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Outdoors under a large banyan tree, a young man with a shaved head sits cross-legged in meditation on a dark polished stone platform. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with an orange-and-green border, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has a vertical vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead with hands resting open on his knees. Beside him a woman in a grey-green patterned salwar and white scarf sits with hands folded in her lap, eyes closed. Behind them, a man in white bends forward in a bowing posture, and another person in white kneels in prostration at the right edge.

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A photograph outdoors under a large banyan tree with a bald, eyes-closed man in the foreground, wearing a white dhoti with a red-and-gold bordered shawl, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, seated in meditative stillness. Behind him, two people in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, one a man in a white kurta and one a woman in a white sari with gold border, with a woman in a patterned top seated at the left edge. The ground is a stone or tiled walkway, with a red wall and pillars in the background.2010-12-312008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish-brown earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a red-and-white ash mark on his brow and white horizontal markings on his shoulders and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are dense green plants with white flowers and palm trees. The posture and white ritual dress suggest a sannyasi or devotee in meditation, but the appearance cues do not clearly establish any named individual, so the identity is uncertain.2010-09-14A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, in front of a red-orange wall. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white kurta and dhoti with red and green borders sits in prayer, his hands at his chest, and a bangle on his wrist. To the left an older man in an orange vest over white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded. To the right a woman in white salwar and dupatta with a black beaded necklace prays with hands folded in her lap, and a young woman with long light hair in a pale top, and others in yellow and white, sit behind them. The setting suggests a satsang or group prayer.2010-09-02A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a silver bangle and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead. Three horizontal white ash lines mark his upper arm and shoulder, and his hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him are frangipani trees with white flowers and dense green foliage. The man is a devotee or priest; no a person appearance cues are visible.2010-09-14A young boy with closed eyes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat atop a large grey rock, barefoot, in a white kurta and white dhoti. He wears a dark beaded mala with a round pendant around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other white-clad students sit in meditation among trees, shrubs and dirt ground in an outdoor grove. Partially visible at the left edge is another seated person in white. The setting is a forested open area with grass and scattered boulders.Four men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed on green mats over bare ground, in an outdoor meditation setting. Ash-white lines mark the foreheads of several, and red-brown and black mala beads hang at their chests. The man in front has a red tilak and a dark bead necklace, with clasped hands and bangles. Frangipani trees and palms stand behind, with a yellow pillar at right. Ash piles lie on the ground beside them.2010-09-14A photograph of one man seated cross-legged outdoors on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap. He has a shaved head with white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on the forehead, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, plus a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a silver bangle on one wrist. White ash-like streaks mark his upper arms and shoulder. Behind him stand plumeria trees with white flowers and broad green leaves.2010-09-14A man seated cross-legged on the ground in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, two women in white saris sit in meditation near a white stone platform decorated with red and white flower garlands. A large green leaf blurs the foreground edge of the frame, and the ground is bare earth with scattered ash-like debris.2010-07-15Several people in plain white clothes sit cross-legged outdoors on a stone-edged dais beneath large trees, eyes closed in meditation. A man on the left has his palms pressed together in namaste; beside him a woman in a white shawl with a gold border sits in quiet prayer. A man in the centre-right wears a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a small red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers sits with hands resting on his knees, and an identification badge hangs at his chest. In the foreground a woman with cropped hair and a white shawl with embroidery sits with a serene expression. Red earth, a green pipe and foliage surround the scene.2010-10-052008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with red-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on bare earth with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and a white tilak on his forehead, and white ash stripes on his arms and shoulder. Behind him stand palm trees and leafy plumeria shrubs with white flowers. No one else is visible. The person is an unidentified meditator in white; appearance does not clearly establish a person, so the identity is marked unsure.2010-09-14