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A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks barefoot along a woven mat path on sandy ground, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two men in white dhoti and shawl with saffron or red borders work near a stone Nandi decorated with yellow and red garlands and a tall copper kalasha pillar. Grey stone deity sculptures stand around the courtyard, and a small brass pot sits beside a circular fire pit with ash. Palm trees and an orange wall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad man walking the mat, identified by his long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala.

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A man walks barefoot along a woven mat path in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a sleeveless top and dhoti-style wrap, a dark rudraksha mala hangs on his chest, and a red bindi marks his forehead. His long hair is tied back. Behind him stand orange temple plinths, a dark Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and red flowers, and a tall orange shrine tower with marigold garlands. Palm trees and a sandy ground surround the scene.2010-09-20October 25 20102010-10-25A 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.2010-08-26A man in saffron-orange draped robes and an orange turban walks along a dusty dirt road, holding a wooden walking stick in his right hand and wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders, and a red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl carries long bamboo poles over his shoulder and holds a red-and-white woven basket, while another man in a checked shirt with a red cloth stands further back. Green fencing, trees and a palm frond frame the scene, and the setting appears to be an outdoor ashram or event grounds.Outdoor procession on a garden path lined with green shrubs and pink flowers. A man in orange robes and a long flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot holding red flowers, with a long-haired man in orange and a red-and-gold ornate headpiece walking beside him. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a red and gold umbrella over the central figure. Another man in orange robes and beads walks behind, and a figure in yellow and white stands at the left edge. Trees and a white wall in the background, with a white kolam design on the ground. a person: the central figure in orange with long hair, garland and mala under the umbrella.2009-12-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform on a woven mat, in an outdoor courtyard with palm trees, a white wall and a grey block wall behind him. He wears a long black rudraksha mala around his neck and a small red bindi on his forehead, with his hair swept back. Beside him on the mat stands a brass pot with a spout and handle. He gazes off to the side with a calm expression. Pink floral kolam-style patterns decorate the ground at the base of the platform.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap. He wears saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him stands a white-painted pedestal with a dark stone deity murti draped in a red, yellow and white flower garland. A brass kalasha sits at his left. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-covered ground further back, with palms and frangipani trees in the background. The photo carries a small copyright mark in the corner.2010-07-07Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, three people in saffron and orange sannyasi-style cloth walk barefoot along a white path with blue edges, stepping across flat stepping stones. The foreground figure wears a rust-orange wrap with gold borders, a coral-orange and gold bead garland, rudraksha-style beads, and holds a white prayer mala in his hands. Behind him a younger attendant in a yellow-orange cloth with pink borders and a white tilak on his forehead walks with a rudraksha mala, and a further figure in rust-orange walks in the background. A black cobra-form sculpture and a red stone base appear at right, with sandy ground and green leaves overhead.2013-05-09A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.2010-09-08A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red dot on his forehead standing on a hexagonal tiled outdoor platform, wearing a sleeveless bright orange saffron wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and white shirt, another man in white standing and a seated man in a white shirt sit near a sandy yard with coconut palms, a low red-and-white step and white mats. The standing figure with long hair and saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha beads has appearance cues consistent with a person, with the red-bordered white attendants serving as priests.2010-09-18December 26 20092009-12-26October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copies