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A man in an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white stone platform is decorated with red and white flower garlands. Two women in white saris sit on the ground behind and to the left, and ash-covered earth surrounds the scene.

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A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. He sits on a low orange-cushioned seat outdoors on bare ground. Behind him, a white stone pedestal is draped with red, white and yellow flower garlands. Two women in white saris sit in the background, one at left and one behind, with ash or burnt material on the ground nearby.2010-07-15A man seated cross-legged on the ground in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, two women in white saris sit in meditation near a white stone platform decorated with red and white flower garlands. A large green leaf blurs the foreground edge of the frame, and the ground is bare earth with scattered ash-like debris.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, outdoors on a dirt path. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala, and has a red dot and white marking on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. A brass vessel is partly visible at the lower left, and a seated figure in white clothing blurs in the background.2010-09-20A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, a woman with light hair in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits with eyes closed, and another woman in cream clothes sits further back. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred embers. Some figures in the background appear to be practising meditation on the ashen ground.2010-07-07A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, wearing an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white stone shrine structure with red and yellow marigold garlands hanging on its corner. Two women in white and yellow clothing sit meditating nearby, and a green leaf blurs the foreground. A metal vessel rests on the ground at lower right, and ash or embers lie on the ground in the background.2010-07-04July 11 20102010-07-11A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Large green banana leaves frame the foreground. Behind him, a woman in white clothes stands near a white stone pedestal decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a grey stone deity sculpture stands at left beside a dusty ground.2010-07-15A man seated outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl over orange robes and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair swept back. Two women sit blurred behind him: one in a yellow shawl over white, the other in an orange shawl over white. Stone sculptures and green foliage fill the background.2010-08-05A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads with silver spacers around his neck. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi-style mark on his forehead, and closed eyes with his face lifted slightly, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him are orange-painted platforms and a sandy, sunlit open area with an orange bag on the left.2010-09-19A man with swept-back long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi and white urdhva pundra marks on his forehead. Behind him, blurred figures in white and another in orange sit among trees. a person, seated in meditation, wearing saffron clothing and a long rudraksha mala.2010-09-20A seated man in meditation pose, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange sleeveless sannyasi wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. He sits on a low wooden platform on sandy ground, with a white stepped structure and a garland of marigolds and red flowers at the upper left, a woven mat behind him, and a bed of ash or small stones beside him. Whether this man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a meditating sannyasi.2010-07-14