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A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a long mala of dark rudraksha beads and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hair is long and swept back. In front of him is a brass kendi-style vessel and a small red flower on a decorated ground. Behind him, a long row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts sits on mats in an open courtyard with a painted rangoli border, while a painted striped pillar and palm trees stand in the background. The scene reads as a group meditation session outdoors.

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October 21 20102010-10-21October 15 20102010-10-15A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat inside a circular pit lined with grey ash and pink and white rangoli-style floor patterns. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a golden border and a long ceremonial garland of white and red flowers and beads. A brass kalasha pot sits to his left. Behind him stands an orange stepped base supporting a black linga-shaped deity murti draped with a flower garland, beneath a tall wooden pillar wrapped in cloth. Grey stone statues of deities and attendants stand on the left, palm trees fill the background, and colourful decorative banners hang at the top corners.2010-11-12 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20102010-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor sitting, seated cross-legged on a woven striped mat inside a circular raised platform with ash-grey ground and white kolam-style chalk border lines. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with hands folded in lap and eyes closed in meditation; a brass oil lamp sits on the left of the mat. Behind him, an orange tiered pedestal supports a black deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats in the background, eyes closed, and a partial figure in white appears at the right edge. Red signboards with white text stand in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair swept back, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-08October 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. A brass kettle-shaped vessel with a handle sits on the ground in front. Behind him, several people in white and saffron clothes sit in meditation on a sandy, outdoor ground with palm trees, a thatched roof and a small building in the background. Visible seated participants include a man in white with a saffron shawl and a woman in a yellow sari. Swamiji appearance is probable based on the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in a central teaching position.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground on a mat. Behind, a large group of men in white dhoti and shirt sit in rows on a swept earth courtyard with painted white and red kolam designs. Palm trees, a tall wooden post with a bronze ring at top, and a tiled-roof building fill the background. The figure's appearance with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala is a person identification, shown in meditation before the seated devotees.2010-10-21November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesJuly 23 20102010-07-23A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long multi-strand gold beaded necklace, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. Behind him, seated figures in white clothes, one with a yellow shawl, sit on bare ground among palm trees and frangipani shrubs. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at the lower left edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, seated in meditation as the presiding figure.2010-08-15Outdoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped, with a red kumkum/vibhuti mark on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A bald man in white dhoti and an orange shawl sits behind him to the left holding a small dark object, and a woman in white and yellow sits further back. A brass kalasha/vessel sits on the ground at lower left, with scattered rose petals and white-draped stone structure with flower garlands at right. Overall 3 people visible.2010-07-23