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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform on a circular gravel bed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears saffron-orange robes with a darker orange-and-maroon border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a black stone Shiva Linga-style murti on an orange pedestal is garlanded with white and red flower garlands. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, and grey stone deity statues stand in the background under green foliage.

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April 05 20112011-04-05April 05 20112011-04-05April 07 20112011-04-07A man in an orange sleeveless robe and saffron wrap sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a woven mat before an orange-painted stepped platform. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at the left edge of the mat, and a small maroon cloth lies on the right. Behind him a large black stone deity statue is adorned with red and white garlands, flanked by a black shivalinga and a carved cobra-hooded figure. Palm trees and foliage fill the background, and red signboards with white lettering stand near the platform.2010-09-10September 01 20102010-09-01A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a low wooden platform on a woven mat, with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and dark hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits to his left on the mat, and a small teal and maroon patterned cloth lies in front. Behind him, a figure in white dhoti and shawl sits with hands folded near a ring of grey ash, and another person in white stands at the left edge. The ground is bare earth scattered with charcoal and white kolam-style lines.2010-09-09October 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears an orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala, with a small red bindi on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the bare ground. Behind him stand a wooden post, red signboards with white script, and orange stone pillars at an open outdoor ashram yard.2010-08-30September 01 20102010-09-01A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform inside a circular ring of dark gravel bordered by coloured floor patterns, on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange-saffron garment over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead, and gazes upward with eyes half-open in meditation. Beside him sits a brass kalasha/pot. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull wearing a yellow and red marigold garland sits on a red-brown plinth, with more black stone statues and palm and frangipani plants in the background. The pose and setting suggest a guided meditation practice.2011-02-20 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20102010-09-01A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat inside a circle of grey sand on a paved courtyard. He is bare-chested apart from an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over the upper body with a golden border, and wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Beside him stands a brass pot. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, set on an orange-red pedestal. Ornamental stone animal figures and palms stand in the background. The man is a seated devotee in meditation; the figure's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2011-04-07