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A photograph of a man seated in meditation on a raised stone platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindu on his forehead; long hair falls to his shoulders. A small brass kalasha vessel sits at his left side. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows on raised mats among scattered gravel, under coconut palms, with smoke rising in the background and a white structure at left.

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June 18 20102010-06-18 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground in front of him, and a white stepped structure with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands to the left. Behind him, two men in white clothes sit on the ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, beside a bed of grey ash and charcoal. Palm and frangipani trees surround the courtyard, indicating an ashram setting.2010-07-14A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor setting, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his body and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. A brass vessel sits at his left on sandy ground, and a wooden tray lies behind him. Palm trees and a plain concrete wall form the background. Behind him, three other men in white clothes with yellow shawls also sit with eyes closed, one in a white dhoti and one with a yellow sash, seated on sand and gravel.2010-07-10July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala. He rests his hands in a mudra on a low wooden seat. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands in front of him on sandy ground. Behind him a white stepped platform and palm trees appear. Several other people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in the background near small fire pits with smoke, seated in a homa-like outdoor setting. A dark-haired man in white robes and a yellow shawl sits at the right foreground with hands folded. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala.2010-07-10A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor palm-grove setting, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and his long dark hair falls to his shoulders. A polished brass kalasha vessel sits on the sand in front of him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls sit in meditation on raked sand strewn with ash, beside a white stepped stone structure and coconut palms. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair are the visible cues for the person seated in front, shown in meditation.2010-07-10A seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and wrapped cloth, with a long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands in a mudra on his lap. A small brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him, four men in white kurtas and yellow shawls sit on ash-covered ground near smoke rising from fire pits, with white stone structures and palm trees in the background. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual setting. a person: the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's subject, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform on bare ground, eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle stands at his left. Behind him, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, and palm trees and a low wall frame the outdoor setting.2010-07-10September 07 20102010-09-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat outdoors with eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long rudraksha mala, with hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a brass vessel on sandy ground. Behind him a white stone platform, palm trees and a few seated people in white dhotis with yellow shawls, with a small fire glowing on the ground.2010-07-10September 15 20102010-09-15July 20 20102010-07-20