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A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on a woven mat in front of him. Behind him, four men in plain white dhotis and white shawls sit on mats outdoors, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, in a courtyard with palm trees, a white building and woven bamboo fencing. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation as the focal figure.

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September 18 20102010-09-18A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation, with a red bindi on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over the chest. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge. Around him on the bare ground are about five other seated participants in white ritual clothes: several wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, one wears an orange top, and a woman in orange sits behind. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred wood from a fire pit, with a bamboo fence and palm trees in the background. The scene suggests a fire ritual being observed in meditation.2010-07-272010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man seated in meditation on an orange cushion at the centre of a sandy outdoor ground dotted with ash-filled fire pits. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and a small red tilak on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits in the foreground. Behind him, several participants in white ritual clothes, some with yellow shawls and white mala necklaces, sit in meditation among coconut palms, with a white building and a bamboo fence in the background. The scene suggests a sacred fire ritual or pancha-tapas practice.2010-07-23September 22 20102010-09-22A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, dressed in a sleeveless orange saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, several men in white dhoti-style clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on grey ash-covered ground, with coconut palms and a white building in the background. A brass bowl is visible at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be an outdoor meditation or homa-site gathering.2010-07-15October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. Beside him on the ground is a small brass vessel. Behind him, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation near a small fire of ash. a person is seated in the foreground in the saffron robes and rudraksha mala, meditating.2010-08-082010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual yard with sandy ground and scattered ash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting over a brass kettle-like vessel. Behind him a second man in orange robes sits on the ground, and several people in white clothes with orange or red cloths sit further back amid smoke from a fire. Small green shrubs, a white building with a red door and a tiled roof sit in the background, along with a plastic water bottle and a folded mat.2010-08-08