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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on bare ground in a meditative pose, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him are stacked firewood logs, bamboo fencing and a grey tarp, with scattered ash on the ground. The man is a priest or devotee in white garments; the image shows no distinctive presentation cues such as long hair, crown or saffron robes, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a shaven-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl edged with red borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle on his wrist, and a small vertical mark on his forehead. Beside him smoke rises from a dying fire of grey ash and embers. Behind him stand green plumeria trees, a grey wall and a white bucket. The man is a devotee in meditation, with no visible throne or garlands; the appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-22Outdoors on bare reddish earth beside a low concrete wall and palm and frangipani trees, two men in plain white ritual cloth sit in meditation. The foreground man, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wears a dark rudraksha mala, a white wrap draped over one shoulder with red-bordered edges, and white and red markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him a second man in white with glasses and a red-bordered wrap sits with his eyes open. Scattered ash and charcoal lie on the ground, and a yellow wooden post stands at the left edge.2010-10-07A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a wooden rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, another man in white sits near a fresh grey ash patch, with a rough bamboo fence and a white wall in the background.2010-09-19A photograph of a shaven-headed man seated cross-legged on bare ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with red borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold bracelet. Behind him are a white wall, a stack of broken bricks and palm trees. The man appears to be a devotee or priest in white ritual dress; no distinctive a person cues are visible.2010-09-16A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on sandy ground in a meditative pose, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a small red tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him, several weathered stone statues of seated figures stand on pedestals among green foliage, with a thatched fence and a stacked pile of logs at left. The man is a devotee in meditation; the page's a person flag does not establish his identity from appearance, and the lack of long hair, crown or saffron clothing gives no qualifying cues.2010-09-22A shaven-headed man sits cross-legged on a mat on bare, scorched earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges and a red rudraksha mala around his neck, plus a silver bracelet on one wrist. Behind him lie scattered logs and a patch of grass. A partially visible person in white sits at the left edge of the frame. The setting suggests an outdoor meditation or fire-ritual site, with ash-marked ground around the mat.2010-09-08October 07 20102010-10-07Four men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-edged borders sit cross-legged on bare ground in an outdoor ashram setting, hands folded in prayer and eyes closed in meditation. Each sits on a flat circular stone or platform ringed by grey ash and charcoal, with a thin line of smoke rising from the ash at left. The front man wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and the man behind him wears a white cloth wrap draped over his shoulders. Scattered wood debris and a green lawn with a blue bucket appear in the background.2010-09-20Outdoors on bare ground beside a palm grove, five men in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation on mats over grey ash patches. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a red tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind him, three seated men with bare upper bodies and red-bordered white cloth also meditate, and a figure in a yellow shawl sits further back at left. Tall flowering plants, a white compound wall and a yellow wooden post frame the scene.2010-09-15Outdoor photo of three male devotees in white kurta and dhoti seated in meditation on small mats on scorched ground with black ash patches. The foreground man, with a shaved head and red tilak, wears an orange scarf draped over his shoulders and sits with hands in mudra on his knees. Behind him, two men in white with yellow shawls sit with eyes closed, one with hands joined in lap. An orange-painted plinth and yellow pillar appear at the top edge.2010-08-25A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish-brown earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a red-and-white ash mark on his brow and white horizontal markings on his shoulders and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are dense green plants with white flowers and palm trees. The posture and white ritual dress suggest a sannyasi or devotee in meditation, but the appearance cues do not clearly establish any named individual, so the identity is uncertain.2010-09-14A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and a long brown rudraksha mala reaching to his waist, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him on sandy ground are grey ash mounds and a second seated person in white clothes with a yellow garland. Concrete platform edges and a woven mat appear in the background.2010-07-14