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A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a woven mat in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest, and a vertical mark on his forehead. His hands rest on a polished brass vessel with a spout placed on the mat before him. Around him is a circular ring of grey ash or gravel edged with pink-and-white painted floor patterns and a tiled pavement. Behind is a white wall, a corrugated roof building, palm trees and a small shrine area at right.

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February 21 20112011-02-21A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat atop a wooden seat in a courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a maroon border and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style pot with a spout sits on the mat beside him, resting within a circle of grey gravel edged with pink and green rangoli-like markings. Behind him are a white building with a corrugated roof, a red pillar and tree foliage. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala) is seated in meditation; the scene is a yoga or meditation setting outdoors.2011-02-21 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on a wooden platform over a straw mat, palms pressed together in namaste in front of his chest. He wears saffron-orange robes with a matching wrap over the shoulder, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and his long dark hair is swept back. Beside him on the mat stands a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with gravel edging, a red pillar, a green-roofed white building and a tree behind. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues, shown here in a seated prayer pose beside a brass pot.2011-02-21February 21 20112011-02-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a maroon band, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Beside him on the sandy ground stands a polished brass pot with a spout. Behind him a warm terracotta-red wall and a palm trunk are lit by low golden sunlight, with coloured chalk or powder patterns on the ground.2011-03-05 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20112011-02-25February 25 20112011-02-25A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform covered with an orange cushion and a woven mat. He has his eyes closed, wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a long strand of rudraksha beads, and has a red tilak on his forehead. His hair is swept back. A brass vessel sits at the lower left corner, and an orange pillar stands at the left edge beside a paved stone courtyard with small coloured kolam designs on the ground.2011-01-31A man sits cross-legged on a wooden meditation seat with eyes closed in a calm outdoor courtyard, meditating in a yoga pose. He wears orange saffron robes with a maroon-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair tied back. A small brass water pot (kamandalu-style vessel) sits on the mat beside him, and a woven mat lies beneath the seat. Behind him are orange walls, a palm tree and an orange stone pillar. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas are visible cues, while the page only identifies the event as meditation.2011-01-31February 23 20112011-02-23A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors, hands resting in his lap. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a red sash across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left on the ground. Behind him stands a tall terracotta-coloured wall with tree trunks in front, and two people in light clothing are partially visible at the right edge. The person appears to be in meditation or satsang. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a sash, consistent with a sannyasi-style presentation.2011-03-05A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat over a woven straw mat, hands clasped in his lap and eyes closed. He wears a long mala of dark rudraksha beads and a small red mark on his forehead. A brass pot with a spout stands on the left edge of a sand-and-gravel floor with a colourful patterned mat. Behind him is a dark stone statue with yellow flower offerings on a tall orange pedestal, and an orange-hued courtyard with trees. The setting suggests an outdoor ashram meditation scene. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the appearance-based label, seated in meditation near the shrine, with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues.2011-02-01