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Outdoor meditation session on sandy ground, with a white shrine adorned with red and yellow flower garlands at the left edge. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a wooden plank, wearing an orange saffron wrap, eyes closed, hands folded. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a bindi, shown seated in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in meditation on wooden planks over circular ash-marked patterns. A brass kalasha stands on the left and a grey pigeon walks in the foreground. Palms and plumeria trees fill the background.

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Outdoor photograph of a group meditation near a white stone structure garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes with a draped orange shawl, dark rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in lap on a low wooden platform, beside a small brass vessel. Behind and beside him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, one with a white tilak mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas. A white dove sits in the blurred foreground. Palms and shrubs fill the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual setting with a black stone Shiva linga draped in a multicolour flower garland on a white stepped plinth. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a saffron-orange garment, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. Beside him on the ground is a small brass kalasha, and a circle of grey ash or stone chips surrounds the seat. To the right, two men in white dhoti-style clothing sit in meditation, one wearing a yellow shawl, with another man in white further back. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the scene, and pigeons walk on the ground.2010-07-04Outdoors in a garden setting with palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Behind him a black stone deity murti is garlanded with red and orange flowers and stands on a white plinth. Around him are several people in white clothes with yellow shawls seated on the ground, one with a backpack placed nearby. White doves walk on white chalk kolam designs drawn on the sandy ground, and a brass pot sits at the left edge beside a ring of grey ash. The man has long hair and a red tilak on his forehead; visible cues are saffron robes and rudraksha beads, so he is a person candidate in meditation. Several white-clad devotees are seated in the background.2010-07-15Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, a line of men sit cross-legged in meditation within a fire-ritual setup, with grey ash circles on the ground and thin smoke rising. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe and orange head covering, with a dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him others wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and malas, hands resting in their laps. A white dove stands on a white stone ledge at right, and a white pillar with a garland is at left, with plants and a block wall behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo in a temple courtyard with sandy ground and a ring of grey gravel. A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, on a low wooden seat at the centre of the ring. A dark stone Nandi bull with a red-and-yellow marigold garland sits on a white plinth behind him, flanked by carved dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees. To the right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits on a mat with hands folded. Behind, women in white and yellow shawls and one woman in an orange-and-white sari sit in meditation. A brass kalasha stands near the seated man, and several white and grey pigeons peck on the sand in the foreground.2010-07-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on sandy ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala. A white dove stands beside him, and a small red flower lies near his knee. Behind him is a white stepped pedestal with a dark stone lingam draped in marigold garlands, flanked by palm trees. Stone deity statues stand to the left. Other people in white and yellow sit nearby in the background, and white kolam-like chalk lines are drawn on the ground in front of him.2010-07-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated sadhaka in saffron-orange robes with a draped hood over the head and a rudraksha mala around the neck, sitting cross-legged on a wooden platform at the center of a circle of grey ash. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in meditation on the ground. Two white pigeons and one grey pigeon walk on the sandy ground in the foreground. Behind them are a white stone pillar, a thatched fence, white buildings, a bicycle, and grey stone statues.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of several people seated on a sandy ground with ash-grey patches, in a tropical setting with plumeria trees and a low wall behind. In the foreground at left, a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed, on a low wooden seat. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and red tilak sits with eyes closed. Further back, two men in white robes with rudraksha malas sit in meditation. A white dove or pigeon blurs in the foreground, and a brass vessel rests at the left edge beside a white stone pillar.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a central figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead, seated cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation on a sandy ground covered with grey ash. Two grey pigeons are in sharp focus in the foreground. Behind him, two men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in meditation, one with hands folded in lap, and another figure in white sits further back. A white pedestal with marigold and flower garlands stands at left, with palms and frangipani plants behind, and a low brick wall at right. Smoke rises faintly in the background.2010-07-07