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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke or mist drifts around him. Behind him a second person in white sits on the ground near grey stone deity murti and sculptures, with palm trees and plants in the background. Scattered white powder and flower petals mark the ground around the platform.

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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor garden, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless top with a matching orange wrap draped over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red mark on his forehead. Smoke or fire-pit haze drifts around him, with palm trees and stone deity sculptures behind. A second person in white sits softly out of focus in the background, and a decorative kolam pattern is on the ground.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, dressed in a sleeveless orange saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, several men in white dhoti-style clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on grey ash-covered ground, with coconut palms and a white building in the background. A brass bowl is visible at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be an outdoor meditation or homa-site gathering.2010-07-15A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a low stone platform outdoors, wearing an orange saffron sleeveless robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He has long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap amid rising smoke or steam. Behind him, a woman in a white sari sits in meditation near large grey stone deity murti and palm trees. Ash or sand covers the ground, and a small copper vessel sits at the left edge.2010-07-07A 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.2010-07-08A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. Beside him on the ground is a small brass vessel. Behind him, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation near a small fire of ash. a person is seated in the foreground in the saffron robes and rudraksha mala, meditating.2010-08-08A man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands in mudra on his knee. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind him a seated figure in white clothes sits near a grey stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, and a large dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. Scattered ash and burnt embers cover the ground, with palm trees and warm sunlight in the background.2010-07-15A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and dhoti and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, yellow and white flower garlands hang near a white stone structure and a partly visible deity murti. The setting suggests an outdoor satsang or meditation.2010-07-11A 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 copiesJune 13 20102010-06-13A 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.2010-07-15March 02 20112011-03-02A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his body and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind him are grey stone statues of deities, including a multi-armed figure and a seated figure with a cobra hood, set among palm trees. Two seated women in white and yellow are visible in the background, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge.2010-09-17