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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a mat, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his body and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel with a spout sits in front of him. Behind him is a wooden cart with orange and red fabric draped over its frame, and a red-roofed building with small statues stands at the right under green trees. Coloured rangoli-style patterns decorate the ground and a ring of dark ash surrounds the seat.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a cushion and mat in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, hands resting on his knee. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads around his neck, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a flatbed cart with orange and colourful cloth hangings, and a row of small statues and a building with an orange wall appear in the background. A brass pot with a spout sits on the mat in front of him, and a patterned rangoli-style design with red and white motifs is drawn on the ground beside the circle of dark stones.2010-11-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sitting cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a woven mat and a cushion. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with hands resting on his knees. In front of him is a brass oil lamp or kalasha-style vessel on the ground, and a square of coloured kolam or rangoli patterns with white and red designs surrounds a ring of dark ash or burnt material. Behind him stands a wooden cart or ratha-like platform draped with orange and multicoloured cloth, and a red-roofed building with small figures in the background. Probable Swamiji, seated in meditation with orange robe and rudraksha mala, the cues being the saffron robe, rudraksha beads and swept-back hair.2010-11-19A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a low wooden seat atop a woven mat with blue border, set within a circular stone platform ringed by white crushed material and chalk kolam-style floral lines in green. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with hands resting in a mudra on his knee. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal with flower garlands of yellow and purple, a brass kalasha with spout placed before him, and a wooden cart with large wheels and orange cloth beneath trees.2010-11-19November 18 20102010-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a man meditating outdoors in a seated lotus-style pose on a folded orange cushion over a flat stone, with a small patterned mat beside him. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulder and torso, a dark rudraksha mala necklace, and a small red tilak on his forehead; his eyes are closed and his hands rest on his knees. Behind him are two wheeled wooden carts with orange canopies, a low orange-painted stone platform to the left, and small green plants. Ash-grey and white powder rings the stone, and white kolam-style lines run across the ground.2010-11-19A 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 with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala with a red garland over the seat. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the mat in front. Behind him, a decorated wooden ratha/cart with orange cloth, green and pink floral arches and garlands stands near black stone statues of a snake and a bull with red garlands, under palm trees and an orange-painted shrine.2010-11-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala meditates outdoors on a low wooden platform with a woven mat, inside a circular stone-rimmed space lined with white pebbles and chalk-drawn floral kolam designs. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped with a stone bull statue wearing a garland, with stone deity statues and small offering plates in the background. At right is a decorated cart draped in orange cloth. The setting is an open-air ground with palms and potted plants.2010-11-19A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat over a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees in a mudra. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull with a flower garland atop a red-orange pedestal, flanked by small stone figures and palm trees. A brass kalasha-style pot sits near his feet, and orange and patterned cloths hang on a wooden cart to the right, under soft morning light.2010-11-19 +1 copiesA seated man meditates outdoors on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform over a woven mat. He wears a long-sleeved saffron-orange robe with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulders, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. His hands rest folded in his lap and his eyes are closed. Beside him sits a small brass pot with a spout. Behind him a large cream-coloured wooden cart with black rubber-tyred wheels stands on a paved courtyard, with red walls in the background.2011-02-14A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat atop a circular platform decorated with white and green chalk-style motifs. He wears a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a small vertical tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Beside him is a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and white marigold garlands, on an orange stepped pedestal. Dark stone deity statues and a small orange wooden cart with orange cloth stand in the background, with green trees under soft light.2010-11-19 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat, on a mat laid over a ringed floor of white and pink powder, in an outdoor setting. He wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange cloth around his lap, with hands folded, eyes open and gazing ahead, and a red mark on his forehead. Beside him on the ground is a small brass vessel. A flatbed trolley with large wheels sits behind him, a palm tree stands in the background, and a dark stone deity murti with a beaded garland stands to the right. a person: the seated man wears a saffron shawl and orange robes, with a forehead mark, and is seated in a teaching setting.2011-02-14