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A seated man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange wrap over his head sits with eyes closed on a wet stone platform, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a large black Nandi bull statue is garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands, set on a white plinth. A dark stone deity statue stands at left, a copper kalasha-topped structure rises at top, and palm trees frame the scene. A grey pigeon pecks at the wet ground in the foreground. A person in white clothes stands partly visible at left beside a yellow bucket. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is not certain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in meditation.

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July 22 20102010-07-22A man in an orange-saffron shawl sits with eyes closed in front of a dark stone deity statue draped with a thick garland of yellow and red flowers. He wears a red tilaka on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him is a white stepped plinth, and in the left background a robed figure in white and yellow sits beside a yellow bucket. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, walk across the wet stone ground in the foreground. Several large dark stone sculptures stand to the left. Palm trees are visible behind the scene. The man is seated in meditation or prayer.2010-07-22A photograph of a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a red tilak on his forehead, seated with eyes closed in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi wears garlands of yellow and red flowers. Behind him stand a black stone standing deity statue at left, a white-painted platform, a copper kalasha-style finial, and palm trees. Water spreads across the stone surface in the foreground. The man is a devotee or sannyasi in meditative stillness; no identity is established from appearance.2010-07-22June 18 20102010-06-18July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard after rain, with a wet reflective stone floor in the foreground. A seated figure in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha mala sits before a white plinth holding a large black Nandi bull statue draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, beside a copper-topped kalasha-like finial. A grey pigeon stands on the wet floor near him. Behind, dark stone deity murti figures stand among palm trees. Two women in white saris sit at left, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at right holding an object.2010-07-22A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead sits in meditative stillness on a white raised platform in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is adorned with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds and a rudraksha necklace. Two pigeons, one grey and one white, stand on the pale concrete floor in the foreground. Behind the platform, a man in white clothes stands near a stone structure among palm trees and greenery. White-painted stone steps and a brown kalasha-topped pillar frame the scene.2010-07-14July 22 20102010-07-22Photograph of two grey pigeons standing on a pale concrete courtyard in the foreground. Behind them, a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a man in white with an orange shawl stand beside a white stepped plinth. A dark stone Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers sits on the plinth, with a copper kalasha-like finial above and a dark stone deity statue at left. Coconut palms frame the background. Two more people in white and yellow clothing sit at left. The scene reads as a temple courtyard.2010-06-18July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. He stands or sits in front of a white stone pedestal topped by a dark stone deity figure draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two pigeons, one grey in sharp foreground focus and one white in the background, appear beside him on a light stone ledge. A tiled green foliage backdrop and a yellow bucket are visible at left. Only one person is physically present.2010-07-22A photograph of a pigeon walking on a pale concrete courtyard in the foreground, blurred in motion. Behind it, a black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white stepped plinth, garlanded with a red, yellow and green flower garland. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the centre with hands resting in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. To his right, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in meditation or prayer, with palm trees and frangipani shrubs behind them.2010-07-08