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A photograph of outdoor meditation at an open ground with sandy earth and stone-rimmed circular platforms. In the foreground a man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on an orange cushion over a woven mat, wearing an orange sleeveless robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead. A small brass vessel sits at the lower left and a purple patterned cloth lies beside him. Behind him, three more people sit in meditation: one in orange robes on a circular stone-edged platform at right, and two in white garments further back. White chalk kolam designs decorate the ground, and a thin wisp of incense smoke rises near the upper left.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest. Behind him are palm trees and a light haze of smoke. Two more men sit in the background: one on the left in white ritual dhoti and shawl beside an orange stone pedestal, and one on the right in orange robes. A brass kamandalu-style vessel sits at the lower left on the ground.2010-09-20September 21 20102010-09-21A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion on bare ground, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads reaching his chest, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him are a white wall, green shrubs, a thatched fence and a palm tree. Small flower petals and white and yellow rangoli-like markings lie on the ground around him.2010-11-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a matching draped wrap and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and swept-back black hair. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, two other saffron-robed men sit in meditation, one in white dhoti with a shaved head, amid palm trees and a red stone structure at left. The setting appears to be an open-air ashram or satsang ground.2010-09-20A man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe draped over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left edge. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and a third in orange robes sit blurred in the background near an orange temple-style structure and palm trees. a person: the seated central figure matches the saffron robe, long rudraksha mala and forehead marking cues.2010-09-20A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, placed on a woven mat over a patterned rug set in gravel. He wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a brass pot. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti with yellow flower offerings sits on an orange pedestal, and an orange-walled courtyard fills the background.2011-02-01August 03 20102010-08-03A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground in front of him, and a white stepped structure with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands to the left. Behind him, two men in white clothes sit on the ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, beside a bed of grey ash and charcoal. Palm and frangipani trees surround the courtyard, indicating an ashram setting.2010-07-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on a wooden platform covered with a woven mat, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long double strand of rudraksha beads across his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him on the ground sits a brass water vessel with a spout, on a patterned mat. Behind him stands a dark stone statue with tilak markings and yellow flowers at its base, and a terracotta-coloured pedestal. The setting is an open paved courtyard with orange walls and trees in soft background focus. The figure has a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, and the presentation is consistent with a person, so the person is identified in this description only by appearance-based cues.2011-02-01 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-06February 01 20112011-02-01 +3 copiesA man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat over a mat, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, in a sunlit outdoor setting with palm trees, a bald man in white cloth sits to the left and another man in saffron robes sits meditating to the right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in the lower left foreground, and an orange stone structure stands at the left edge. Given the visible cues of swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, this is Swamiji (probable), shown meditating.2010-09-20