A low-angle sunset photograph of a seated devotee in white dhoti and an orange shawl, meditating on bare ground covered with scattered ash or small stones. Coconut palms frame the sky, and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands at left beside a white shrine with a deity murti. Several other people in white and saffron or yellow scarves sit in the background. The sun glows behind the palms. - Nithyanandapedia

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A low-angle sunset photograph of a seated devotee in white dhoti and an orange shawl, meditating on bare ground covered with scattered ash or small stones. Coconut palms frame the sky, and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands at left beside a white shrine with a deity murti. Several other people in white and saffron or yellow scarves sit in the background. The sun glows behind the palms.

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