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A 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.

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A 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 photograph of a man seated in lotus-style meditation on a low wooden platform with a folded orange cushion and a woven mat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a flowing orange-saffron shawl and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the paved ground is a small brass kalasha-style vessel. The seated figure sits within a circle of grey gravel bordered by red-and-white tiled paving. Behind him stands a red-orange plinth with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds draped over a dark deity murti. Several dark stone animal-shaped statues and palm-like plants line the background. The clothing is orange and the setting is an outdoor temple-like courtyard for meditation.2011-02-17 +1 copiesOctober 06 20102010-10-06 +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.2011-02-12A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat wooden board covered with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange shawl and has a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair tied back. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities, including one with a multi-headed or ornate crown, set against a whitewashed wall and green foliage. The setting is an outdoor sandy courtyard. Only one physical person is visible.2010-07-04February 14 20112011-02-14 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21February 23 20112011-02-23A 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.2010-07-24October 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copies