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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform on sandy ground. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair tied back. In front of him sits a brass kendi-style vessel with a handle and spout. Behind him, two other men sit on the ground: one in orange robes and one bare-chested in white dhoti, near white sculpted figures. Behind them is an orange-tiled roofed building, palm trees and a cart with items on it.

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A man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a matching orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle and spout sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, a blurred figure in white sits near orange-painted buildings, and a yellow shrub is visible at the left edge. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-22A photograph of an outdoor ashram scene. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden seat, hands folded, eyes closed, with long swept-back dark hair. Before him on a blue mat sits a brass kettle-shaped vessel. Three other men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation behind and beside him on the sandy ground, with a row of small grey stone deity figures and a wooden stack in the background, plus an orange-walled building and palm trees.2010-08-30A man in profile sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat, eyes closed, a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout beside him on a woven mat. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, with a white and red tilak on his forehead and dark hair tied back. Behind him, another person in white sits blurred, and orange-roofed buildings and a wooden table stand in the background. Kolam-style white floor drawings are visible on the ground. The scene suggests a meditation or puja setting outdoors.2010-09-22Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground decorated with white kolam designs. In the foreground a man with long hair tied back sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle placed before him. Behind him to the left, another man in orange robes sits with hands folded, and further back a bald man in white sits in meditation. Orange-painted buildings with tiled roofs, green shrubs and trees form the background, and a wooden cart-like table with cloth-covered items stands on the right. This appears to be a meditation or puja setting.2010-09-22A photograph of a seated man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a long dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed, palms resting in his lap, meditating on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform. A brass vessel with a handle sits in the lower foreground. Behind him, three or more men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on bare earth, with small fire embers or ash visible on the ground. A row of stone deity murtis stands against an orange-painted building with a corrugated roof, and green shrubs and palm trees fill the background.2010-09-16Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on a wooden seat cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a small red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits on the ground in front. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation, and several stone deity murtis stand on pedestals beside a coral-orange building, with palm trees and a stack of firewood nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though appearance is only a candidate cue.2010-08-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04A man in an orange saffron sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a meditative posture with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on the ground, some with heads bowed. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left, and white buildings and palm trees stand in the background.2010-09-07Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation on a sandy ground with palm trees and a bamboo fence behind. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron/orange cloth, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded and eyes closed. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits with hands clasped, and a man in orange robes sits with head bowed. Other seated men in white and orange are partly visible further back. A brass kettle-shaped vessel stands in the lower left, with a brass plate near the group. The seated man in the foreground has distinctive long hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji (probable).2010-09-07July 11 20102010-07-11September 17 20102010-09-17A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18