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Outdoor photo on a paved courtyard in front of a white-plinthed shrine with a dark stone lingam wrapped in marigold garlands beneath a tall copper-clad pillar, with coconut palms behind. In the foreground, several grey and white pigeons peck at scattered grain. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged facing the shrine. Further back, a group of people in white and yellow clothes sit on the ground, with a woman in orange seated near the center. The scene suggests a devotional gathering at a Shiva shrine.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Outdoor photograph of a courtyard beside a white stepped shrine platform with a black stone Shiva linga draped in a yellow and red marigold garland, with a tall stone pillar behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before the shrine, centred in the frame. Several people in white and yellow clothing sit in meditation or ritual posture further back among palm trees, with small fires smoking on the ground. In the foreground, grey and white pigeons peck at grain scattered on the pale concrete.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees behind. In the foreground a flock of pigeons, mostly white and grey, pecks at the pale concrete ground. Behind them a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation before a black stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, beside a white plinth and a lamp stand. Several more people in white and yellow clothes sit in a row further back near a fire pit with ash.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a tall lamp-post-like stone pillar. A white stone platform holds a dark stone Nandi-style bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigold strands. A person in an orange robe sits upright near the platform, eyes closed, with a garland. Several devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground across the courtyard, and a woman in white sits nearby. Pigeons, one white, peck at the paved ground, and a hand offering grain appears at the lower right. Stone statues of deities stand among the palms in the background.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a white-painted stone platform and a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and yellow flowers. Grey and white pigeons walk across the pale concrete floor in the foreground. Behind them, a man in an orange robe sits near the platform, and several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit or stand under coconut palms. Dark stone deity murti statues stand to the left among the trees. Smoke rises near the platform.2010-07-08Outdoor courtyard at a temple-style campus under tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised white platform beside a dark stone sculpture garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front of him. Around him, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in rows on sandy ground, some with hands in meditation posture. White and grey pigeons walk across the paved foreground, and a white shed and small brick structure stand at the right. A tall ornate pillar rises at the left edge.2010-07-08Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy courtyard beneath tall coconut palms. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the centre on a low orange mat before a small brass oil lamp, with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over a white stepped pedestal behind him. Around him, many people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on circular stone-edged mats. Grey and white pigeons walk across the white concrete platform in the foreground. Stone statues and a tall stone pillar stand in the background. a person appearance is uncertain from this view, so the seated orange-robed man is recorded as a probable candidate only with cues limited to his robe.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08