A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large wooden wheel of a cart, and a second seated person in white is partly visible at top right. Ash or dust covers the ground around them. - Nithyanandapedia

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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large wooden wheel of a cart, and a second seated person in white is partly visible at top right. Ash or dust covers the ground around them.

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A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish-brown earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a red-and-white ash mark on his brow and white horizontal markings on his shoulders and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are dense green plants with white flowers and palm trees. The posture and white ritual dress suggest a sannyasi or devotee in meditation, but the appearance cues do not clearly establish any named individual, so the identity is uncertain.

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October 07 2010