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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms joined in front of a large black stone Nandi bull draped with marigold and rose garlands, atop a white stepped pedestal. A brass kalasha stands on a ring of grey ash with white kolam designs at the bottom. Smoke drifts through the open ground, and a rudraksha mala hangs around the seated figure's neck. Two people in white and yellow clothing sit at the edges of the frame near other ash-circles.

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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a circular ash-lined mandala on bare ground. He wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead and long hair swept back. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flower chains, set on a white tiered plinth. Smoke drifts through palm trees, with small fire pits and white kolam designs on the ground. A kalasha vessel sits at his side. On the right, a white-clad person in a yellow shawl sits near a fire, and another person in white sits at the left edge. a person is shown by the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, but the appearance is not conclusive.2010-07-07A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised platform in an outdoor ashram setting, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap while smoke rises around him. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of orange and white flowers, set on a white-painted pedestal. Two men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in meditation to the right, one beside a grey backpack. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ash-covered ground at lower left, with palm trees in the background. The scene reads as a ritual meditation or homa-style sitting. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, with a red bindi.2010-07-15July 11 20102010-07-11A seated man in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in red, yellow and white marigold garlands, with a beaded necklace, set on a white tiered pedestal beneath a copper-toned shrine top. Gravel and scattered flower petals surround the platform. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at left. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl bends forward over a smoking vessel, and a further man in yellow shawl stands at the upper left. Smoke rises through the scene. Faint photo credit text appears vertically at the upper right.2010-07-04July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a woven mat inside a circular ring of white ash edged with pink kolam designs on bare earth. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered edge and a multicoloured flower garland, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha sits beside him. Behind him stands a tiered terracotta-red platform supporting a large black Nandi bull statue draped with a flower garland, with a black shivalinga-style stone at the upper right and black stone figures in the background. Dark metal steps stand at the right. a person is a qualifying appearance-based label here given the saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornment cues, so the a person field is in_person.2010-11-12A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area with eyes closed and hands in a mudra, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Behind a white stepped pedestal topped with a dark deity murti draped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation. A brass kalasha sits on the grey ash-covered ground, with smoke rising from a fire pit and palm trees in the background. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, and is the central figure of the scene.2010-07-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, on a sandy ground beside a fire pit with ash. Beside him is a brass kalasha or vessel. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation. To the left stands a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with red and yellow flower garlands, on a white plinth, with coconut palms in the background. The scene suggests a ritual or pancha-tapas setting outdoors.2010-06-18July 11 20102010-07-11July 08 20102010-07-08July 20 20102010-07-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor setting, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. He wears a long mala of rudraksha beads, a red tilak on his forehead, and long hair swept back. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a white tiered pedestal. A brass kalasha sits to the left on the ground, and incense smoke drifts through the frame. Four other people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation in the background among palm trees, two near the pedestal and two to the right.2010-07-15