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A 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.

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February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA 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.2010-11-19A 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.2010-11-19A 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 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.2010-11-20A 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.2010-11-19February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesA 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 man in an orange-saffron sleeveless wrap sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, on a woven mat set inside a circular ring of ash or charcoal on a paved courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala, has a red bindi on his forehead and his hair swept back, with eyes lowered. A brass pot stands on the mat at his left, and a flower garland hangs on a red-brown pedestal at the upper left.2011-02-25November 20 20102010-11-20A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange temple-like structure with a garland of red and yellow flowers hanging above. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, and colourful kolam rangoli designs and white pebbles decorate the ground. Garden plants surround the scene.2010-11-13A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long hair swept back. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him is an orange-red temple plinth decorated with a hanging garland of red and yellow flowers, and white kolam designs are drawn on the ground.2010-09-14