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Outdoor photo of a seated man in white dhoti and white shawl meditating on a low cushioned seat placed on a woven mat within a decorated floral kolam ring on bare ground. He wears a long garland of marigolds and a gold chain, with a sacred marking on his forehead and a bracelet on his wrist. Behind him a wooden cart with chains and wheels is draped in orange cloth with a yellow fringed canopy. A brass kalasha stands near his left hand. To the right, a black stone Nandi bull with white cloth and a marigold garland sits beside an orange pedestal, with palm trees and a stone deity murti in the background.

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December 21 20102010-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21November 23 20102010-11-23December 21 20102010-12-21 +1 copiesNovember 23 20102010-11-23A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion and a woven straw mat, within a circular floor decorated with white and pink rangoli motifs and a ring of grey stones. He wears a white dhoti and a white shawl draped over one shoulder, with a long multi-strand gold-toned necklace and gold bangles, and his hands rest on his knees in a meditative pose. Behind him stands a wooden cart with draped orange cloth and a canopy, and to the right a black Shivalinga is garlanded with marigolds and a white cloth. A brass kalasha sits near the mat, and palm trees line the open courtyard.2011-01-28 +1 copiesNovember 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a small wooden platform at the centre of a circular raised ring of earth on a paved courtyard at dusk. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground to his left. Behind him a large black Nandi bull statue rests on a red stepped pedestal, with stone deity figures and palm trees beyond. A low wooden flatbed cart stands to the left, and a woven mat runs in from the foreground. The figure is seated in a meditative posture with hands resting in his lap, and his face is not clearly visible at this distance.2011-02-14A photograph of a figure seated cross-legged on a cushion and mat outdoors, on a dirt-and-stone ground decorated with white rangoli-style patterns. The seated person wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the body, a long dark rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red tilak on the forehead, with long dark hair falling past the shoulders; hands rest folded in the lap and eyes are closed. Beside them is a brass vessel with a spout. Behind is a wooden ceremonial cart with a canopy of colourful striped hangings in red, blue and yellow trimmed with orange tassels, and wheels resting on the ground. Palm trees, a red-painted shrine-style structure with flower garlands, and small orange-roofed buildings frame the scene in soft morning light. The seated person appears to be a devotee in a meditative pose, and identity is uncertain.2010-11-18 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a woven mat, within a circular bed of white ash or grey stones ringed by decorative white and pink floral kolam designs. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a long garland of yellow flowers, with a white tilak on his forehead; his long hair falls past his shoulders. A small brass kalasha or lamp sits at his left. Behind him an orange-draped wooden cart or ratha stands on large wheels with chains hanging from its frame. To the right a black stone nandi bull with a white and yellow garland sits on an orange pedestal. A white-clad woman walks in the background beside a silver SUV, and a information board with maps is at the upper left.2010-12-21Outdoors in a courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a woven mat on a raised circular platform ringed by dark ash or charcoal and a white chalk-drawn border with swastika motifs and leaf-like lines. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has his eyes closed, appearing to meditate or perform a ritual. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him on the mat. Behind him stands a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds on an orange pedestal, with dark stone deity statues lined up at left. At right, a wooden ratha or chariot carries colourful striped and patterned hangings, with more orange-painted structures and a red-roofed building beyond.2010-11-19