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A 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.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with a folded orange cloth cushion. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead, and has his eyes closed with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and red flower garland, set on white stepped pedestal platforms. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to the left, and a white dove stands on white kolam-style powder drawings on the sandy ground in front of him. Grey ash is scattered on the ground, and a grey and orange backpack lies to the right.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him at left, a black stone linga is draped with yellow and magenta flower garlands beside a white stepped pedestal. Two people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on a sandy ground with ash, and palm trees fill the background. In the foreground, blurred pigeons move across a pale paved surface.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA 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 in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform in an outdoor courtyard. Long dark hair is swept back, and his hands rest together in his lap. Behind him, three women in white ritual clothes sit in meditation on the ash-covered ground, one wearing a maroon blouse and a rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha sits beside the platform, and a white pillar is draped with red and white flower garlands. Stone statues of deities stand in the background, and a white dove walks in the foreground.2010-07-15A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti seated on a white pedestal is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A white dove stands on white kolam-style chalk designs on the sandy ground, with a red flower placed nearby and a brass vessel at the left edge. At the right edge, a seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits beside a grey and orange bag. Setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard.2010-07-15Outdoor 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.2010-07-15A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in meditation on a low wooden seat, a red vermilion mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth with a dark deity murti draped in marigold and red flower garlands. A second man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala sits to the right beside an orange-and-grey backpack. On the sandy ground white kolam-style chalk designs surround a red flower, while white doves walk in the foreground and ash-grey embers lie along the earth.2010-07-15A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a ring of grey ash, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap. Beside him stands a small golden kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a white pedestal is garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands. Four other seated figures in white or yellow garments and orange shawls sit on the ash circle in the background, with dark stone deity murti and carved stone figures around them. Two grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A palm-lined backdrop completes the setting.2010-07-08Outdoor 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.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.2010-07-15A 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 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.2010-07-11