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A man sits cross-legged on a wooden seat over a woven mat in an outdoor courtyard, eyes lowered in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand is extended forward, fingers pointing. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands on the mat beside scattered red petals. Behind him is a tall orange-red pedestal, and a flower garland hangs over its top. Grey stone shrine structures and red signboards are visible in the background, along with a small rangoli of white and blue flowers on the ground.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion atop a low wooden platform on a sandy outdoor ground. He wears an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala hanging around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left on a woven mat, and an orange-red stone peetha or pedestal with a green garland draped over it stands behind him. Small red signboards and stone sculptures appear in the background.2010-11-09A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat over a woven mat, extending one hand toward a small brass kalasha pot on the mat. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, a long dark rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and his long dark hair is tied back. Behind him stands a large orange plinth with a garlanded deity murti and small red signboards in an outdoor courtyard with trees and stone sculptures. Small white floral rangoli-style designs decorate the ground. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, shawl and rudraksha mala, seated in a ritual setting beside a kalasha.2010-11-09A man with long dark hair and a red dot on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a mat, in an open-air courtyard. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck, with hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a polished brass vessel, and to his right a dark stone deity murti or linga is decorated with yellow and purple marigold garlands. Palm trees and grey stone figures stand in the background behind an orange wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated meditating figure wears a saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's reference to a satsang.2011-02-25A man sits cross-legged on bare ground outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl draped over his shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal, and a garland of green leaves hangs from a dark deity murti at the upper right. A small brass bowl sits on the ground at lower left, with scattered petals and a few plants nearby. The setting looks like a temple courtyard. The man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable Swamiji in an in_person role as a devotee at prayer.2010-11-09A man seated in padmasana on an orange cushion on a wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand dark stone deity murtis and a red-and-orange pedestal. A brass kalasha sits to his left on a floral-patterned mat, and a garland of flowers hangs on the right.2010-11-09A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat atop a cushion, placed on a woven mat outdoors. He wears orange saffron robes, a leopard-print shawl draped over his shoulders and arms, and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and his hair swept back. He gestures with one raised hand while the other rests on his knee. A brass pot stands at left on the mat, and an orange-red stone structure and potted plants sit in the background.2010-11-09A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden platform with a cushion and woven mat, in an outdoor courtyard. His hands are raised, palms turned downward in a gesture over a brass vessel placed on a rangoli-decorated square. Behind him stands a red pedestal topped with a dark deity murti draped in marigold and orange flower garlands. Grey stone sculptures and red signboards stand in the background among green shrubs.2010-11-01A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange-and-cream cushioned seat atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, palms pressed together at his lap. He wears a long black rudraksha mala, a red tilaka on his forehead, and his long dark hair is braided. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, set on a tall orange plinth. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a woven mat in the foreground, and smoke drifts through the open outdoor setting with palm trees and a seated figure in white at the right edge.2010-09-19November 13 20102010-11-13A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on a mat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a leopard-print open jacket over his shoulders, a dark rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped by a seated deity murti draped with a green garland, with black stone Shiva lingams and plants in the background. A brass vessel sits at the lower left on the mat.2010-11-09A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, placed on a woven mat over a patterned rug set in gravel. He wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a brass pot. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti with yellow flower offerings sits on an orange pedestal, and an orange-walled courtyard fills the background.2011-02-01A photograph of a single man seated cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears orange ochre robes, a sleeveless orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a vertical red tilak on his forehead. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel, and behind him a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure with flower offerings rests on a red-orange stone plinth. Orange-toned buildings and trees blur in the background of an outdoor courtyard. The man is shown in a meditation pose consistent with a person depiction, though his appearance is not conclusively identifiable.2011-02-01