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A man in a saffron-orange shawl drawn over his head sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, in an open outdoor courtyard. A small brass kalasha vessel sits to his left on a raised concrete platform ringed with crushed white stone. Behind him stand dark grey stone deity murtis, including a cobra-hooded figure, and palm trees line the walls. In the background a woman in a cream sari stands with palms joined, and a man in white clothes stands near a pole. A small red vibhuti mark is visible on his forehead. The setting suggests meditation or puja.

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Photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low orange-and-gold cushion on bare ground, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. A brass kettle-shaped vessel sits to his left. Behind him, a second person in white sits on the ground near scattered ash-covered earth, and a white stone pillar stands at right beside a grey concrete platform.2010-08-01A seated man in an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head sits cross-legged on a bare, ash-dusted ground outdoors, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits in the foreground. Behind him, coconut palms, a white building and a stacked pile of firewood stand under an overcast sky, with several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls seated or working nearby, one digging with a shovel. The saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible cues, but the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is shown as an unidentified sannyasi-like devotee.2010-07-22A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with palm trees and hazy white sky. In the foreground a man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, orange cloth, a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him on the ground stands a small brass kalasha vessel, and ash-grey ritual embers lie scattered on the sand. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull statue wears a garland of yellow and red flowers on a white pedestal. Further back are dark stone statues of deities, including a standing figure with a trident and a seated multi-armed deity. A second person in white clothes sits cross-legged at left in the background, seemingly in meditation.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA 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.2010-09-13October 13 20102010-10-13August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA 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 man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform cushioned with an orange cloth, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities, including a figure seated beneath a multi-hooded serpent canopy, with red brick walls, a dirt mound, and green trees in the background. A small burnt area with ash lies on the ground to his left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated in lotus-style meditation on an orange cushion on bare ground outdoors. He wears an orange hooded shawl draped over his head and body, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Behind him stand dark stone sculptures of deities and a Naga-hooded figure, palm trees, and a white stupa-like structure on the right. Ash-grey ground and a small offering cloth sit beside him.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 13 20102010-10-13 +1 copiesOutdoors under palm trees, a man with long dark swept-back hair, orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a mat in front of him. Two more men in orange and white robes with yellow shawls sit meditating in the background on a cleared dirt and ash ground, with a small red building and palm trees behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the long hair, orange wrap and rudraksha mala.2010-09-02