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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat over a small wooden seat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe with maroon-and-gold edging and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him on the stone-tiled ground stands a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout. Behind him is a large dark stone statue draped with a maroon and gold cloth, on an orange-painted pedestal, with more grey stone sculptures and a row of red signboards in the background, under palm trees and hanging orange and blue banners. A Swamiji (probable) figure is shown in saffron with rudraksha and long swept-back hair, seated in meditation.

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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe with maroon-edged borders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kettle-shaped vessel sits on the mat beside him. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti draped in a red and white shawl with a garland, set on an orange pedestal, surrounded by grey stone statues of deities and small red signboards on the sandy ground. Orange and red festoon banners hang from a pole above. Palm trees and a clear sky are visible. The photo carries a faint copyright overlay in the lower right, which is not transcribed.2010-11-07October 27 20102010-10-27A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a woven mat over a stone platform, eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. His right hand rests near a small brass kalasha-style vessel with scattered flower petals. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal bearing a dark stone deity murti garlanded with red, yellow and purple flowers. Grey stone deity sculptures and carvings stand in rows on a sandy courtyard beside red signboards, with palm trees behind. The man is a candidate matching several cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala), so this is a person in person, seated in meditation or puja. A green patterned cloth lies in the lower right corner.2010-10-26 +1 copiesNovember 07 20102010-11-07November 20 20102010-11-20October 15 20102010-10-15November 07 20102010-11-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in a mudra on a mat, on a stone platform ringed with white gravel and chalk kolam designs. Long hair falls to his shoulders, a red rudraksha mala hangs on his chest, and a red tilak marks his forehead. A brass kalasha sits beside him and a pink flower lies on the ground. Behind him stands an orange plinth with a dark stone Shiva linga draped in orange and white flower garlands, surrounded by stone deity murti statues and small placards. Sunlight flares through palm fronds. a person: long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala suggest the a person candidate, seated in meditation at a panchatapas site.2010-11-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden seat over a woven mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a vertical tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal, draped with a garland of yellow, white and purple flowers. Surrounding him are black stone deity murtis and a red-brick wall, with palm trees in the background. The scene is an outdoor meditation or satsang setting with a pink and blue border on the platform.2010-11-30A photograph of a man seated in meditation in lotus posture on a woven mat atop a raised circular stone platform with grey gravel edging, in an outdoor temple garden. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and hands in a mudra on his lap. Behind him stands an orange brick shrine with a black stone Shiva lingam or shivalinga adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A brass kalasha or water vessel and a pink flower sit beside him, with a decorative rangoli or kolam drawn in green and white around the platform.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, a man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a raised circular platform inside a ring of white stones and decorative floor art. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, and his long hair is braided. A brass kalasha/pot sits beside him on the platform. Behind him stands a large orange-red stepped pedestal holding a black stone Shivalinga/Nandi-type sculpture garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. Dark stone deity statues and palm trees surround the scene, and small red-bordered signs stand along the path.2010-11-18 +1 copies