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A photograph of an outdoor ritual ground with bare earth and circular rings of grey ash or stone chips. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back wet-looking dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a cushion with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a mat in front. Behind him, five shaven-headed men in white dhoti-and-shawl ritual clothes sit in meditation or prayer within similar circles, with a sculpted row of figures and a bundle of firewood in the background. Orange-painted altar structure with a flower garland at left. Swamiji candidate: long swept-back hair and saffron robe with rudraksha mala, though the image is not conclusive, so this is marked as probable.

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Outdoors in a sunny compound with palm trees, a man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and bare arms, with long dark hair swept back, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. In front of him is a brass kalasha-style vessel on the ground. Behind him stand a row of white statues, an orange-walled building with a tiled roof, and a decorated striped pole with a red and yellow top. Dry ground and a gravel-edged square surround the scene.2010-10-13Outdoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back black hair, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth sits with hands folded on a pale pink-and-orange platform. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the mat in front, with pink and purple rangoli-style powder designs on the ground. Coconut palms, plants, a white wall and bamboo screens frame the open courtyard.2010-10-10A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, a dark rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and long swept-back black hair; a brass kettle-shaped vessel sits beside him on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit or stand on bare earth. Stone deity murtis and a small orange building with a tiled roof and palm trees appear in the background, with logs and ash on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala are the qualifying cues; he is presented as the central meditating figure.2010-08-30November 22 20102010-11-22A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a folded orange cushion over a wooden seat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Beside him on the ground is a brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a younger man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and a seated man in white with an orange shawl gestures with raised hand. Two more men walk in the background, one in white and one in black, across a dirt courtyard with ash-covered ground, palm trees and a white wall behind.2010-08-26Outdoor meditation session on a sandy courtyard beside an orange-red temple structure garlanded with white and orange flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat and orange cushion, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and orange shawl, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him. Behind him, a line of about seven people sit in meditation on mats within white-outlined lotus rangoli designs, the women in white with yellow or orange shawls. Statues and stone sculptures stand in the background, with red signboards nearby. Swamiji appearance is a probable match, shown by the long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala, though the figure is one of several meditators.2010-09-22A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala meditates cross-legged on a woven mat atop a circular raised platform of grey gravel and red earth in an open outdoor courtyard. A small brass pot sits beside him. Behind him stands a red brick pedestal holding a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Dark stone deity murtis and statues line the sandy ground under palm trees, and a second woven mat lies on the right. Pink and white floral kolam lines border the platform.2010-10-12 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20August 09 20102010-08-09A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange seat outdoors, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti on a red-orange pedestal, garlanded with yellow and purple flower strings. To the right stands a red flag on a pole, and several grey stone bull-and-figure sculptures sit among green palms and plants on sandy ground. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower left on a mat.2010-10-13A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on a woven mat in front of him. Behind him, four men in plain white dhotis and white shawls sit on mats outdoors, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, in a courtyard with palm trees, a white building and woven bamboo fencing. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation as the focal figure. +1 copies