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Outdoor temple courtyard with a central white-plastered shrine platform holding a dark stone Nandi bull and a tiered kalasha-topped structure, both draped in marigold and red flower garlands. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circle of ash, with a small brass vessel beside them. Around the courtyard other people in white clothes with yellow shawls and white robes sit in meditation on similar ash circles. A dark stone deity figure with a trident stands at left and a black stone shivalinga stands at right among palm trees. A sadhaka in saffron sits in a Shiva temple setting during a Pancha-Tapas meditation practice; a probable Swamiji is seated in front, with saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair as visible cues. Several people appear in the background.

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Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a white-painted shrine holding a black stone Nandi bull and a lingam. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers hang on the shrine and the bull. In the foreground a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a cushion before a small brass pot. Around them, several people in white and yellow clothes sit cross-legged at circular ash-lined fire pits. Grey stone deity statues and a dark lingam stand among palm trees. The scene suggests a sacred yagna or puja setting with devotees seated in meditation.2010-07-23Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a circular ash-lined mandala on bare ground. He wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead and long hair swept back. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flower chains, set on a white tiered plinth. Smoke drifts through palm trees, with small fire pits and white kolam designs on the ground. A kalasha vessel sits at his side. On the right, a white-clad person in a yellow shawl sits near a fire, and another person in white sits at the left edge. a person is shown by the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, but the appearance is not conclusive.2010-07-07Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard under palm trees. In the foreground a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of gravel, with a brass kalasha-like vessel beside them. Around the courtyard several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in similar gravel circles, one in an orange garment. Behind them a large black Nandi bull statue wears a red and yellow garland in front of a white stepped pedestal, with a tall ornate lamp stand and assorted stone deity murti sculptures in the background. Devotees are in a meditative or puja posture.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with dark stone deity sculptures and a large black Nandi bull statue draped in a red-and-yellow garland on a white plinth. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion, wearing an orange robe, with a small brass kalasha vessel placed before him. Around him, circular rings of ash mark the ground where several other people sit in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a thin wisp of smoke rises. Palm trees and a white wall frame the scene. Five people are visible, and the man in orange is an unnamed sadhaka with no identity claim attached to the caption.2010-07-04A photograph of a Panchatapas-style outdoor sadhana in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange head covering, wearing a long rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded in meditation on a raised circular platform ringed by glowing embers. Behind, a dark stone Shivalinga draped with a yellow-and-orange garland sits on a white plinth beneath a tall palm trunk. Around the fire rings, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow garlands sit in meditation, one standing man in white with a yellow garland walks in the background, and a figure in striped clothing stands at right. A brass kalasha sits near the central figure, with dark stone deity sculptures lining the left side of the grounds.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meditation gathering in an outdoor temple courtyard with stone deity sculptures and a white plinth. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a white platform. Behind him, a stone Nandi bull with garlands of orange flowers sits beside a white pedestal. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or kneel nearby, including a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl seated beside a backpack and an orange flower. Tall palms and a large dark stone statue with a spear stand in the background, and a green palm frond blurs the foreground.2010-07-15June 28 20102010-06-28Outdoor ritual scene at a temple campus on an open sandy courtyard under overcast skies, with palm trees and a white-plastered wall behind. A bald-headed white-clad priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl kneels at left-center, gesturing toward a smoking incense or homa area. A young man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at center, hands in front of him, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Several other devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditative posture on the sand. Behind them stands a large black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, beside white stepped pedestals, a copper-coloured pillar, and dark stone deity sculptures.2010-07-08