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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised wooden seat on a circular dais, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a red-orange pedestal holding a dark stone Shivalinga adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Surrounding the scene are grey stone deity statues, palm trees, potted plants, red-painted small plinths, and colourful hanging decorations. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him on a woven mat, and the ground is ringed with white rangoli-like patterns and gravel. The man is a seated meditator; no identity is established from appearance.

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October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in meditation within a circular sand-and-stone ring decorated with white rangoli and a red and white border. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, his eyes closed and hands resting on his knees, with a small brass kalasha placed beside him on a woven mat. Behind him stands a dark Shivalinga draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, set on a red-orange stepped peetha beneath a tall pillar wrapped in a garland. Grey stone deity murtis stand to the left, a red and white border runs along the ground, decorative banners hang from wooden poles, and tall palm trees fill the background.2010-11-15A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat inside a circular pit lined with grey ash and pink and white rangoli-style floor patterns. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a golden border and a long ceremonial garland of white and red flowers and beads. A brass kalasha pot sits to his left. Behind him stands an orange stepped base supporting a black linga-shaped deity murti draped with a flower garland, beneath a tall wooden pillar wrapped in cloth. Grey stone statues of deities and attendants stand on the left, palm trees fill the background, and colourful decorative banners hang at the top corners.2010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 15 20102010-11-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long black rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat and cushion with eyes closed in meditation, a red forehead mark on his brow. Behind him stands a red and orange stepped pedestal topped with a dark stone lingam garlanded with yellow marigolds, backed by palm trees. A brass kalasha vessel sits at his left on the mat. To the right, a bald man in white dhoti sits and another person in orange sits at the edge, with grey stone statues and a stone sculpture visible in the background.2010-09-20October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesNovember 06 20102010-11-06November 14 20102010-11-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck meditates with eyes closed on a woven mat within a circular pit of gravel and white floral rangoli. Behind him stands an orange plinth holding a black Nandi bull statue draped in orange cloth, with a tall orange pillar and garlands. Stone deity statues, palm trees, plants and hanging colourful tassel decorations frame the outdoor courtyard. A small brass kalasha pot sits on the mat beside him. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, though the image is small and the appearance is only partly clear.2010-11-07November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copies