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A 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.

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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.2010-09-20Outdoor 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 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 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.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.2010-09-18A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in a meditation posture with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with dark beads and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone linga-like sculpture with horizontal white stripes on a tiered orange platform. A small brass pot with a spout sits on the ground in front, and palm trees and an orange wall are visible in the blurred background.2011-02-01A photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. Behind him, blurred, a bald man in white clothes sits on the left and another man in orange robes sits cross-legged on the right, under palm trees in an outdoor setting.2010-09-20A 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.2011-02-01A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform covered with an orange cushion and a woven mat. He has his eyes closed, wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a long strand of rudraksha beads, and has a red tilak on his forehead. His hair is swept back. A brass vessel sits at the lower left corner, and an orange pillar stands at the left edge beside a paved stone courtyard with small coloured kolam designs on the ground.2011-01-31A 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 in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, placed on a woven mat with a decorative border. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, hands resting in his lap, eyes closed. Beside him stands a brass pot on the mat, and behind him a large dark stone Nandi bull sits on an orange plinth decorated with yellow flowers. Orange-toned buildings and a paved courtyard fill the background. a person: the orange robes, long rudraksha mala and meditation posture match the page's description of a meditation teaching, though his face is not shown clearly enough to confirm identity.2011-02-01A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden stool over a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless robe over an orange dhoti, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the mat to his left. Behind him a large dark stone deity murti with a black stone base is decorated with yellow flowers, and a terracotta-coloured platform and courtyard pillars surround the open paved area.2011-02-01