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Outdoor 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.

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A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped multicolored mat outdoors, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him is a large orange-red stone plinth. Two women in white garments with yellow shawls sit with folded hands in the background, and a red signboard with white lettering is visible behind them. Ash and small fire residue lie on the ground. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, seated in prayer with saffron robes, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair.2010-09-08October 10 20102010-10-10November 22 20102010-11-22Outdoors in a palm-fringed compound, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a stone platform with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a small brass bowl near his hand. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on raised ash-covered ground, with a thin smoke rising from a fire. A bamboo fence, a white building with a green roof and blue sign, and a row of stone statues line the background.2010-07-10Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a white stone shrine base decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. A man with long dark hair, a red tilaka, and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged in the foreground on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands folded, beside a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Around him are circular raised earthen platforms with ash-covered ground, and about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sit in meditation or ritual posture. Smoke rises from a fire pit at the rear, with stacked firewood nearby and palm trees and a white wall behind.2010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor sitting, seated cross-legged on a woven striped mat inside a circular raised platform with ash-grey ground and white kolam-style chalk border lines. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with hands folded in lap and eyes closed in meditation; a brass oil lamp sits on the left of the mat. Behind him, an orange tiered pedestal supports a black deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on mats in the background, eyes closed, and a partial figure in white appears at the right edge. Red signboards with white text stand in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair swept back, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-08August 09 20102010-08-09A man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating outdoors. He wears saffron-orange sleeveless robes, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a vertical sacred mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands at his left, and grey ash or ember-like remains lie on the ground around him. Behind him a woman in white garments with an orange shawl sits in a similar meditative posture, and a stone deity murti and a carved figure stand near a white wall. Smoke drifts through the scene.2010-07-19Outdoors 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.2010-10-13A man seated in lotus-style meditation on a cushion set in a circle of white pebbles and painted white floral motifs outdoors on bare earth. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. His hands rest in his lap and his eyes are closed. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the front of the mat. Behind him is an orange-and-white decorated cart with a canopy and wheels, and to the left a red-orange stone plinth draped with flower garlands in purple, yellow and red. The scene suggests a meditation or pada-puja setting.2010-11-18 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20A seated figure in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, facing away from the camera toward a circular ash-filled fire pit with a brass kalasha-style pot beside it. Long dark hair is gathered in a bun, and a dark rudraksha-style mala hangs at the neck. Behind him, several people in white clothes walk near an orange building, while a row of seated devotees sits on mats to the right, a man in a light blue shirt among them. Pale stone sculptures and a wall stand in the background under trees. The scene reads as an outdoor ritual or meditation session.2011-04-04