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A man with long, loose dark hair and a small red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushioned seat on a woven mat in an outdoor setting with palm trees and soft sunlight. He wears a red draped garment with dark blue borders and a heavy gold necklace of large beaded links with a central bird pendant. A silver kalasha-style vessel sits on the mat at lower left. In the blurred background, another person in white clothing stands near a pale building. He is seated in meditation posture, gazing to the side.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a woven mat outdoors, wearing a red shawl with dark blue border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a central gold pendant. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at the lower left, and a lone figure in white clothing stands in soft-focus palm trees behind him. Other visible people are not present beyond the background figure.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, outdoors on a mat with gravel edging. He wears a draped saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, and a white and red tilak on his forehead. His gaze is lifted to the side. A brass water vessel with a spout sits at his left, and a red pillar and blurred green trees stand behind him. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala are visible cues, though the appearance is not conclusive.2011-02-25 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22A seated man in meditation pose on a wooden seat with an orange cushion, on a woven mat outdoors. He wears a red-orange shawl with a patterned border and a bindi, long dark swept-back hair, a multi-strand gold rudraksha-style bead mala, and a gold cobra armlet. Behind him are palm trees, stone shrines and a red-orange temple pillar.2010-12-28A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a woven mat outdoors, gazing off to the side with hands folded in his lap. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a long gold ceremonial necklace of beads and pendant, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Long, swept-back hair falls past his shoulders. A small metal bowl sits on a wooden stand in front of him. Behind him are a red pillar, a banana plant, potted plants, stone blocks and palm trees, with a white wall and a second person partially visible in the background. The appearance of this person with long hair, saffron-toned clothing and gold necklace is a probable match for Swamiji, shown in a meditative seated posture.2010-12-22A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with golden zari border sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat, eyes closed, in a meditative pose. He wears a long gold-and-black bead necklace, long swept-back dark hair, and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kendi or pot sits in the foreground, and a rangoli-style chalk design with pink and blue motifs lies on the ground behind him. Red metal poles stand at left and idols are visible in the background. The appearance and attire fit the a person description, seated in meditation at an outdoor ritual space.2010-11-21A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with gold border, and a long gold rudraksha-style bead mala with gold ornaments around his neck. He sits on an orange cushion on a mat, hands resting in a mudra, with a brass kalasha-style pot with spout placed in front of him. Behind him stand red metal poles framing an open-air structure, with rangoli designs in white, pink and blue on the ground. The appearance matches the page's a person reference only in general cues, so identity remains uncertain.2010-11-21December 22 20102010-12-22A seated man meditates with eyes closed on a woven mat in front of an orange temple structure. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment with gold borders, draped over one shoulder, and a heavy gold bead necklace with dark accents. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a red bindi marks his forehead. His hands rest in a meditation mudra on his lap. Behind him, a tiered orange base is decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands, and the ground is patterned with white and coloured kolam-style lines and dark pebbles. The figure's appearance, long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification of the meditating sannyasi.2010-11-21