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A photograph of a shaven-headed man seated cross-legged on bare ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with red borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold bracelet. Behind him are a white wall, a stack of broken bricks and palm trees. The man appears to be a devotee or priest in white ritual dress; no distinctive a person cues are visible.

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October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a meditation pose. He wears an unstitched white dhoti and a white shawl with red borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a silver bangle, and white horizontal sandal-paste or ash streaks on his shoulders and arms, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand frangipani trees with white flowers and palms in a green garden.2010-09-14A shaven-headed man sits cross-legged on a mat on bare, scorched earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a red rudraksha mala around his neck, plus a silver bracelet on one wrist. Behind him lie scattered logs and a patch of grass. A partially visible person in white sits at the left edge of the frame. The setting suggests an outdoor meditation or fire-ritual site, with ash-marked ground around the mat.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with red borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a thin gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead and arms, with a red dot at the brow. Behind him is green grass.2010-09-14A photograph of a shaven-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl edged with red borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle on his wrist, and a small vertical mark on his forehead. Beside him smoke rises from a dying fire of grey ash and embers. Behind him stand green plumeria trees, a grey wall and a white bucket. The man is a devotee in meditation, with no visible throne or garlands; the appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-22A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with red-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on bare earth with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead, and white ash stripes on his arms and shoulder. Behind him stand palm trees and leafy plumeria shrubs with white flowers. No one else is visible. The person is an unidentified meditator in white; appearance does not clearly establish a person, so the identity is marked unsure.2010-09-14A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red border, seated with eyes closed and hands cupped together. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a silver bangle and clear beaded bracelet. A red bindi and white horizontal marks decorate his forehead. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits, and a partially visible person in white sits at the left edge. A blue cloth with partial lettering lies on the ground.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on bare ground in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a white shawl with red edging draped over his shoulders and a white dhoti. Smoke drifts around him from a smouldering fire with charred embers scattered nearby. The image shows a meditating devotee, not a candidate identified by appearance, so no a person label is applied.2010-09-16A 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.2010-09-14A bald man in white ritual dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a woven mat at night, seated beside a brass oil lamp and incense sticks, with his hands joined in front of his chest. He wears a rudraksha mala over his shoulder, thin-rimmed glasses, and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and upper arm. Bamboo poles and a potted plant form the background of an outdoor setting.2011-04-17June 04 20132013-06-04A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala, a red kumkum dot and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, and a silver bangle. Behind him are green palms, broad-leaved plants and small white flowers.2010-09-14