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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a matching draped wrap and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and swept-back black hair. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, two other saffron-robed men sit in meditation, one in white dhoti with a shaved head, amid palm trees and a red stone structure at left. The setting appears to be an open-air ashram or satsang ground.

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A man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat over a mat, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, in a sunlit outdoor setting with palm trees, a bald man in white cloth sits to the left and another man in saffron robes sits meditating to the right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in the lower left foreground, and an orange stone structure stands at the left edge. Given the visible cues of swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, this is Swamiji (probable), shown meditating.2010-09-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest. Behind him are palm trees and a light haze of smoke. Two more men sit in the background: one on the left in white ritual dhoti and shawl beside an orange stone pedestal, and one on the right in orange robes. A brass kamandalu-style vessel sits at the lower left on the ground.2010-09-20A man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe draped over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left edge. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and a third in orange robes sit blurred in the background near an orange temple-style structure and palm trees. a person: the seated central figure matches the saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and forehead marking cues.2010-09-20A man seated cross-legged with eyes closed on a low cushioned seat on a mat outdoors, hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. He has long swept-back hair and a small tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-painted stone pedestal with a dark deity murti draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits at the lower left. Two people in white and yellow clothes sit in the background among grey sculptures and palm trees. Dark brown earth and small plants surround the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-18Outdoor photograph of a man seated with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads hanging to his chest, with a red bindi and white sacred ash marking on his forehead. Behind him, slightly out of focus, two other saffron-clad figures sit, one in an orange robe and one in a white dhoti with bare upper body. Palm trees and a stone structure with orange-red pillars frame the background.2010-09-20A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his head and shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a white pedestal holds a dark deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flower strings. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. To the right, a person in white clothes with a yellow shawl bends low over a smoking fire pit, and two more people in white stand in the background among palm trees and plumeria.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat over a woven straw mat, hands clasped in his lap and eyes closed. He wears a long mala of dark rudraksha beads and a small red mark on his forehead. A brass pot with a spout stands on the left edge of a sand-and-gravel floor with a colourful patterned mat. Behind him is a dark stone statue with yellow flower offerings on a tall orange pedestal, and an orange-hued courtyard with trees. The setting suggests an outdoor ashram meditation scene. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the appearance-based label, seated in meditation near the shrine, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues.2011-02-01A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat covered by an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sannyasi robe draped over one shoulder, a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and magenta flower garland on an orange-red pedestal, with green palms beyond. A brass oil lamp sits on a woven mat in the foreground, and one other person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2010-09-19 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears an orange saffron-coloured robe draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead and his eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Beside him on the ground stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti and an orange-painted structure, with palm trees and a blurred orange wall in the background.2011-02-01September 06 20102010-09-06A photograph of a single man seated cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears orange ochre robes, a sleeveless orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a vertical red tilak on his forehead. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel, and behind him a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure with flower offerings rests on a red-orange stone plinth. Orange-toned buildings and trees blur in the background of an outdoor courtyard. The man is shown in a meditation pose consistent with a person depiction, though his appearance is not conclusively identifiable.2011-02-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on a wooden platform covered with a woven mat, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long double strand of rudraksha beads across his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the ground sits a brass water vessel with a spout, on a patterned mat. Behind him stands a dark stone statue with tilak markings and yellow flowers at its base, and a terracotta-coloured pedestal. The setting is an open paved courtyard with orange walls and trees in soft background focus. The figure has a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and the presentation is consistent with a person, so the person is identified in this description only by appearance-based cues.2011-02-01 +1 copies