A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged on a striped woven mat in meditation, eyes closed, with a red tilak on his forehead. He wears flowing saffron-orange robes draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are orange temple plinth steps and a black deity murti decorated with yellow and red flowers. The setting is outdoors on sandy ground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged on a striped woven mat in meditation, eyes closed, with a red tilak on his forehead. He wears flowing saffron-orange robes draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are orange temple plinth steps and a black deity murti decorated with yellow and red flowers. The setting is outdoors on sandy ground.

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September 08 2010

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a striped mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a tiered orange-red stone plinth topped with a dark base holding a garland of flowers. Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation in orange robes with rudraksha mala and swept-back hair, the appearance-based cues are present but the image is a photograph of one person in a meditative posture.

A 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.

A man with swept-back long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a woven mat and a folded orange cushion. He wears orange saffron robes draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red bindi on his forehead, hands joined in his lap. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands, set on orange-painted steps with green foliage in the background.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange wrap draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds hangs to his waist. A red bindi marks his forehead and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped by a dark stone deity murti, decorated with a red and yellow flower garland. White kolam designs and scattered flowers lie on the ground.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange cloth around his waist, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back. Behind him stands an orange-red stepped temple plinth draped with a red and yellow flower garland. Beside him on the mat sits a small brass kalasha with a spout. The ground is swept with white kolam designs. Appearance is consistent with the probable Swamiji, given the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a plain concrete platform with eyes closed, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. Behind him, a terracotta-coloured shrine structure is decorated with garlands of yellow and white flowers with purple accents. A brass dish holding ash sits to the right on the step. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple or ashram area in daylight.

November 13 2010

November 13 2010

A man with long, swept-back black hair sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on a striped mat in front of an orange temple plinth, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a dark stone seated deity murti is garlanded with red and yellow flowers and draped in white cloth. A stone figure stands at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests an outdoor meditation session at an ashram-style shrine. Probable Swamiji shown in meditation, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over a sleeveless orange garment, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and a red tilak on his forehead. Dark hair falls to his shoulders. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha vessel. Behind him is an orange temple structure with a garland of yellow and red flowers hanging from its tier, and white kolam designs are drawn on the ground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation as the presiding teacher.

A man with slicked-back black hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, on a woven striped mat outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is an orange temple plinth with a dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. A stone stupa-like tower and green foliage are visible at the left.