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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.

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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.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.2010-07-15A 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 20102010-07-20July 08 20102010-07-08A 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.2010-07-15July 11 20102010-07-11July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor scene at a temple courtyard. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation, with a small brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him on a ring of ash. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull statue is garlanded with red and yellow marigold flowers and a beaded necklace, set on a white stepped pedestal. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing sit in meditation on ash-circles nearby, one with a yellow shawl, and a palm-filled green background surrounds the courtyard.2010-07-14A 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.2010-07-15Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with dark stone deity sculptures and a large black Nandi bull statue draped in a red-and-yellow garland on a white plinth. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion, wearing an orange robe, with a small brass kalasha vessel placed before him. Around him, circular rings of ash mark the ground where several other people sit in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a thin wisp of smoke rises. Palm trees and a white wall frame the scene. Five people are visible, and the man in orange is an unnamed sadhaka with no identity claim attached to the caption.2010-07-04