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A photograph of a man seated outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest. He has long dark hair swept back and a white vertical forehead mark. Behind him, two other seated figures in white and yellow garments sit on a dusty ground with scattered pale stones, and red banners are visible at the top. The scene suggests an outdoor meditation session. Appearance cues include long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, which are distinctive, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in meditation.

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A man with swept-back dark hair sits with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads over the shoulders. He has a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him, other people in white garments with yellow shawls sit on the ground, and grey stones or ash piles lie scattered on the dirt in an outdoor setting. A red banner is visible at the top left. The figure's appearance, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, is consistent with the a person label, though the identity is uncertain.2010-09-13June 13 20102010-06-13Close-up photo of a man seated in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe and a double strand of rudraksha beads around his neck. He has long, swept-back dark wet-looking hair and a white vertical tilak with a red dot at the centre of his forehead. A blurred figure in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits in the background on a sandy ground. The shallow focus isolates the face against the soft background.2010-09-13A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, eyes closed, seated in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and several dark rudraksha mala beads around his neck, with a white sandalwood line on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Behind him, slightly blurred, a person in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a pale ground.2010-09-13Photograph of a man seated in meditation outdoors with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and long dark swept-back hair. Behind him to the right, a bald man in a grey-green shirt sits with hands folded, and another seated person in white clothes is partly visible at left. Background shows a white wall, a woven bamboo fence and green foliage. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation with saffron shawl and rudraksha mala.2010-07-23A photograph of a man seated outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala with large beads around his neck. He has a red bindi and white tilak markings on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, several men in white dhotis sit on the ground, one bare-chested, beneath palm trees and a white wall with a wooden post at right. The man in front is identified only by appearance as a person candidate in the foreground, with the rudraksha mala and saffron shawl as the qualifying cues, seated in a satsang or meditation setting.2010-09-14Close-up photograph of a man seated with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a double-strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck. He has long, swept-back dark hair, white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Behind him, out of focus, a person in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the ground in a sandy outdoor setting. Swamiji (probable) is visible in an in-person photo, appearing in meditation with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2010-09-13July 11 20102010-07-11A man with shoulder-length, swept-back dark hair sits in close-up with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him, another man in white clothes sits on the ground near a bamboo fence, and a white building with a green roof stands in the background. a person cues are the flowing dark hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, shown here as a meditating devotee in an outdoor ashram setting.2010-07-10A seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a draped wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, eyes closed in meditation. He has long, swept-back black hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him, blurred stone deity statues and a thatched fence sit in an outdoor courtyard.2010-08-30A man with long dark hair, eyes closed and a red bindi on his forehead, stands in meditation against a white stone wall. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with hands held together in front. Behind him are draped white cloths with orange and blue borders and a dark bag. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala match the cues for the page's Swamiji, so he is labelled probable.2010-07-10A man in an orange saffron sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a meditative posture with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on the ground, some with heads bowed. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left, and white buildings and palm trees stand in the background.2010-09-07