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A photograph of a seated man in a meditative posture on an orange cushion on a raised platform in front of a large dark stone Nandi bull statue. He wears a green garment with a red-and-gold bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, a red bindi on his forehead, and a long necklace of gold beads. His hands rest in his lap and his gaze is directed upward and to the side. The Nandi statue wears a garland of white, yellow and red flowers and a bell-studded chain. Behind them stand additional stone sculptures and palm trees.

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A seated man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in front of a dark stone deity murti of Shiva's lingam-form shrine, draped in marigold-like flower garlands with red and yellow blooms. He wears a green silk garment with red and gold woven borders, a heavy necklace of gold beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap in a meditative posture, and his eyes look off to the side. Behind him are stone pillars and palm foliage, with an orange stepped platform in the foreground.2011-06-09A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on a raised stone platform outside a temple. He wears a green garment with a red and gold bordered wrap, a red bindi on his forehead, and a long necklace of gold bell-like beads. His hands rest in his lap and he gazes upward. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities, one holding a long staff, and a dark stone Nandi bull decorated with marigold garlands and bells. Brass lamps sit at the front of the platform, and green trees fill the background.2011-06-09A seated man in meditation with closed eyes wears saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl draped over his head and shoulders, and a long string of gold beads around his neck. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. He sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in front of a dark stone Nandi bull statue decorated with a yellow and red marigold garland. Behind him is a grey stone standing figure and an orange stone pedestal. The setting is outdoors with greenery in the background.2011-07-15June 09 20112011-06-09A man in saffron orange robes sits cross-legged in lotus pose on a woven mat, eyes closed, meditating outdoors. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with marigold and red flower garlands and a pink and gold cloth, seated on a tiered orange pedestal. A blurred statue stands in the background, and a small brass vessel and flower petals lie near the mat. The man appears to match the Swamiji cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable).2010-11-09June 07 20112011-06-07February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion placed on a woven mat, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a draped shawl and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with white and multicoloured flower garlands and beaded necklaces, set on an orange-painted stepped platform with scattered petals on the ground and a palm tree in the background.2010-09-16February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, on a woven mat at an outdoor courtyard. He wears a saffron-orange draped robe and a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large black stone Nandi bull draped in a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, on an orange-red plinth, with grey stone figures of attendants in the background. A brass kalasha sits at lower left on the ground with coloured powder patterns nearby. Appearance-based candidate for the teacher, sitting in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and tilak; probable. +1 copiesFebruary 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesAugust 15 20102010-08-15