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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden stool outdoors, eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with white and red flowers beside an orange-painted pedestal. Palm trees and stone figures surround the open courtyard, and a brass kalasha sits at the lower left. The setting suggests a temple-compound meditation session.

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October 07 20102010-10-07A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a large orange plinth topped by a dark stone deity statue draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers, with palm trees and frangipani in the background. A brass kalasha-style water pot sits to his left on a blue mat.2010-09-06 +1 copiesOctober 07 20102010-10-07A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears flowing saffron-orange robes and a long ornate gold necklace of large beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. A small brass kalasha stands at his left. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white and red flower garland, set on an orange-red pedestal, flanked by black stone deity statues and palm trees in an outdoor temple grounds setting.2010-10-07A man with short dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with closed eyes and hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. He sits on an orange cushion on a woven mat, with a brass kalasha-style pot at the lower left. Behind him stands a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow-orange marigold garlands, on an orange stepped pedestal, with palm trees and small stone shrines in the garden setting. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in meditation.2010-10-08A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat on a sandy ground outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind him stands a large black Shiva lingam with a white and red flower garland, set on an orange stepped platform, flanked by grey stone figures and palm trees. A brass kalasha stands in the foreground on a white kolam design. To the right, a bald man in white clothes sits in the background. The scene reads as a meditation or puja setting in an ashram garden.2010-10-06A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron cloth and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a dark statue of a deity garlanded with white and red flowers on an orange pedestal, with garden palms, plants and stone animal-mounted deity statues nearby. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground in front of him. Swamiji (probable) is seated in meditation, identified by the saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala cues.2010-10-06October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, on a flat orange cushion placed on a wooden seat outdoors. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl across the chest and a dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange temple structure and a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow, purple and magenta flower garlands, with palm trees and a black shivalinga-like stone base beyond. A small dark stone plaque with red lettering appears in the background.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven mat, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tassel. Behind him is an orange-painted stone pedestal topped by a dark stone deity murti with a red and white flower garland. A brass kalasha stands at his left on the ground. Stone sculptures and palm plants surround the garden setting.2010-10-06A man seated cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion placed on a raised mat outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-painted plinth topped with a dark stone Nandi bull garlanded with marigold and purple flower strands. Grey stone deity statues and small shrines stand among green plants and palm trees, with a decorated orange cart on the right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left. Sunlight glows through the palms. a person in meditation pose; the seated figure is an appearance-based candidate with saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2010-11-19A photograph of a single person seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion and a woven mat in an outdoor garden. He wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Behind him stands an orange-red stepped pedestal topped with a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. Around the area are black stone deity statues, palm trees, and small red-and-white plaques. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground in front of him, and a decorated stone-edged platform with a green rangoli-like border surrounds the seat.2010-11-03