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A seated man in an orange saffron hooded shawl and matching orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden stool with eyes closed, hands joined in a meditation mudra at his lap. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala across his chest and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti adorned with a yellow and red flower garland and shell beads, set before a white tiered platform. An orange and grey bag sits at the right edge and grey ash is scattered on the ground.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange robe with the cloth draped over his head and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti of Shiva-form draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a white tiered pedestal. A red-and-grey backpack rests at the right edge, and grey ash or charcoal lies on the ground around him.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man seated cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and body and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull with red and yellow marigold garlands, in front of a white tiered pedestal and a tall brick shrine tower amid palm trees. To the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with hands folded, and a grey and orange backpack rests on the ground. Two more people sit in meditation to the left, near a small stone deity figure.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22A man sits cross-legged on a mat outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, wrapped head to torso in a saffron-orange shawl. A long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest and a red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him an orange stone platform is decorated with a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, and rose petals lie on the ground. A small patterned rug and a folded mat sit in front of him on dusty ground with scattered ash. The man wears saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, cues associated with sannyasi dress; no appearance-based identification is made.2010-08-25A man with long, swept-back black hair sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on a striped mat in front of an orange temple plinth, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a dark stone seated deity murti is garlanded with red and yellow flowers and draped in white cloth. A stone figure stands at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests an outdoor meditation session at an ashram-style shrine. Probable Swamiji shown in meditation, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.2010-09-08September 04 20102010-09-04July 22 20102010-07-22October 14 20102010-10-14A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a loose orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and shell beads. A second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed to the right, beside an orange-and-grey bag. The setting is outdoors near a white stone platform with palm trees behind. Whether this is a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the identity is not asserted.2010-07-15