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A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates in lotus-style posture on a low wooden seat placed on a round raised platform of pale stone filled with gravel and marked with white dots. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a garland of orange and yellow flowers. Behind him stands a red-brick plinth holding a black Shiva linga draped with flower garlands, with a tall saffron-painted pillar above. Grey stone deity sculptures stand on the left, a dark stone figure with a trident in the background, palm trees behind, and a metal scaffold frame on the right. A small brass kalasha sits at the edge of the platform, and a woven mat lies on the sand.

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October 15 20102010-10-15A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised seat of a circular ring of gravel and white-lined rangoli on bare earth outdoors. He wears a saffron shawl and a long beaded garland of rudraksha-like beads, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. Beside him is a brass kalasha on a woven mat. Behind him stands a red-orange peetha platform holding a dark stone Nandi bull draped with a marigold garland and flowers, with a tall orange-red pillar and stone deity statues and a flag-decorated pole in the background amid palm and frangipani trees. The scene suggests a outdoor meditation or ritual site.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange-painted platform inside a circular bed of grey pebbles, with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Beside him stands a brass kalasha or water vessel. Behind him is an orange stepped pedestal bearing a dark stone Nandi bull draped in a red cloth with a yellow flower garland. Stone deity statues stand in the background, and tall coconut palms and red flag poles frame the open outdoor ground. a person: the orange robe, rudraksha mala and meditation posture are the distinguishing cues here; the figure is seated in meditation rather than standing or on a throne.2010-10-19October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven mat, in an open-air courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and has his eyes closed. Behind him rises an orange brick pedestal supporting a dark Shiva lingam draped with yellow-and-white marigold garlands, with a tall coconut palm trunk wrapped in red cloth behind it. A brass vessel sits beside him within a ring of white stones and a decorative kolam pattern drawn in white and red powder. Several grey stone statues of figures stand along the left, and colourful woven hangings hang from poles at the edges. Palm trees fill the background. The man's clothing is orange and does not clearly show a crown or long swept-back hair, so his identity is not established from appearance.2010-11-15A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala meditates in lotus-style posture on a wooden seat over a stone platform inside a circular rangoli-decorated ring of dark stones. He has a red tilak on his forehead and his eyes are closed. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A brass kalasha sits to his left, and statues of deities stand among palms in the background. To the right, a decorated cart with orange and green fabric and red cloth is visible. The scene is an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground.2010-11-19A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in a circular sand-and-gravel ritual yard with yellow and white patterned border lines. A brass lamp or kalasha-style vessel rests before him on a mat. Behind him stands a tall orange stone pillar and a dark Nandi bull with yellow and orange garlands on an orange pedestal. Grey stone deity statues stand along the left under palm trees, with small red signboards in front of them. Palm fronds and a white wall frame the background.2010-11-01October 14 20102010-10-14A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange platform in an open outdoor courtyard, wearing an orange robe and an orange-and-white beaded mala around his neck. He rests his hands on his knees in a seated meditative pose. In front of him is a small brass kalasha on a mat, set within a circular raised earth ring. Behind him stands a large dark Shiva lingam draped with marigold garlands on a red stepped pedestal, flanked by tall palm trees, and a row of dark stone deity murtis lines the left side. Tall poles with ring tops and striped cloth banners frame the scene, and colourful rangoli-style chalk designs decorate the ground in the foreground.2010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27