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A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, atop a mat in a circular pit of grey gravel with white painted patterns. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has long hair tied back. Behind him stand black stone statues of Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds and red flowers, a black stone Nagaraja cobra-hooded figure, and several smaller deity murtis on red pedestals. Palm trees and a tall wooden post with rope circle stand in an open outdoor courtyard. A painted banner with photographs and colourful lettering is visible in the background, and a man in an orange shirt stands at left.

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October 09 20102010-10-09October 17 20102010-10-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala meditates cross-legged on a woven mat and cushion inside a circular stone-and-rubble pit on open ground. A small brass vessel sits beside him, and a green cloth lies on the mat. Behind him stand rows of dark stone deity sculptures and a black stone Nandi bull draped with marigold garlands on a red pedestal, with palm trees and an orange brick wall beyond. The man has long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala, matching the visible cues for the a person.2010-11-30October 27 20102010-10-27October 14 20102010-10-14October 10 20102010-10-10 +2 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low stone platform in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and has long swept-back hair. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull draped with marigold garlands, flanked by an orange pedestal with garlands hanging from a column. Several grey stone deity figures and carved stone lingams stand on the left, with palm trees and hanging red, blue and yellow ceremonial banners overhead. A small painted panel of religious imagery is visible at left. A bare white-chalk and gravel circle with decorative chalk rangoli borders the seating area. The man is the only person visible.2010-11-18 +1 copiesA 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 copiesOctober 09 20102010-10-09A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a single seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged on a low orange platform over a mat inside a circular stone-bordered ring with gravel and a pink flower. A brass kalasha/vessel sits to his left. Behind him stand black stone sculptures of cobra-hooded figures and a dark stone Nandi bull with a garland, beside an orange-painted shivalinga pedestal and a tall orange pillar. A saffron flag and a hanging tasseled trishul-style pole stand nearby, with palm trees around. A painted banner on the left shows figures in white. Only one physical person is visible.2010-10-20October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA man with a shaved head sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat atop a circular stone platform outdoors, eyes lowered. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large black Shiva lingam draped with marigold garlands rises from a tiered red-orange pedestal. Grey stone deity statues and kalasha-like forms stand among palm trees, and a metal frame structure stands to the right. A brass pot sits beside him in the foreground. Small red signboards are visible along the grounds.2010-12-18