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A man in orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, on a woven mat outdoors. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kettle-shaped vessel sits beside him on the mat. In the foreground a white pigeon walks on the mat. Behind him is a large dark stone sculpture of a bull with flower offerings at its base, a red brick wall, and palm trees under pale sky.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with a folded orange cloth cushion. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead, and has his eyes closed with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and red flower garland, set on white stepped pedestal platforms. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to the left, and a white dove stands on white kolam-style powder drawings on the sandy ground in front of him. Grey ash is scattered on the ground, and a grey and orange backpack lies to the right.2010-07-15A man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a mat within a circular ring of ash on a paved courtyard. A brass pot stands at his left. Behind him rests a large black stone Nandi bull draped with a white cloth, with orange-painted stone pedestals and palm trees in the background. A white dove walks along the blue-bordered woven mat. The page identifies a person as present, but the figure's appearance alone is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so the identity is marked unsure.2011-02-01A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in lotus-style meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven reed mat inside a circular ash-covered ring marked with blue and pink lines on a paved courtyard. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left. Behind him a large dark stone Nandi statue draped in white cloth sits on a terracotta plinth, and a white pigeon walks on the mat at lower right. Palm trees and an orange brick wall fill the background. The man has a red tilak on his forehead and a visible red-and-white band pattern on his wrist, and his appearance matches the distinctive orange robes and rudraksha cues, so this is a person.2011-02-01A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, on a woven mat over a sandy ground with a small patterned cloth. He wears an orange robe draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red bindi on his forehead, with his hands resting in his lap. A white pigeon stands in the foreground, and palm trees and an orange wall appear in the blurred background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2011-02-01A man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti seated on a white pedestal is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A white dove stands on white kolam-style chalk designs on the sandy ground, with a red flower placed nearby and a brass vessel at the left edge. At the right edge, a seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits beside a grey and orange bag. Setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform draped with an orange cloth. He wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti draped in a yellow and red flower garland atop a white tiered pedestal. A white pigeon stands in the foreground on ash and white kolam designs, with a red rose nearby. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a grey-orange backpack sit in the background, and a small brass vessel is at the left edge.2010-07-15A man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat on a paved courtyard. A circular raised ring of ash-grey material surrounds the seat, with a brass kalasha-style pot placed at its edge and a woven mat laid in front. Behind him stands a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white cloth and decorated with flower garlands, on a terracotta plinth, with other deity sculptures beside it. A woman in an orange sari walks in the background near a terracotta wall and palm trees, and a pigeon stands on the mat in the foreground. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2011-02-01July 22 20102010-07-22A seated man in an orange saffron robe and long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, hands resting in his lap in meditation. He has a red tilak on his forehead and short dark hair. Beside him stands a brass kamandalu-style vessel on a mat, and behind him a dark stone deity murti with garlands rests on a red-orange plinth in an outdoor courtyard with palm trees. The orange-clad figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the image alone leaves identity uncertain.2011-02-01July 22 20102010-07-22A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless robe draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal with a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands and shell-and-bead necklaces. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits meditating at the right beside a grey and orange backpack. A white dove stands on ash-covered ground near a red flower and white rangoli-style chalk markings. Ash and charcoal are scattered across the sandy ground.2010-07-15A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in front of a white shrine, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him a dark deity murti is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Smoke rises around the platform, white and grey ash lies on the ground, and a brass kalasha vessel sits to the left. A white dove walks in the foreground beside a red rose, with white chalk kolam designs on the ground. A backpack rests at the right edge of the shrine.2010-07-15