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Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a sacred fire burning in a stone-ringed pit. A person with long dark hair and an ornate orange robe, a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged in meditation on a low platform inside a circle of grey stones, with a brass vessel beside them. Behind, a white shrine holds a black Shiva lingam garlanded with white flowers. Other seated participants in white dhotis and yellow shawls, and one in orange, sit in similar stone circles around the fire. Two men in white dhotis, one with a red shawl, stand watching. Dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees fill the background, and two pigeons walk on a wet concrete platform in front.

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July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a ring of grey ash, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap. Beside him stands a small golden kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a white pedestal is garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands. Four other seated figures in white or yellow garments and orange shawls sit on the ash circle in the background, with dark stone deity murti and carved stone figures around them. Two grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A palm-lined backdrop completes the setting.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor meditation session at a temple courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre of a ring of pale gravel, with a small brass pot placed before him. Around him, many seated participants in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in similar gravel circles facing the same way. A large white shrine structure with a black stone deity murti garlanded with marigold and red flowers stands behind them, and a black stone Shiva lingam sits to the right. A raised white platform with a red-brown top and pigeons in the foreground frames the scene. Trees and palm plants surround the courtyard.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoors in a palm-shaded temple courtyard, a man with shaved head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a plain orange robe, hands folded, eyes closed, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped on a dark stone deity murti behind him. A brass kalasha sits on the ground to his left. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on mats in the background, and white and grey pigeons walk across the sand near white-painted chalk kolam designs. Stone sculptures and a white shrine stand among the trees. a person cues: orange ceremonial robe, central seated position, garlanded setting. Visible people are seated devotees and the seated figure in orange.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a seated man in orange robes with a red bindi and long hair, meditating cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre-right. Beside him stands a golden kalasha-style vessel on the ground amid grey ash-like patterned ground. Three women sit in the background in cream and white and orange garments, one wearing yellow garlands, with black stone deity sculptures and a white pillar behind. Several white and grey pigeons walk on the sandy ground in front. A palm tree and boundary wall frame the scene.2010-07-08A seated monk in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circular ring of grey ash or gravel on sandy ground, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. A small brass vessel stands beside him on the ring. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of red and yellow flowers, and a white shrine structure with a kalasha finial rises at right. Several other seated people in white and yellow clothing sit in similar rings in the background among dark stone deity sculptures, including a figure in a black-and-gold Hindu deity form, a snake sculpture and a palm tree. A pigeon walks in the foreground. Smoke rises from the ring.2010-07-04