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A seated figure in orange saffron robes, head and shoulders draped in an orange cloth, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low stone platform in an open courtyard of gravel and dirt. Eyes closed, hands resting in the lap, the figure appears to be in meditation. A small brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the ground in front. Behind are grey stone statues of seated figures, green shrubs, a stack of cut wood, a white wall with a red-framed window, and a bicycle.

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A seated figure in orange saffron robes with the head and shoulders covered by an orange cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a raised pale stone platform. A brass kettle-shaped vessel with a spout and a brass plate sit nearby. Around him the ground is covered with pale ash in ring-shaped patterns, and rows of grey stone statues of seated deity forms with tall crowns stand in the background beside a stack of firewood and a blue tarpaulin. The figure is calm and facing sideways, with eyes lowered. Appearance is not sufficient to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-07-24A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a folded orange cloth cushion, eyes closed, hands resting together in his lap, in meditation or prayer. He wears an orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left and a brass plate with white powder lies on the ground at right. Behind him stands a large grey stone deity murti on a carved pedestal, with red painted pillars and a white woman in a sari at the far left edge. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard of bare sand and gravel.2010-07-24A seated man in an orange-saffron robe wrapped over his head and shoulders sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a thin orange cushion, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed in meditation. A small red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. A brass pot with a spout sits to his left on bare ground, with grey stone blocks and a carved stone pedestal behind him and a small patterned mat in the foreground. The setting looks like an outdoor construction site with bare earth and scattered debris. He appears to be meditating or in a quiet puja setting. The appearance-based label for the seated man is uncertain, so no identification is made.2010-07-24A photograph of a single person seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, on bare sandy ground with gravel. The person wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body, with eyes closed and hands clasped in the lap, and a small red mark on the forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to the left on the stone base, and a white pillar with a garland of marigolds and red flowers stands at the right. Stacked firewood and a dark stone structure appear in the background.2010-07-24A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised cushioned seat on an open dirt ground, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. His head is covered by a saffron cloth draped over his shoulders. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him are grey stone pedestals and a carved stone deity murti partly visible, with red and white pillars and piled bricks in the background. Rough gravel surrounds the seat. The scene suggests a quiet outdoor meditation or puja setting.2010-07-24A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a small red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a woven straw mat with a blue edge, on a paved outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange robe and a large orange shawl draped over his shoulders, and his hands rest on his knees in a meditative posture. In front of him stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle. Behind him are a white van, an orange-walled building and green shrubs, with grey stone shrines in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and an orange robe with shawl, seated for meditation with a brass vessel, a sannyasi presentation.2011-02-11A man with long dark swept-back hair and a small red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a woven straw mat with a blue edge, on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe and a draped orange shawl, and his hands rest on his knees while he gazes to the left. Beside him on the mat is a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle. Behind him are a white van, an orange-roofed building, green shrubs and a row of stone sculptures. The long hair, orange clothing and setting match the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable in-person Swamiji with a seated meditation or satsang posture.2011-02-11Outdoor ritual scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation, sitting on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform. Smoke or ash haze drifts through the air. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel on the dusty ground. Behind him sit another man in an orange robe and a figure in white. Several grey stone deity murti statues line the background near a tiled-roof building and green shrubs.2010-08-01Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low mat on bare ground, eyes closed, wearing orange saffron robes draped over his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him another seated man in white clothing and a row of grey stone deity murti or statues sit amid drifting smoke, with a corrugated-roof building and green shrubs beyond. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the ground in front. The orange-robed man with long swept-back hair has distinctive saffron clothing and ritual setting, consistent with a person appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2010-08-01A photograph of a single person seated cross-legged in meditation on a flat concrete platform outdoors, surrounded by a ring of grey ash on bare ground. The person wears a flowing orange saffron robe draped over the head and shoulders, with a small red mark on the forehead, eyes closed and hands joined in the lap. A brass pot with a spout stands on the ground to the left. Behind is a pile of split firewood and grass.2010-07-24February 17 20112011-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed over a woven straw mat, inside a circular bed of dark gravel with a reddish-brown border on a paved courtyard. He wears a loose orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange cloth around his body, with his hands resting folded in his lap. Beside him on the mat sits a small brass or gold-coloured vessel. Behind him stand a red-painted pedestal base at left, a red pillar at right, a low stone wall, dark stone figures and green trees. A figure is partly visible in the lower-left corner. The swami has long dark hair swept back, which together with the saffron clothing and ceremonial setting matches the Swamiji (probable) presentation for this discourse setting, so the appearance is recorded as in_person.2011-02-12