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A photograph of a person seated cross-legged on a bare earthen platform inside a circle of white ash, in a courtyard beside white stone structures with garlands of yellow and orange flowers hanging from them. The seated figure wears an orange saffron shawl draped over the head and body and matching orange cloth wrapped around the legs, with a red tilak on the forehead, eyes closed in meditation. A brass kalasha/pot sits to the left of the circle. A grey pigeon stands at the lower centre near a red-painted ledge, and faint blue and white painted markings lie on the ground. Scattered flower petals lie around the platform. The figure appears to be a sannyasi in saffron robes, though identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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July 09 20102010-07-09July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22A seated person in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a round concrete platform outdoors, eyes closed, with a red bindi on the forehead and the orange cloth draped over the head and shoulders. A small brass vessel with a spout sits at left on the platform, and a grey ash or ember ring surrounds the base. Behind, a white stepped structure is decorated with a garland of yellow and white flowers hanging on its face, and red flower petals are scattered on the ground. This appears to be a meditative or ritual sitting in a temple courtyard setting.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body sits cross-legged on a bare concrete platform with his eyes closed in meditation. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead. A small polished brass vessel with a handle stands to his left. Behind him, white stone structures are decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers, and red petals lie scattered on the ground and steps. Dark ash or soot marks the ground near his feet.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation or puja. In front of him lies a circular ring of white ash on bare ground, with a small brass vessel placed beside him. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth with garlands of orange and yellow flowers draped over it. A man in white clothes sits on the right, and a pigeon walks across the foreground pavement. White chalk kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-07-14July 22 20102010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22July 09 20102010-07-09A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a raised stone platform in front of white tiered stone structures, wrapped in a flowing saffron-orange shawl over orange garments, with a red tilak on his forehead. Garlands of pink and yellow flowers hang on the white structure behind him. A brass kalasha-like oil lamp stands at left beside a smouldering fire pit of ash and charcoal.2010-07-09