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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.

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July 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.2010-07-08Outdoor photo of a seated man in orange robes with a red bindi and long hair, meditating cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre-right. Beside him stands a golden kalasha-style vessel on the ground amid grey ash-like patterned ground. Three women sit in the background in cream and white and orange garments, one wearing yellow garlands, with black stone deity sculptures and a white pillar behind. Several white and grey pigeons walk on the sandy ground in front. A palm tree and boundary wall frame the scene.2010-07-08Outdoor photo at a temple campus showing a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform inside a ring of grey ash, hands folded in his lap. He wears a long saffron-orange robe and has long dark hair swept back, with a visible rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, several people in white and yellow garments sit in meditation on the sandy ground, including a woman in orange. A white stepped pedestal with red and yellow flower garlands and dark stone deity sculptures stand behind, with palm trees beyond. A brass kalasha vessel sits near the ash ring. Several white and grey pigeons peck at the ground in the foreground.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a small wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in an outdoor courtyard. Behind him stands a white stone base topped with a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha sits to his left on a grey ash-covered circle. Several pigeons, both grey and white, peck at the sand in the foreground. Behind him, two women in white and yellow clothing sit on the ground, and a person in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge with a tray. Dark stone statues and palm trees fill the background. The man has long dark hair and is seated in meditation, with his robe, the garland and the kalasha drawing the eye.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a meditation practice at a temple-like courtyard with grey stone deity sculptures and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha-style prayer posture sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with hands folded, eyes closed, while a small brass vessel sits on the sand beside him. Behind him, four women sit in meditation: two in orange garments and two in white with yellow shawls. Four grey and white pigeons walk on the sandy ground with white kolam-style chalk patterns.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08