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Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala seated cross-legged on a raised stone platform, hands in meditation mudra, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style oil lamp sits before him on the ground. Three women in white with yellow or orange shawls sit in meditation on small fire-pit circles behind him. Behind them stand grey stone deity statues, red pillars and palm trees, and a large colourful banner shows portraits. A white SUV is parked at left. Four people visible in total.

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Outdoors in a temple courtyard with palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised mat in meditation, hands resting in mudra, eyes closed. Three women in white and yellow sit on the ground to his left, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits near him. Behind them is a large banner with a painted portrait and a garlanded figure, dark stone deity statues stand to the right, and a row of red signboards line the ground. A white SUV is parked at left. This is a candidate Swamiji (probable), identified by the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, and the meditation is seated.2010-09-04A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with a man seated cross-legged on a raised mat, eyes closed, hands in a meditation mudra, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, with a tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the ground are a brass kalasha-style pot and a small brass vessel. Two women in white garments are seated behind him on the bare ground, one in a yellow shawl and one with an orange scarf. Behind them stand grey stone sculptures of deities and a cobra-hooded figure, with red-bordered placards in front. A large banner with a picture of a seated guru and devotees hangs on a wall at left, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2010-09-04A man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and one hand resting on his knee. Behind him, several women in white dresses with yellow or orange shawls sit in meditation on the ground near a black stone sculpture of deities and a shrine with a red-orange pillar. A brass kettle-shaped vessel stands beside the mat, and palm trees and a banner with photographs and printed text frame the scene. The sitting man has long hair with a red tilak on his forehead, and the visible cues are distinctive, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-16 +1 copiesA man in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on a raised wooden platform outdoors. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha stands before him on the ground. Behind him, three women sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, two in orange shawls over white saris and one in a white sari. Grey stone deity murti sculptures, including a Shiva-Parvati group and a cobra-hooded figure, surround the scene under palm trees, with smoke rising from the ground.2010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07July 08 20102010-07-08July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl draped over his shoulders, with a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A small brass vessel with a spout sits on the sandy ground beside him. Behind him, two seated figures in orange and white clothing sit among scattered grey ash on the ground, and several large dark stone deity murti sculptures, including a hooded cobra-form figure, stand among palm trees.2010-07-07June 18 20102010-06-18 +1 copiesAugust 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated meditation gathering in an ashram courtyard with grey ash-covered ground and a banyan-like sapling. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe with a red mark on his forehead, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed. Behind him, a woman in a cream and orange-striped sari with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in her lap. Further back, another seated figure wears white and a woman with long hair sits in meditation. A brass kalasha stands on the ground at lower left, and a garland of marigolds hangs at right beside a white stone pedestal and carved stone sculptures.2010-07-04October 07 20102010-10-07