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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden block in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and matching orange dhoti, with a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-tiered stone pedestal with a dark deity murti draped in a garland of yellow, purple and magenta flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the sandy ground to his left, a black Shiva linga on a base sits to the right, and a small green-and-red mat lies at his right. Palm trees and greenery fill the background.

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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange plinth draped with a garland of yellow, purple and pink flowers, with a dark stone bull figure above it. Grey stone deity statues and palm trees stand in the background, and a brass kettle-like vessel sits on the ground beside him. Two red signboards with white text stand near the statues.2010-09-03September 17 20102010-09-17A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange lower garment, with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers, set on a tiered orange-red pedestal. A brass kalasha vessel sits to his left, and a black shivalinga stands on a platform to the right amid palm trees. Small pink signs with white lettering are placed near the base of the monument.2010-09-03 +2 copiesSeptember 07 20102010-09-07A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap. He has long dark hair tied back, a red tilak on his forehead, and a long black rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal bearing a black stone Shivalinga draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands. A brass kalasha sits at the lower left on a woven mat, with green plants and red soil in the foreground. The setting is outdoors among trees.2010-09-19A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat before an orange-red tiered temple structure. He wears a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap draped over his shoulders, a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind him a dark blue deity murti is partly visible above a flower garland, and a brass kalasha or vessel rests at the left edge. Nearby stand dark blue statues and a stone lingam-like pillar in a garden setting. Small signs at the base of the structure are partly legible.2010-09-16October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of a single man seated cross-legged in meditation outdoors on a circular stone platform bordered with white rangoli-style floral designs and grey pebbles. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a vertical sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead and long swept-back hair; his hands rest folded in his lap and his eyes are closed. In front of him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a folded green mat lies to his left. Behind him rises an orange tiered peetha pedestal topped by a dark deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Further back, stone statues and potted plants line a dirt courtyard.2010-11-18 +2 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a wooden seat over sand, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a grey stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and shell necklaces, set before a white stepped platform with palm trees. An orange and grey backpack rests at the right edge beside a partly visible person in white. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-07-15September 17 20102010-09-17November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15