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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat stone platform outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment, a long rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, with hair swept back. In front of him on a woven mat is a brass kamandalu-style pot. The platform is outlined with white and black stones and green leaf-line kolam patterns, with orange-painted masonry and potted plants behind. A pink-and-green cloth lies beside him.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged in meditation on a flat stone platform outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, and rests his left hand on a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a woven mat with a blue border. The platform is ringed with a black charcoal circle, white powder lines and green and red floral kolam drawings. Behind him stands an orange tiered stone pedestal with marigold garlands, and a tractor wheel is visible at the top right.2010-11-19A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat stone platform in an outdoor compound. He wears a saffron orange dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his hands rest on his knees. In front of him on a woven straw mat is a brass kalasha vessel, and a small patterned cloth lies to his right. The stone is decorated with white kolam lines and red dots, and dark stones border the circle. Potted green plants and an orange brick structure appear behind him.2010-11-19A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven straw mat atop a circular ground drawing outlined in white and ringed with dark ash, with green floral kolam lines. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a brass pot-like vessel. Behind him, an orange tiered stone platform holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a small plant border surrounds it. A red-patterned cloth lies to his right. Sandy ground and a bright open-air setting frame the scene.2010-11-19A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat rock platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a woven mat beside him, and the rock is ringed by a dark charcoal-like border and white and red kolam designs on the ground. Behind him, orange tiered pedestals stand with a deity murti draped in yellow and orange garlands, and a bullock cart with a canopy is parked at the upper right. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is marked unsure.2010-11-19November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph of a single man meditating outdoors in a seated lotus-style posture with eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap draped over the shoulders and body, a long dark rudraksha mala around the neck, and a red bindi on the forehead. He sits on a wooden stool over a woven mat with a blue border, on a stone platform ringed by dark gravel and decorated with white and red floor kolam designs. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, a folded cloth lies to his right, and an orange-and-red temple structure with flower garlands stands behind him, with a cart wheel visible at the upper right.2010-11-19A photograph of a seated man in meditation outdoors, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. He sits on a folded mat over a raised stone platform bordered by white pebbles and painted floral motifs, with a small brass kalasha-style vessel placed beside him and a maroon patterned cloth nearby. Behind him stand orange tiered stone structures with floral garlands and low green plants in the sand.2010-11-20February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesOutdoors in a temple grounds, a man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform inside a ring of dark pebbles. He wears a long rudraksha mala, has a vertical sectarian mark on his forehead, and sits on a woven mat with a green cloth beside him. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests at his left. Behind him stands a red-orange stepped plinth topped by a dark deity murti draped with yellow and orange flower garlands, with more dark statues and small red signboards in the background. A white and pink kolam pattern decorates the ground around the pit. No other people are visible.2010-11-30November 20 20102010-11-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates outdoors in a lotus-style cross-legged posture with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on a woven mat stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him are orange stepped stone platforms decorated with marigold garlands, with green shrubs and a sandy ground. Rangoli-style patterns in white and red surround the seated area on a circular stone platform, and a green-and-red cloth lies at the edge.2010-11-19February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copies