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A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless wrap and orange dhoti, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded, in meditation before a white pedestal. A red-and-yellow marigold garland hangs over the pedestal in front of a large black stone Nandi bull and a standing deity murti with a trident. Two women in white with yellow shawls sit behind him, one holding an open book, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits on the left. Pigeons walk on the sandy ground in front of a white chalk kolam design. Palm trees fill the background.

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July 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 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, a red bindi on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. Behind him a white stone plinth holds garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A dark stone deity murti and a palm tree stand in the background. To the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits in meditation beside a brass kalasha. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, walk on the sandy ground in front.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform in an outdoor courtyard. Long dark hair is swept back, and his hands rest together in his lap. Behind him, three women in white ritual clothes sit in meditation on the ash-covered ground, one wearing a maroon blouse and a rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha sits beside the platform, and a white pillar is draped with red and white flower garlands. Stone statues of deities stand in the background, and a white dove walks in the foreground.2010-07-15A seated man in an orange saffron wrap and dhoti sits cross-legged on a wooden plank in an outdoor temple courtyard, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. Behind him stands a white stepped shrine base with a black deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands. Ash is scattered on the ground, a brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, and a person in white clothing sits at the right edge beside offering plates. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, are in the foreground. a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron sannyasi clothing, consistent with the page's reference to a homa and darshan event.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08