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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a mat in a dusty, unfinished outdoor area with scattered gravel and a pile of bricks behind him. He wears saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder, a small red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. His eyes are lowered and his hands are clasped in his lap. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a second seated man in white clothing sits quietly. A wooden post and a faint purple logo appear at the edges.

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A photograph of an outdoor scene on a dirt and gravel ground. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti with red-striped border sits cross-legged on a green mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, a small red bindi on his forehead, a bracelet and wristwatch on his wrist. Behind him, out of focus, a second man with a shaved head sits in meditation wearing white garments and a white shawl. A wooden post and a pale wall are in the background.2010-09-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, hands folded in his lap, gazing to the side in calm meditation. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak on his forehead, and a shawl drapes over his shoulders. A brass vessel sits in the lower foreground on the platform. Behind him on a paved courtyard stands a second man in orange robes with a gold necklace, hands clasped, facing away. Coloured rangoli-style patterns and gravel are on the floor, with a tiled courtyard, bamboo fence, corrugated roofs and palm trees in the background.2011-02-17February 18 20112011-02-18 +2 copiesA single man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat over a woven mat. He wears an orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and an orange lower garment, with a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands rest clasped in his lap. A brass vessel stands at his left. Behind him are a red stone pillar and a paved courtyard with blurred grey stupa-like structures and trees.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron shawl and matching robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat on a sandy patch with a circular platform of grey gravel. Their eyes are closed, hands folded in lap, with a red bindi on the forehead. A small brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits to the left. Behind is a white stepped structure with scattered flower petals.2010-07-24A man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange robe with a small red bindi on his forehead and short dark hair. A small brass vessel sits on the mat at lower left. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti figures on pedestals and a red-orange pillar at the left edge, with paved ground and trees beyond.2011-02-17 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors, on a paved stone courtyard. He wears a long orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and orange robes, with a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair swept back. His hands rest clasped in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits on a woven mat to his left, and reddish-orange stone pillars and dark stone sculptures stand in the background among trees. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in meditation posture with saffron shawl, orange robes and a long swept-back hairstyle.2011-02-12A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform on a mat outdoors, meditating with hands folded in his lap. He wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a small red mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the mat to his left. Behind him a flatbed cart with large spoked wheels and a dark stone or metal sculpture stand against palm trees, and a stack of orange-red cushions or platforms sits on the right.2011-02-14September 06 20102010-09-06A seated man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with hands clasped, and another person in white sits behind. Smoke rises in the foreground from a fire pit, with white stone steps and tropical plants in the background. A brass vessel lies at the lower left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20112011-02-12 +2 copiesA man sits cross-legged outdoors on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, atop a woven straw mat. He wears a flowing orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his body, with a small red bindi on his forehead and long, swept-back dark hair. His hands rest folded in his lap. A brass vessel with a spout stands at the lower left of the frame. Behind him are stone or granite figures and a paved courtyard with green foliage. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron ochre clothing and a shawl, which are distinctive presentation cues, so he is labelled as a probable candidate for the Swamiji.2011-02-12