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A seated man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a wooden platform with eyes closed, meditating outdoors on a dirt ground ringed with ash. A small brass vessel stands beside him. A long-haired man in saffron-orange with a red bead mala sits in profile, with one or two other figures in white and yellow-green garments meditating behind him. A red-draped cart and a white van stand to the left, with palm trees and thatched huts in the background and a tall information board on a stand.

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A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long black rudraksha mala necklace; long dark hair falls to his shoulders and a red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him on the platform sits a brass kalasha-style pot with a long handle. Two men in white dhotis sit behind him in meditation, one in a white shirt with a yellow shawl, one with a shaved head and sacred thread. Behind them are a bamboo fence, a white building with a corrugated roof, palm trees, and a small deity murti statue on the right. The ground is bare earth with scattered charred wood and ash.2010-09-12Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl draped over his shoulders, with a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A small brass vessel with a spout sits on the sandy ground beside him. Behind him, two seated figures in orange and white clothing sit among scattered grey ash on the ground, and several large dark stone deity murti sculptures, including a hooded cobra-form figure, stand among palm trees.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04Outdoor meditation scene with palm trees and a white building behind. A man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a long dark rudraksha mala sits in lotus posture on an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands in his lap. Beside him on the mat is a brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation on mats, one in a yellow shawl, others with shaved heads. The ground is dirt with gravel-filled trenches.2010-09-18Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on a wooden seat cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a small red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits on the ground in front. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, and several stone deity murtis stand on pedestals beside a coral-orange building, with palm trees and a stack of firewood nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though appearance is only a candidate cue.2010-08-30Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform on sandy ground. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair tied back. In front of him sits a brass kendi-style vessel with a handle and spout. Behind him, two other men sit on the ground: one in orange robes and one bare-chested in white dhoti, near white sculpted figures. Behind them is an orange-tiled roofed building, palm trees and a cart with items on it.2010-09-22Outdoors near a white shrine decorated with a marigold garland, a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a wooden platform, eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead. Behind him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead marking tends a fire pit of ash and embers, while another seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits further back. A brass kalasha stands in front. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation during a fire ritual, with the orange robe and rudraksha cues. Smoke and palms fill the background.2010-07-11Outdoors among palm trees, a man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap in meditation. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits on a woven mat to his left, and a small brass plate lies on the ground. Behind him, two men in white clothes sit in meditation, one with a yellow shawl. The ground is concrete with gravel edges and white kolam-style lines. a person cues: long swept hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala, seated as the central figure. Three people are visible.2010-09-18A photograph of an outdoor ashram scene. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden seat, hands folded, eyes closed, with long swept-back dark hair. Before him on a blue mat sits a brass kettle-shaped vessel. Three other men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation behind and beside him on the sandy ground, with a row of small grey stone deity figures and a wooden stack in the background, plus an orange-walled building and palm trees.2010-08-30September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over sand and grey ash. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a large white pedestal is draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers beside a dark stone deity murti. A small brass vessel stands at the left. Two women in white and yellow sit in the background near stone serpent and deity statues, with palm trees behind. Smoke drifts across the scene.2010-07-04 +1 copies