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Outdoor temple courtyard after rain, with a wet reflective stone floor in the foreground. A person in an orange-saffron shawl and orange garment kneels or crouches at the front, head covered, beside a pigeon pecking at the wet ground. Behind them, two women in white sit near black stone statues of deity figures and a seated Nandi bull, with marigold and red-and-yellow flower garlands draped over the Nandi and a copper-topped kalasha on a white platform. Palm trees frame the scene. At right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera. The orange-clad figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described only as a devotee in saffron.

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Outdoor 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.2010-07-22July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a temple courtyard with a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a white plinth, draped with white and yellow-red marigold garlands. In front, a seated man in orange robes with closed eyes sits in meditation beside the plinth. Behind him to the left, several people in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on gravel, including a woman in cream with orange shawl and a man in a yellow scarf. Three grey pigeons and one white pigeon pass across the stone pavement in the foreground. Tall black deity statues and palm trees fill the background.2010-07-04A 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.2010-07-22Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A dark Shiva Linga stands on a white pedestal draped with a yellow-and-red garland, with a copper-coloured pillar behind it. In front, a white stone platform with a red-and-white striped edge holds a white dove and a grey pigeon on wet ground. A person in an orange robe with a matching orange shawl sits in meditation facing the linga. Around them, about ten people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on the sandy ground, some with hands in their laps. A tall stone guardian statue and carved figures stand at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall lamp-post-like stone pillar. A white stone platform holds a dark stone Nandi-style bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strands. A person in an orange robe sits upright near the platform, eyes closed, with a garland. Several devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground across the courtyard, and a woman in white sits nearby. Pigeons, one white, peck at the paved ground, and a hand offering grain appears at the lower right. Stone statues of deities stand among the palms in the background.2010-07-08A photograph of a seated black stone Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal, draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers, in an open courtyard under palm trees. In front sits a man with his eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe, with pigeons, white and grey, walking around on the pale paved ground. Behind him, two men in white ritual clothes sit on the right, one with a rudraksha mala and one in a yellow-trimmed cloth, with a faint trail of incense smoke rising.2010-07-08A sunlit outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind a white stone shrine platform holding a dark deity murti draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a pigeon walks across a pale stone courtyard. On the left a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels with bowed head near the shrine, and on the right a second person in white with an orange shawl sits at the edge of the frame. Stone statues stand at the left edge. Sunlight glares through the palms.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a white stone platform holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower strings. A young man in an orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on the concrete floor to the right of the platform, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits in a meditative pose. On the left, three women sit in a row in white and cream clothing with orange shawls and beads. Several pigeons, including a white one in the foreground, walk across the concrete. Palm trees and a dark statue of a deity stand in the background.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and stone deity sculptures. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron robe with a garland sits before a large black Shiva lingam wrapped in a flower garland, beside a copper-coloured tall pillar. Three white and grey pigeons stand on a white-and-red striped platform in the foreground. Behind, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or stand, one bowing with head down. Dark stone figures and a seated Nandi-like statue are visible on the left and right.2010-07-14July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies