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A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform outdoors, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stand dark stone statues of cobra-hooded serpent deities and a seated deity murti under palm trees. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside the cushion, and white stone pillars and scattered ash lie on the ground.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual setting with grey stone temple sculptures and a sandy ground. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange-cushioned wooden seat with his palms pressed together in prayer, his eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel with a handle and spout sits beside him on the ground. Behind him, two women in white and yellow-bordered saris sit with hands folded in prayer, one wearing glasses, and a third person in white sits at the far left. Ash-covered ground and a small stone structure appear around the scene. Four people are visible.

2010-07-28 +1 copies

A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor temple-like yard, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting in his lap. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him are dark grey stone sculptures of deities, including a seated figure with multiple arms and a serpent-hooded stone figure, plus a palm tree and an orange-painted stone pedestal to the right. Ashes and charred logs lie on the ground, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits at the lower left. a person appears in the photo, shown in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a meditative posture.

July 23 2010

A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped over the shoulders and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, a woman in white and pale pink sits on the ground near a fire area with grey ash. Weathered grey stone deity murti and sculpted figures stand among green palms and plants, and a white stone platform is at the right. A small brass kalasha sits at the lower left, with scattered flower petals on the ground.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform covered with a mat, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull with flower garlands in red and yellow atop an orange-red pedestal, with dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees in the background. a person is seated in meditation, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a tilak on the forehead.

2010-10-09 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, has a red tilak on his forehead, and holds his hands together in front of his body with eyes closed. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities and serpent-hooded figures, with palm foliage and a pile of bricks on the sandy ground.

2010-08-02 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, in meditation. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal bearing a black Nandi bull statue draped in a red garland. A brass kalasha vessel sits on the mat in front. The outdoor setting has palm trees and a row of dark stone sculptures of deities and attendants with weapons, plus small red signboards. One seated person is visible.

December 18 2010

August 16 2010

August 16 2010

A man with long dark hair pulled back sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears an orange robe draped over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left on the ground. Behind him stands a dark stone sculpture of a deity with multiple arms and a raised crown beside a serpent-hooded figure, with red and white pillars and a brick wall. A second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits further back near the sculpture, and grey ash or burnt residue marks the ground around a fire pit area.