A man with long, swept-back black hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi and white vertical marks on his forehead. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hanging to his chest. Behind him are red signboards and a yellow pillar on a sandy outdoor ground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long, swept-back black hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi and white vertical marks on his forehead. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hanging to his chest. Behind him are red signboards and a yellow pillar on a sandy outdoor ground.

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A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He has long, dark, wavy hair swept back, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him are blurred red signboards and a sandy ground with grass. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, shown in an act of prayer or greeting.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears orange garments with a maroon-red border and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads around his neck, plus a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him stand blurred stone sculptures and orange-clad surroundings in daylight outdoors.

A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest and eyes lowered. He wears an orange saffron-coloured robe with a maroon border and sleeveless upper garment, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. He has long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a blurred stone deity murti and orange cushions, with a white flower on a mat at lower left. The man is a person, identified by his long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.

A close photo of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red-and-white forehead mark, standing with palms pressed together in namaste at his chest and eyes closed in devotion. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads alternating with white and red rudraksha-style beads. A blurred white-clad figure appears at the right edge.

A man with long, wavy dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste at his chest and eyes closed in prayer. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a strand of rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red bindi with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and another man with a red mark on his forehead stand close by. The background is bright and out of focus with palm foliage.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two other people in orange and white clothing sit in prayer on a sandy, stone-strewn ground near a red-orange pedestal and a red sign with white text. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, the appearance-based cues for a candidate, seen in an outdoor sitting-prayer setting.

Close photograph of a man seated with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar near his chest. He has long, slicked-back black hair with a rudraksha mala hanging over one shoulder, a red bindi or tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body, leaving one shoulder bare. Behind him is a soft-focus orange fabric and warm blurred lights. The posture reads as prayer or devotion. Only one person is visible. The face is clearly visible but the figure is not confidently matched to a named identity, so the a person field stays unsure.

A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting together in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red bindi and a white forehead marking. Blurred palm trees and an orange temple structure appear in the background.

September 17 2010