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A 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.

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A person in an orange saffron shawl and matching robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat on a sandy patch with a circular platform of grey gravel. Their eyes are closed, hands folded in lap, with a red bindi on the forehead. A small brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits to the left. Behind is a white stepped structure with scattered flower petals.2010-07-24A person sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed and hands clasped in the lap, in meditation. They wear a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over the head and body and have a red tilak mark on the forehead. Behind them stands a white tiered pedestal draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, with a dark stone shivalinga and a small stone serpent sculpture visible nearby. Ground is sandy with gravel and a small brass vessel sits in the foreground at left.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 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 single man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat over a woven mat. He wears an orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and an orange lower garment, with a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands rest clasped in his lap. A brass vessel stands at his left. Behind him are a red stone pillar and a paved courtyard with blurred grey stupa-like structures and trees.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron robe meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat, within a circular ring of white powder on a paved courtyard. He has short dark hair, wears a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him are a red pillar, a low tree and a grey wall. The setting appears to be an outdoor meditation space.2011-02-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a small orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors, meditating or listening with hands resting in his lap. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and has dark hair tied back. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at the lower left. Behind him is a paved courtyard with a red pillar and a blurred tree and building in the background.2011-02-14A photograph of a man seated in a cross-legged meditation posture on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him are white stepped platforms with red and white flower garlands and scattered red petals. A brass vessel sits at lower left, and shallow leaf plates lie on the sand at right. The ground is sandy with a bed of grey ash or gravel. The seated man shows no visible cues that would support an identification as a person, so he is described only by role as a meditating sannyasi.2010-07-04A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, on a woven mat outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and matching orange cloth wrapped around his body, with a red bindi on his forehead and eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. A brass vessel sits at the left edge of the mat. Behind him are stone sculptures of animals and a paved courtyard with red-orange pillars at the left. The page identifies this as a satsang meditation; the man's appearance with saffron clothing and dark swept hair is consistent with the a person probable cues, so the person is labelled a person as a meditating figure in a sannyasi robe.2011-02-17 +2 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, set on a woven mat within a circular stone-edged platform outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and body, with a red bindi on his forehead and his dark hair tied back, hands resting in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot with a spout stands at the left edge of the platform. Behind him are a red pillar, a red stone structure and a paved courtyard with trees in the background. The scene is calm, focused on meditative sitting.2011-02-14A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform outdoors, wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl over orange robes, hands clasped in his lap, with a small red mark on his forehead. A brass vessel sits at the lower left. Behind him are a red-orange stone pillar and a pale paved courtyard with blurred trees and stone structures. a person: the saffron shawl and robes and the seated teaching posture fit the page's a person context, but facial appearance alone does not settle identity, so the label is an appearance-based candidate.2011-02-14A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body sits cross-legged on a bare concrete platform with his eyes closed in meditation. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead. A small polished brass vessel with a handle stands to his left. Behind him, white stone structures are decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers, and red petals lie scattered on the ground and steps. Dark ash or soot marks the ground near his feet.2010-07-21