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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat in front of a circular fire pit lined with white ash and pink rangoli dots. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. A brass kalasha and a small pink flower rest beside him. Behind him stands a tiered terracotta-red platform topped by a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and white flowers, with stone figures and a stepladder visible at the sides. Red signboards with white lettering sit at the edges of the frame. The scene is an outdoor ritual setting with eyes closed and hands resting on the knees.

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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a woven mat inside a circular ring of white ash edged with pink kolam designs on bare earth. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a multicoloured flower garland, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha sits beside him. Behind him stands a tiered terracotta-red platform supporting a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland, with a black shivalinga-style stone at the upper right and black stone figures in the background. Dark metal steps stand at the right. a person is a qualifying appearance-based label here given the saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornment cues, so the a person field is in_person.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat in front of an orange-red stepped shrine platform. He wears a long multi-strand garland of white and orange flowers and a red tilak on his forehead. Before him is a brass kalasha and a small white flower on a rangoli-style border of pink floral kolam around a dark ash-filled fire pit. Behind him a black Nandi bull statue, decorated with a marigold and rose garland, sits on the platform. Black stone sculptures and a shiva lingam stand in the garden, with red signboards in the background. The scene reads as a sacred outdoor ritual or meditation setting.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat inside a circular ring of earth and grey ash on a paved courtyard. He has long braided hair down his back and wears a rudraksha-style beaded mala around his neck, meditating with eyes lowered and hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a small brass vessel. Behind him, a black Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of white and yellow flowers sits on a red pedestal, with dark stone deity sculptures and green trees in the background. The scene reads as a quiet meditation or yoga practice in a temple-style courtyard.2011-02-28A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace. He rests his hands in a mudra on his lap, seated on a low wooden seat before an orange stepped plinth. Behind him a black stone deity murti is garlanded with yellow, orange and white flowers. A brass kalasha/vessel sits at left on a floor patterned with pink rangoli-style lines and ash. Black metal stands and stone figures appear in the background. Pictured on an outdoor temple grounds setting with palm and foliage.2010-11-12Outdoor photo at a temple-garden shrine. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation on a raised circular platform of stones, beside a brass oil lamp. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with bare upper body sits in meditation on a red-orange stepped pedestal. The pedestal holds a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds. Potted plants and a tall black shivalinga stand nearby, and red signs with white text sit at the edges of the garden.2010-09-17A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his knees. He wears a rudraksha mala with a long bead strand and a tilaka on his forehead, and his hair is braided and long. A brass kalasha with a pink flower sits on a woven mat decorated with green and white kolam-style designs. Behind him is a dark stone Shivalinga draped with a garland of orange and red flowers on a red-orange pedestal, flanked by grey stone deity statues and palm trees. Ash or white stones surround the platform. Sunlight glows through the trees. The man is a person seated in meditation, so the appearance-based label is probable.2010-11-20September 17 20102010-09-17November 07 20102010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low orange wooden seat atop woven mats, inside a circular ring of dark ash and reddish-brown earth. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a sash, with long hair in two braids down his back. A brass kalasha/pot sits to his left. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped in a marigold garland, on a red-brown plinth, with grey stone deity sculptures and palm/plant foliage in the background. The paved courtyard is warmly lit by low sun. a person appearance cues are not sufficient to identify him, so the presence is recorded as unsure.2011-02-28A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform inside a circular ring of dark gravel bordered by coloured floor patterns, on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange-saffron garment over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, and gazes upward with eyes half-open in meditation. Beside him sits a brass kalasha/pot. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull wearing a yellow and red marigold garland sits on a red-brown plinth, with more black stone statues and palm and frangipani plants in the background. The pose and setting suggest a guided meditation practice.2011-02-20 +1 copies