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Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a sandy floor. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a woven mat, with a small brass vessel beside him inside a gravel-ringed kolam of white lines. Behind him stands a red brick peetha with a dark stone figure seated on it, adorned with a white and yellow garland. Tall copper-coloured ritual poles with ring tops frame the scene, and rows of grey stone deity sculptures and red name plaques line the left side. A man in white dhoti walks on the right carrying an orange cloth.

Outdoor temple courtyard under a open-sided roof frame with curved copper-coloured arches and hanging red, yellow and blue cloth banners. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat in a circular rangoli-bordered gravel pit, with a small brass lamp beside him. Behind him stands a tall copper-coloured pillar on an orange-red stepped base, with a seated figure in white and gold garlands near its top. Rows of grey stone deity murti and small red-bordered signboards line the left side, and coconut palms surround the courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge. A long woven mat runs along the right foreground.

2010-10-22 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a seated man in meditation posture on a low wooden seat within a circular bed of white and grey stones, decorated with floral rangoli. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a plain orange garment, with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. In front of him stands a small brass kalasha or pot. Behind him is a red-orange peetha with a black stone Nandi bull figure garlanded with marigolds, and a tall copper-coloured pillar draped with flower garlands. Palm trees and grey stone deity sculptures line the courtyard, and tall wooden poles with circular hoops frame the scene. A woven mat lies on the ground near the seat.

2010-10-31 +1 copies

October 31 2010

2010-10-31 +1 copies

Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange-red platform at the centre of a circular ash-grey ring with white and red decorative designs. Behind him is a red-brick pedestal with a seated deity murti in yellow and white garlands, beside a tall copper-coloured kalasha-like pillar. Stone deity statues line the left side and small white kolam designs decorate the ground. Several men in white clothes sit on mats to the right, and a few more people stand in the background among the trees.

Outdoor photo of a single seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands folded in meditation on a low wooden seat over a mat at the centre of a circular ash-filled homa pit. A brass kalasha sits at his left. Behind him stands a dark Shiva lingam with flower garlands on a red-orange pedestal, with grey stone deity murtis and palm trees around. Colourful striped cloth pennants hang on wooden poles at the sides, and a small bowl and a green cloth rest nearby.

2010-10-16 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a central figure seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange platform with a folded mat, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in the lap. A small brass kalasha sits beside him. Behind him stands a tall orange pillar and an orange-brick base with a dark stone deity murti garlanded with flowers. Around the open sandy courtyard are dark stone statues of deities and figures, palm trees and tall wooden poles with hoops. Four other people sit on mats in white or yellow clothing, meditating, and white rangoli lotus designs decorate the ground. The figure seated at centre is an appearance-based a person candidate with a saffron robe and rudraksha mala, which qualifies as in_person; the others are seated devotees.

An outdoor photograph of a sadhu in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated cross-legged in meditation on a low orange-cushioned seat inside a circular gravel border, with a brass kalasha beside him. Behind him stands an orange stone shrine base holding a dark stone Shiva linga with a flower garland, beneath a tall copper-coloured pillar. Around the courtyard, several people in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats in meditation, one wearing yellow. Dark stone deity murtis and statues stand among tall coconut palms, with rangoli patterns drawn on the sandy ground and bamboo-framed rings at the edges. Four to five seated people are visible.

Outdoor temple courtyard with dry sandy ground and a rangoli design. A person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange seat inside a circular stone-lined platform, with a brass vessel placed before them. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left, and a bald man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the right near a tall orange stone shrine. Behind them are dark grey stone deity murti and carved figures on pedestals, a black Nandi bull with a red garland, a tall decorated flagpost, palm trees and a banner with printed portraits at the left. A woven mat leads from the seated figure toward the viewer.

November 06 2010

October 09 2010

A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat atop a circular stone platform surrounded by grey gravel and white flowers, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him stands an orange brick peetha with a black stone Shiva lingam draped in marigold garlands, backed by palm trees. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left near grey stone deity murtis, and a tall decorated pole with a red-and-white painted cylinder rises at right.