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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a mat outdoors, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long string of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities, including a standing figure with a spear, and an orange pedestal draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Palm trees and a small brass kalasha sit nearby, with sand and gravel underfoot. Appearance-based a person in a meditation posture with rudraksha mala and saffron robe; no other people visible.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-fringed compound. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala sits eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion over a mat, hands folded in his lap, with a brass vessel in front of him. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at a garlanded black statue on an orange pedestal, hand raised to his mouth. Another man in white with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged beside a pile of wood. At right, a man in orange robes sits in meditation. Ground is sandy with ash scattered around. a person is the central seated figure, identified by long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-09-02 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on a woven mat in an outdoor garden setting with palm trees and stone sculptures behind him. 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Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge and another at the right edge. Ash-like debris and a terracotta structure are visible in the background. a person: the long swept hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala match the presentation, shown in meditation.2010-08-28A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat over a mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears saffron-orange draped robes with gold borders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone Shiva lingam draped with yellow and magenta flower garlands, beside an orange temple plinth and a plain stone shivalinga with a red-lettered marker. 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