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A photograph of a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hanging to his chest, long dark hair swept back, a small red tilak on his forehead, walking barefoot across gravel with one foot lifted. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a yellow shawl walks on the gravel, and another woman in white with a gold border and an orange cloth bends low to the ground. An orange cushion lies on a wooden platform at right, and a brick wall and a pole stand in the background.

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A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a wooden platform on a mat, with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and vertical tilak, and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest. He holds one hand outstretched toward a brass oil lamp with a tall wick on a stand at left, while his other hand rests on his knee. Two women in yellow and cream saris sit or stand in the background, and red signboards with white text appear behind them on a sandy courtyard.2010-09-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, outdoors on bare earth with scattered grass. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, with his eyes lowered and hands resting near a small brass kalasha vessel. Behind him a white structure is decorated with scattered red flower petals and a garland. A person in white dhoti stands in the background and another in white kneels at left. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala match the page's Swamiji-at-event note, a candidate presented in person.2010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20July 23 20102010-07-23A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead. A small brass kettle-like vessel with a handle sits at his left. Behind him, two women in yellow and cream sarees sit on the ground, and grey stone sculptures of a cobra-hooded figure and another deity stand among palm and banana leaves under an open-sided tent. The scene suggests meditation outdoors.2010-09-13A man in orange saffron robes and a draped orange shawl stands barefoot on a striped woven mat, one arm extended outward, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a seated woman in white with a yellow scarf sits on the sand. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with dark stone sculptures of deities and a snake-hooded figure, white pedestals, palm trees, and scattered rubble, with a pale ash-marked ground nearby. A cushion lies on the ground beside the mat.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange draped robes with gold trim and a long rudraksha mala, standing and holding a brass-tipped staff planted in the ground during a foundation ceremony. Two bare-chested men in orange cloth kneel at its base, one setting a brick and the other pressing the staff. Around them stand devotees in cream and white saris, a yellow shirt, and a white-clad man with a rudraksha necklace, with a block wall and young trees behind. Yellow flower petals lie on the earth.2012-04-02A 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.2010-07-07April 02 20122012-04-02A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated in lotus position on a low wooden platform with an orange cloth draped over it, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Beside him a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in meditation on a mat. A white stupa-like structure draped with a marigold and red flower garland stands at right, with gravel, grey ash-like ground and scattered wood in the background. Outdoors, daytime.2010-07-19A man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red bindi and white forehead markings. Behind him, two women in white and yellow saris sit in meditation, and grey stone sculptures of deities stand among palm and banana leaves. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits at the lower left on the mat.2010-09-13October 07 20102010-10-07