth streamers. A woven mat runs toward the camera on the sandy ground.2010-11-07Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange rudraksha-style mala sitting cross-legged on a mat within a circular stone-and-gravel bed ringed by white rangoli-style lines on bare earth. Behind him stands a large black Shiva lingam on a red pedestal, draped with garlands and topped by a copper-toned pillar, flanked by two copper curved arches. Dark stone statues line the left side among palm trees, and a small brass oil lamp sits beside him. A bamboo mat stretches across the right foreground.2010-10-09