A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border draped over his left shoulder and a long double strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck. He has a red kumkum dot on his forehead and hair swept back. Behind him is a pale, blurred expanse of water and a stone step. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border draped over his left shoulder and a long double strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck. He has a red kumkum dot on his forehead and hair swept back. Behind him is a pale, blurred expanse of water and a stone step.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation outdoors beside pale water, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange draped garment with maroon borders over one shoulder and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads reaching his chest. He has a red bindi and a vertical tilak on his forehead and swept-back dark hair. He sits on an orange cushion, his hands resting on his knees. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, and multi-strand rudraksha mala match the page's Swamiji reference, so this appears to be the Paramahamsa Nithyananda figure in dhyana, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.

A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, in front of a pale water surface. He wears an orange saffron sannyasi garment with a maroon border draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads hanging to his waist. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. A small brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge. Appearance-based cues suggest a person as the meditating figure, given long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.

2011-01-31 +1 copies

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, against a pale light background. He wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border draped over one shoulder, a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead with sacred ash marks. His hands rest in a meditative pose.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion outdoors, with a pale water background. He wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and has a red bindi-style mark on his forehead. His hands rest on his knees and a small brass vessel sits at the lower edge of the frame.

A man sits cross-legged on an orange mat in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron-style wrap with a maroon border and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. He has a red bindi on his forehead and slicked-back dark hair, and his hands rest on his knees. Behind him is a pale, blurred background of water and stone steps. Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues. Photograph of one person meditating.

A man sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, in front of a pale, rippling water surface. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe with maroon edging over one shoulder and a long double strand of rudraksha beads around his neck. A red bindi and white tilak mark his forehead, and his hands rest open on his knees. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas, a sannyasi seated in meditation.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, eyes closed and face calm. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with maroon borders and a long double-strand rudraksha mala across his chest. A red bindi/tilak marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. Behind him is a pale, blurred water or riverside setting. The lower left corner shows a small brass vessel. The figure's distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair match the page's appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion beside calm water. He wears an orange saffron robe with maroon borders draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A small red dot marks his forehead, and his hands rest in mudra on his knees.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing orange saffron robes with maroon borders draped over one shoulder and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hanging to his waist. He has slicked-back dark hair and a red bindi-style tilak on his forehead. His left foot rests visibly on his right thigh in a lotus-type seat, and a brass vessel sits at the bottom edge of the frame. The background is a pale, blurred water or stone surface.

A man sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on an orange cloth mat outdoors, eyes closed, with a pale water surface behind him. He wears an orange saffron wrap with a maroon border over one shoulder, a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads across his chest, and a red bindi with a white tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas are visible cues; the page identifies this morning satsang and meditation context. The figure is alone in the frame.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a cushioned seat outdoors, eyes closed, in front of a pale stone or water backdrop. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder with a maroon border, and a long double strand of brown rudraksha beads hangs across his chest. A red kumkum dot marks his forehead, and his dark hair is swept back. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas are visible cues, and he is shown in meditation at this event. The image is a photograph of a single seated meditator with no other people visible.