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A 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.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors. He has his eyes closed, a small red bindi on his forehead, and dark hair gathered into a low knot at the back. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder and across his body, and his hands rest in his lap. Behind him, a blurred grey stone sculpture and a red pillar stand against a pale wall with a tree branch at the upper left. Vertical white text on the right edge reads a copyright line and source credit.2010-07-04A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in lap in a mudra. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a red kumkum bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair tied back. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped in red and orange flower garlands on a white pedestal, with palm trees in the background. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge.2010-06-27A man with his eyes closed sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap. Behind him, large grey stone statues of deities stand on pedestals against a red brick wall, with trees and a sandy ground around them. A wooden post and red signboards are visible. The man appears to be a sannyasi or devotee in meditation; identity is not established from appearance.2010-09-06A man sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand large grey stone sculptures of deities on a plinth, with a red-brick wall, trees and sandy ground. A yellow wooden pole and red signboards are visible at the sides. The man's appearance with saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair is a probable match for a person, but the identification is uncertain from the image alone, so this is described by role as a meditating sannyasi.2010-09-06 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair tied back in a low bun sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a draped orange shawl over one shoulder, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand large grey stone sculptures of deities and a stone pedestal, with green foliage overhead and red pillars at the sides. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple grounds. Compatible cues such as long hair, orange clothing and a sitting meditative posture are present, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the person is described by role only.2010-07-04A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform on bare sand, eyes closed and palms joined in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers, beside a dark sculpted deity murti and green trees. The appearance of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a tilak matches the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji in meditation.2010-08-01A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors. His eyes are closed, hands rest together in his lap, and he wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with marigold and multicolored garlands, set against an orange-red temple wall. A striped orange and grey backpack sits to the right, and a small patterned rug lies on the ground at the lower right. A purple logo appears at the lower left. The photo is a meditation scene with one person.2010-08-28A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged on a striped woven mat in meditation, eyes closed, with a red tilak on his forehead. He wears flowing saffron-orange robes draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are orange temple plinth steps and a black deity murti decorated with yellow and red flowers. The setting is outdoors on sandy ground.2010-09-08A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange robe draped over his shoulders. Behind him stands a large dark stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, beside a white pedestal wrapped with marigold and red flower garlands. A woman in white sits blurred in the background near smoke, on gravel ground with palm trees and trees around.2010-07-04A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an outdoor courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe wrapped across the chest, a red bindi on his forehead, and has his eyes closed with hands resting in his lap. Behind him are dark grey stone statues of deities, one with multiple arms, beside a white pedestal draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers, with palm trees above. The archive copyright line is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a red forehead mark match the page's Swamiji reference, but the face is not used for identification.2010-07-08June 27 20102010-06-27February 17 20112011-02-17 +1 copies