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A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on a grey granite block beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a decorated saddle cloth. He wears a rudraksha mala necklace, a gold waist cord and a red bindi, and rests his hands on his knees. Behind him are white pillars, straw bales, a green tiled wall and foliage. A green sign in Tamil reads Strictly Prohibited Area.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a grey stone platform beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue with carved harness. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, and a gold pendant, and his hands rest in his lap. Behind him are white pillars, dry straw, a green wooden board, and dense trees. Two women in green-and-orange saris stand in the background at left. A pink paper lies on the platform near his feet.2012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a stone platform beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, with dry straw bales and a corrugated orange-red shed behind him. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder, a gold-toned beaded necklace, a gold belt, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap and he gazes off to the side. A pink clipboard lies on the stone in the foreground. Lush green trees fill the background.2012-10-17Outdoor photo of two men in orange and saffron sannyasi clothing seated on a granite block beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue with straw bedding. The man on the right has long hair tied in a topknot, a gold ceremonial necklace, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap around his waist, and is seated cross-legged with his hands resting on his knee. The man on the left, shaved-headed and wearing a peach-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, holds a pink paper sheet while looking toward the other man. Green trees and white pillars form the background, with a small green signboard at left.2012-10-17A seated man in orange saffron cloth and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in front of a black stone Nandi bull draped with red and white flower garlands and a bead necklace. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti, including a figure holding a trident on the left and a standing figure with a long bead necklace. Orange-painted temple pedestals and green trees frame the courtyard.2011-06-05June 18 20102010-06-18July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20112011-02-23A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a circle of grey sand on a paved courtyard. He is bare-chested apart from an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over the upper body with a golden border, and wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Beside him stands a brass pot. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, set on an orange-red pedestal. Ornamental stone animal figures and palms stand in the background. The man is a seated devotee in meditation; the figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-04-07February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesJune 18 20102010-06-18A photograph of a man seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation before a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a cowrie-shell necklace. The seated man wears a sleeveless orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Behind the Nandi is a white stepped pedestal and a red-brown kalasha finial, with a stone cobra-hooded deity figure at the left edge. In the foreground a grey pigeon walks across a pale stone floor, with a small brass plate and offerings near the pedestal. a person appears to be the seated man, based on his saffron robe, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair.2010-07-14