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A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a cushion, palms pressed together in namaste at his chest, eyes closed, in front of a white stepped temple plinth. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him on the right, a second man in a white dhoti with a yellow and orange shawl sits with hands folded. A marigold and rose garland hangs on the plinth at left, a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground at lower left, and a shallow clay dish rests nearby. White gravel covers the ground.

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A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform outside a white temple structure, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A dark-haired devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits behind him, hands folded, eyes closed, with a sandalwood-style marking on his forehead. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on the white base beside a dark stone deity murti at upper left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left and a small brass plate lies on the gravel ground to the right.2010-07-14A man seated cross-legged on a wooden platform with an orange cushion, palms pressed together in prayer at chest level, eyes closed, wearing an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two women in orange shawls and white saris kneel in prayer on the ground, one with hands joined, the other with hands folded. Dark charred ash and firewood remnants lie scattered on the sandy ground. A grey stone statue of a seated figure and a red sign with text sit in the background beside an orange temple pillar and marigold plants.2010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two other people in orange and white clothing sit in prayer on a sandy, stone-strewn ground near a red-orange pedestal and a red sign with white text. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, the appearance-based cues for a candidate, seen in an outdoor sitting-prayer setting.2010-09-17A man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat, with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Behind him, a woman in a yellow and white shawl sits with hands folded, and stone statues and red signboards stand in an open courtyard. A brass vessel sits at the left edge.2010-09-20August 16 20102010-08-16A seated man in meditation pose, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange sleeveless sannyasi wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. He sits on a low wooden platform on sandy ground, with a white stepped structure and a garland of marigolds and red flowers at the upper left, a woven mat behind him, and a bed of ash or small stones beside him. Whether this man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a meditating sannyasi.2010-07-14A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment and orange wrap sits cross-legged on a wooden platform with palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes lowered. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a small red tilak on his forehead, with dark hair swept back. Behind him, two people in orange and white sit on sandy ground near stone blocks and a red signboard with text, with a garden plant and a stone pedestal nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ceremony or prayer setting.2010-09-17A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, outdoors on a dirt path. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange shawl and a long dark rudraksha mala, and has a red dot and white marking on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. A brass vessel is partly visible at the lower left, and a seated figure in white clothing blurs in the background.2010-09-20Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, palms pressed together in prayer, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl kneels and watches, while another man in white with a yellow cloth is seated further back with hands joined. Dark stone sculptures of deities and a white pillar stand in the background amid greenery and a sandy, ash-strewn ground.2010-08-03A man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height and eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped across the body and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two people in white dhotis with orange shawls sit on the ground near a red-painted stone pedestal and a grey statue, with dark stones and small plants on the dirt. A red sign with white script stands in the background. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual or satsang area.2010-09-17