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A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a striped woven mat set on a circular concrete platform surrounded by grey ash. He wears a long rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead and eyes closed. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him is a large orange stepped stone pedestal topped by a dark deity murti decorated with flower garlands. In the background, several people in white and yellow clothing sit on mats on the ground in meditation, with red signs in front reading about a sampling process.

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A 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.2010-09-08A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a flat stone platform outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. His hands rest folded in his lap on a small mat. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle stands to his left, and behind him is an orange-red stone platform decorated with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Red signboards and greenery sit in the background. The appearance of the seated man is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with cues including long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-05September 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long strand of dark beads around his neck. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style pot with a handle. Behind him is an orange brick platform decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, and a grey stone sculpture sits at the top left. A red sign on a wall reads a notice about an installation process. The ground is dusty with patches of grass.2010-09-05A man with swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a striped woven mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in a meditative mudra. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the mat sits a brass oil lamp. Behind him stands a large terracotta-orange temple plinth, with grass and ash patches on the ground.2010-09-08October 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05October 07 20102010-10-07A man with long hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him stands a polished brass kalasha-style pot with a spout. Behind him is an orange temple base with a garland of red flowers and yellow tassels hanging from its corner, and the ground shows white kolam-style chalk lines. a person, seated in meditation during a pada puja or satsang setting.2010-09-14A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in a meditation mudra in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead and a dark braided hair pulled back. Beside him is a small golden kalasha-style vessel, and the ground around him is scattered with white ash in a circle. Behind him a white stone platform is draped with cloth. Two more people in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit meditating in the background near similar ash circles. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure shows long hair, saffron robes, and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference. Pancha Tapas meditation setting with homa-style ash circles.2010-07-10July 20 20102010-07-20