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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard. A figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands resting on the knees. Before him are a small brass lamp and a flower offering. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with red and white garlands on a terracotta pedestal. Around thirty men in white shirts and white dhotis sit facing him on the paved floor, with a few in striped shirts. Red pillars frame the open pavilion, and an orange-red brick wall with green trees lies behind.

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Outdoor scene in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue on a red pedestal, garlanded with flowers. A person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform, with a brass oil lamp and small flower offerings before them, facing a seated crowd of men in white shirts and a man in a striped checked shirt at right. Red-orange boundary wall, trees and a red pillar frame the courtyard.2011-06-05A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised square platform in an open-air courtyard. Behind him, a large black stone Nandi bull statue with red and white flower garlands rests on a red pedestal, beside a red brick wall and young trees. In front, a small brass kalasha or lamp vessel sits on the platform. A group of about a dozen seated devotees in white shirts and pants, plus a man in a striped shirt, face the figure from the foreground. The figure's appearance matches the a person cues of long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas, but the page does not confirm his presence at this event, so identity is uncertain.2011-06-05June 05 20112011-06-05October 10 20102010-10-10 +3 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with a folded mat, centred on a circular ash-covered ring marked with pink powder. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and his hands folded in his lap. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped in a garland of yellow and purple flowers, on a red-orange stone pedestal. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left, and grey stone deity statues stand in the background under palm trees.2011-02-18A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat over a woven mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a vertical tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal, draped with a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers. Surrounding him are black stone deity murtis and a red-brick wall, with palm trees in the background. The scene is an outdoor meditation or satsang setting with a pink and blue border on the platform.2010-11-30February 18 20112011-02-18 +5 copiesA photograph of an open-air outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard under a pillared pavilion. A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on a low orange-cushioned wooden seat in front of a brass vessel with a red flower, wearing a flowing saffron-orange garment. Facing them, a large seated group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and identification badges, sit with hands folded in namaskar or resting on their laps. Some older men wear grey or blue shirts. Behind them are orange walls, palm and green trees, and white deity statues on the left.2011-06-05A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat on a sandy-floored open courtyard, meditating with hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange garment over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, and his head is shaved to dark short hair. Behind him stands a large black stone Nandi bull draped in a white cloth with yellow flower garlands, on an orange-brick plinth. A small brass kalasha vessel sits to the left on the ground, with a reed mat and palm trees in the background. The scene reads as meditation in a temple courtyard. The man is visible but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-02-01A seated man in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in red, yellow and white marigold garlands, with a beaded necklace, set on a white tiered pedestal beneath a copper-toned shrine top. Gravel and scattered flower petals surround the platform. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at left. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward over a smoking vessel, and a further man in yellow shawl stands at the upper left. Smoke rises through the scene. Faint photo credit text appears vertically at the upper right.2010-07-04September 17 20102010-09-17Outdoor photo of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground on a mat. Behind, a large group of men in white dhoti and shirt sit in rows on a swept earth courtyard with painted white and red kolam designs. Palm trees, a tall wooden post with a bronze ring at top, and a tiled-roof building fill the background. The figure's appearance with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala is a person identification, shown in meditation before the seated devotees.2010-10-21