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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.

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A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with red borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a thin gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead and arms, with a red dot at the brow. Behind him is green grass.2010-09-14A 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 shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare ground, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in meditation. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, and white stripes are painted on his shoulder and arms. Green grass is behind him. The shaved head, plain white ritual clothes and lack of distinctive a person cues mean the appearance does not qualify as a person candidate, so he is described only by role as a devotee practising meditation.2010-09-14A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a meditation pose. He wears an unstitched white dhoti and a white shawl with red borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a silver bangle, and white horizontal sandal-paste or ash streaks on his shoulders and arms, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand frangipani trees with white flowers and palms in a green garden.2010-09-14October 07 20102010-10-07A shaven-headed man in white ritual clothing sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder with red-bordered edges, a red-bordered white dhoti, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a small red tilak on his forehead, and white markings painted on his bare arms and shoulder. Behind him is green grass and a few scattered stones and debris. The posture suggests meditation, consistent with the page's reference to a morning meditation session. The figure is a devotee or sannyasi-style practitioner; the appearance does not clearly match a person candidate, so identity is left uncertain.2010-09-14Outdoors on bare earth with scattered grey ash, two men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in meditation. The man in front has a shaved head, closed eyes, hands resting in his lap, a dark rudraksha mala and a small orange pendant around his neck, and a red-marked forehead. Beside him, a second man with a shaved head and eyeglasses sits with hands folded, wearing a white shawl with red edging and a beaded mala. Tropical plants, a wooden post and a stone wall are behind them.2010-10-08Four shaved-headed men in white unstitched ritual cloth sit cross-legged in meditation on bare reddish earth, each within a ring of grey ash on a mat. Their upper bodies are bare apart from white shawls draped over the shoulders with red borders, and they wear rudraksha malas. The central man in front has eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, while the others sit with eyes closed or lowered. Behind them stand a yellow metal pole, a red bucket and scattered logs and sticks. The three men nearest the camera wear rudraksha malas; the person at the back-left is partly obscured. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-10-07A photograph of a man standing outdoors among trees with eyes closed in a calm, meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, with a golden-yellow border, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and gold pendants, rudraksha bracelets on the upper arms, and a tilak mark on his forehead. His hair is swept back into a knot. Behind him on the right, a blurred figure in orange-red clothing stands in the background, and a dirt path and a building are visible through the blurred greenery.2012-04-15A 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 photograph of one man seated cross-legged outdoors on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap. He has a shaved head with white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on the forehead, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, plus a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a silver bangle on one wrist. White ash-like streaks mark his upper arms and shoulder. Behind him stand plumeria trees with white flowers and broad green leaves.2010-09-14A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with red-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on bare earth with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead, and white ash stripes on his arms and shoulder. Behind him stand palm trees and leafy plumeria shrubs with white flowers. No one else is visible. The person is an unidentified meditator in white; appearance does not clearly establish a person, so the identity is marked unsure.2010-09-14