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A framed photograph with a dark wooden frame lies on a rumpled off-white linen cloth. The print shows a seated sadhu in meditation posture on a flat stone platform before a rocky, green-grey mountain slope. He wears an orange cloth wrap, an orange head covering, and several dark beaded rudraksha malas across his bare chest, with his arms extended forward and resting on his knees. The photograph is faded with a warm tint. a person appears in the print, shown as a meditating sannyasi in orange robes with rudraksha malas, but the cues are limited to a head covering and beads, so identity remains uncertain.

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A framed photograph lies flat on rumpled linen. Inside the dark wooden frame, a man sits cross-legged in meditation on a pale stone platform against green hills. He wears an orange headwrap, bare-chested with long dark rudraksha malas and an orange cloth around his waist, hands resting in his lap. A brass vessel sits at his side.2011-10-24May 24 19941994-05-24 +1 copiesA framed photograph of two elderly sadhus in orange robes, displayed on a white cloth. The upper photograph shows a seated man with grey hair, a red tilak and a red rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged before a white wall and a window, with a brass kalasha and a stone slab beside him. The lower photograph shows a smaller seated figure in orange on a stone platform against a green hillside. The image is a photo of a printed picture in a wooden frame; the two inner photographs are not visible physical people in the scene.2011-10-24An older photograph, slightly faded, of a seated sadhu in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest. He sits cross-legged on a spotted animal skin spread over a rocky outcrop, with a small brass pot or kalasha placed beside him. Behind him rises a barren, rocky hillside with sparse shrubs. The figure has white hair knotted on top and a calm, meditative posture. Appearance is consistent with a meditating sannyasi, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2011-10-24Mataji Vibhutananda PuriA vintage colour photograph of a bare-chested man seated in lotus posture on a concrete platform in a rocky, scrubby hillside landscape with a rounded peak behind him. He wears an orange saffron head wrap, a white forehead mark, a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange dhoti, with his hands resting on his knees and a brass pot or vessel beside him.A framed photograph of a handwritten Tamil letter hangs on a pale wall above a beige surface. The framed page has a dark wooden frame with a gold inner edge. At the top of the page is a small colour photograph of a seated man in orange robes and white garment, sitting on a stone platform in front of a rocky mountain and green shrubs. Below the photo, several lines of handwritten Tamil script fill the page, ending with a date written in the lower left. No physical people are present in the scene.2011-10-24October 24 20112011-10-24A small rectangular photograph printed on a glossy card, laid flat on a crumpled off-white linen cloth. It shows a bare-chested young man seated in lotus posture on a flat rock in a dry, rocky hillside landscape, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and several beaded rudraksha-style malas, and a red star-like mark is drawn over his chest. A Tamil caption in red letters appears along the bottom edge of the card, and a faint purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner of the surrounding cloth. The card shows yellowed, faded colour and wear along its edges.2011-10-24A framed double photograph with a dark wood frame and gold inner edge rests on a cream linen cloth. The left print shows a standing figure in orange robes on a dirt path before a grassy, cloud-capped hill. The right print shows a shaved-headed man in orange robes seated cross-legged on a rock before green foliage, with a red tilak on his forehead. A printed caption on the rock reads "Swami NithyanandaJi Maharaj". The figure on the right is a depiction in print and shows orange robes and a shaved head; the figure on the left is too small to judge.2011-10-24A framed handwritten document hangs on a white cloth-draped wall. At the top is a small photograph of a seated figure in orange and red robes on a stone platform against a rocky, scrub-covered hillside. Below the photo, the page is filled with handwritten Tamil script in dark ink, dated 24.5.94 at the bottom. No people are physically present in the room.2011-10-24 +1 copiesMay 26 20062006-05-26