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A man with long dark hair swept back into two braids sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, with a red bindi and tripundra mark on his forehead. His hands rest in the lap in a mudra. Behind him is a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and magenta marigold garlands on an orange pedestal. Brass kalasha-style vessel and loose yellow and pink flowers lie at the left foreground, and a small dark cushion sits to the right. The setting appears to be an outdoor meditation or satsang area. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing; in_person.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform over a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands on an orange-painted pedestal. A brass kalasha-style pot and a scatter of orange marigold flowers lie on the ground in front, along with a folded green cloth and a small dark object beside the mat. The setting is an outdoor area with palm foliage in the background.2010-09-19 +1 copiesA seated man in orange saffron sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back hair. 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Behind him stands a bright orange stepped structure with a garland of yellow and purple flowers at its left edge, and green trees blur in the background. A brass vessel is partly visible at the lower left.2010-09-22A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven straw mat, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange tiered structure draped with yellow and white flower garlands, with palm trees and greenery in the background. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge near a pink flower and white floor kolam. Outdoors, the scene suggests an ashram setting.2010-09-22October 08 20102010-10-08August 15 20102010-08-15A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a low orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads reaching to his chest, with a red bindi and white ash marks on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-painted structure with yellow and red flower garlands, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. A white kolam line is visible on the ground.2010-09-22A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a mat in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds around his neck, with a red bindu on his forehead and his hair swept back. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull statue is decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands on an orange-painted pedestal. Green plants and trees frame the background.2010-11-01A man in a seated meditation pose with eyes closed sits on a wooden platform covered with an orange cloth outdoors, hands clasped in his lap. He wears orange sleeveless robes draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and beaded necklaces, in front of an orange-painted stone temple base. An orange and grey backpack rests on the ground at right, and a small patterned mat lies at lower right.2010-08-28A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat over a mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped over the shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his chest, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Behind him is a red-orange temple wall with stepped plinth, a potted plant at left and a brass vessel at the lower left edge. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) given the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair, seated in meditation.2010-09-17