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Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat. He wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a small red tilak dot on his forehead. His eyes are closed, hands rest in his lap in a mudra, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground. Behind him are palm trees, a white wall, a yellow pole and dirt ground with a faint coloured border on the mat.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation outdoors on a wooden platform with an orange cushion. He wears orange saffron robes draped over one shoulder, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, and a red bindi with tilak on his forehead; his eyes are closed and his hands rest in his lap. In front of him in the foreground is a brass oil lamp, with flower petals and a woven mat beneath. Coconut palms and a white wall form the background.2010-11-01A man with long swept-back black hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushioned seat over a woven mat, eyes closed, with a red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a maroon border and a long dark rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle stands at his left on the mat, and bright pink and green kolam designs decorate the paved ground around him. Palm trees, a shrub and a red pillar stand behind him in an open courtyard.2011-02-21A man sits cross-legged on a mat outdoors in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange-saffron garment draped over the shoulders and a long black rudraksha mala hanging to the waist, with a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him are palm trees, a white wall, a wooden post and scattered ash on the ground. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-09-05November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him stand coconut palms, frangipani shrubs and a concrete wall. To the left, a partly visible orange-red stone pedestal, and at right a seated person in white clothes. Ash and burnt residue lie on the ground, and a small brass bell appears at the lower left edge.2010-08-28A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform with an orange cushion, set on a woven mat outdoors with blurred green foliage behind him. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and loose orange trousers, with a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads across his chest and a small red dot on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap and his eyes look off to the side. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas match the candidate's presentation, so he is described as present in person. A faint purple logo appears in the lower left corner.2011-02-01A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, set on a woven mat within a pavers-and-gravel circle decorated with pink and green chalk-style rangoli. He wears a saffron-orange robe with maroon borders, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead, with eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left. Coconut palms and a red pillar stand behind him.2011-02-21A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, set on a woven straw mat on a paved outdoor courtyard ringed with gravel and pink-and-green powder designs. He wears an orange saffron-style garment with maroon borders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, and a red tilak mark on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back, and his eyes are closed. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits on the mat beside him. Palm trees and a plant stand behind him, with a red pillar at right.2011-02-21A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a red vertical tilak on his forehead. He sits on an orange cushion on a wooden platform over a woven mat with a green cloth beside him. Behind him stand an orange stone pedestal and a grey stone deity murti under palm trees, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala in a meditation posture.2010-09-18A photograph of one man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting together in his lap. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange sannyasi garment. A long necklace of brown rudraksha beads hangs to his waist. Behind him are blurred palm trees, an orange-walled structure and a stone figure.2011-02-01September 17 20102010-09-17A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange-cushioned mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala across his chest, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair swept back. Behind him stand orange temple pillars and blurred grey stone deity murtis among palm trees under bright sunlight. The scene is a meditation session in an ashram garden.2011-02-01