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A photograph of six women seated cross-legged in meditation on a gravel and concrete ground among large dark grey stone deity statues and palm trees. Several are in white with yellow shawls, others wear orange shawls over white or cream attire. Pigeons, one white and several grey, walk on the concrete in the foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated on a sandy ground among large dark stone deity statues and palm trees, with a grey pigeon in the foreground on a white stone ledge. Six people sit in meditative posture: a woman in white and gold-bordered dress at left, a person in white with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange with a white garment, a woman in a yellow shawl, a woman in a pink sari, and a person in white with yellow scarf at right. Behind them stand large grey stone statues including a multi-armed deity figure with a trident and a serpent-hooded form.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a low raised red-topped platform in front of several dark grey stone deity murti and carved figures, including a cobra-hooded figure and multi-armed figures. Four women sit cross-legged on the ground around the platform: one in an orange-and-white sari at left, one in a white sari with an orange shawl centre-left, one in a yellow shawl over white clothes seated right of centre, and another in yellow and white further right. A grey pigeon walks on the pale concrete in the foreground. Green palms, shrubs and a white boundary wall surround the scene.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a seated meditation gathering in a temple-garden courtyard with black stone deity sculptures and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, hands folded, eyes closed; a garland of marigolds and red flowers hangs on the nearby black stone sculpture. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit meditating on the sand-and-gravel ground behind him, including a woman in an orange-bordered sari. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground, and white and grey pigeons peck at the sand. A white rangoli-style kolam is drawn in the lower left corner. Six or more people are visible in total. The man is presented in the saffron robe with long hair and a rudraksha-style garland cue but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a courtyard with grey stone sculptures of deities and figures on plinths, palm trees behind them. Several women sit cross-legged on the sand in front of the sculptures, wearing saffron-orange and yellow shawls over white and cream clothing. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl films them with a handheld video camera in the foreground, and two white pigeons and a dark pigeon walk on the concrete platform.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a meditation garden with dark grey stone statues of deities and a large stone Nandi bull with a flower garland beside a white pedestal. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat at the centre, hands folded in meditation, with a brass pot beside him. Several devotees in white and yellow sit in meditation on circular gravel rings around the courtyard, and a man in white with a yellow shawl sits at the right. Pigeons walk on the sandy ground and palm trees and a white temple spire stand behind. a person: the seated saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and is the focal figure of the meditation session.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple campus with a sandy ground and palm trees. Several women in white or cream sarees with yellow or orange shawls sit cross-legged on small raised circles of grey stones, in a line before large dark grey stone sculptures of deities and figures on pedestals. A large standing stone deity murti with a trident stands at right.2010-07-08