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Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform at the centre of a ring of grey ash, with smoke rising around him. He wears an orange sleeveless robe, a long rudraksha mala and has long dark hair swept back, eyes closed in meditation. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and red garlands and a white bead necklace, set before a white stepped pedestal and a copper temple finial. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits at the right edge. A gold kalasha-style pot sits to the left, a red flower lies on white kolam designs in the foreground, and a grey pigeon walks on the sand in the lower right.

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Outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull decorated with marigold and red garlands and a shell necklace, in front of white stepped platforms and a palm tree. To the right, a second seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed beside a grey backpack. In the foreground a white dove stands on a white kolam design drawn on the ground, with a red flower and a small brass pot nearby, and ash or charcoal is scattered around the seat.2010-07-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on a raised platform in an outdoor courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair falling behind his shoulders. Smoke or incense rises around him, and small ash-grey embers lie on the ground. Behind him stands a large dark stone Shiva linga wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands, beside a white pedestal. A brass kalasha sits to his left, a red flower rests on a white kolam design, and a grey pigeon walks across the foreground. Two people in white clothes sit in meditation at the left edge, and palm trees and stone deity statues fill the background under bright sunlight.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a raised circular platform, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, with a small brass kalasha placed to his left. A ring of grey ash encircles the platform. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal bearing a dark stone Nandi bull draped with a white cloth and a garland of yellow and white flowers. A grey pigeon stands in the foreground on a reddish slab, and a stone naga sculpture is visible at left. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with palm trees. The seated man is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference through his saffron clothing, long hair and rudraksha mala, so the identity is probable from appearance.2010-07-11A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest. Behind him stands a dark statue draped with garlands of red and yellow flowers and a shell necklace, set before a white stepped plinth. Smoke rises from a fire pit of grey ash to the right, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits meditating in the background beside a backpack. In the foreground, white kolam designs on the ground are decorated with a red flower, and a white dove walks across the lower right corner.2010-07-15A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Smoke rises around him from a fire pit, and a brass kalasha-style vessel stands at left. Behind him is a dark stone bull statue (Nandi) draped in red and yellow marigold garlands and white bead necklaces, set on a white tiered pedestal. Two white doves walk on ground marked with white kolam-style chalk lines and a scatter of red flower petals. A second person in white with a yellow shawl sits at the far right and another in yellow and white at left. A grey-and-orange backpack rests against the pedestal.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform draped with an orange cloth. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow and red flower garland atop a white tiered pedestal. A white pigeon stands in the foreground on ash and white kolam designs, with a red rose nearby. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a grey-orange backpack sit in the background, and a small brass vessel is at the left edge.2010-07-15A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation or puja. In front of him lies a circular ring of white ash on bare ground, with a small brass vessel placed beside him. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth with garlands of orange and yellow flowers draped over it. A man in white clothes sits on the right, and a pigeon walks across the foreground pavement. White chalk kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-07-14A photograph of an outdoor meditation at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, eyes closed, hands clasped, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe. Behind him, a black stone Nandi statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands sits on a white plinth. A second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala meditates nearby beside a grey backpack and rolled mats. Ash is spread on the ground, white kolam designs are drawn in front, a red flower lies on the kolam, and a white pigeon walks in the foreground. Palm trees stand in the background.2010-07-15Outdoors on a dusty ground, a man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised wooden seat in the centre of a circular ash-filled fire pit, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha pot sits beside him. Behind, a white stepped shrine with a garland of yellow and orange flowers stands. Three other seated people in white clothes and malas sit at neighbouring fire pits, one in a yellow shawl, with smoke rising. In the foreground a pigeon walks across a wet concrete platform.2010-07-11A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in front of a white shrine, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him a dark deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Smoke rises around the platform, white and grey ash lies on the ground, and a brass kalasha vessel sits to the left. A white dove walks in the foreground beside a red rose, with white chalk kolam designs on the ground. A backpack rests at the right edge of the shrine.2010-07-15A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, on a raised round platform at the centre of a circular bed of white ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him and thin smoke rises from the ash ring. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits to the right, hands folded, near a small plate. White stepped structures with red petals and garlands stand in the background, and two pigeons are on the foreground ledge.2010-07-04Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden platform. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange wrap, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large white stepped pedestal with a dark stone deity murti draped in flower garlands. To the right, another man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits in meditation beside a backpack. White chalk kolam designs and scattered ash surround the seated man, a red flower lies on the ground, and a white dove walks in the foreground. A brass vessel sits at the left edge.2010-07-15