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A photo of a man with long dark hair sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat on a mat outdoors, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind him stands a large black stone deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands, and a grey stone sculpture stands to the left. A brass kalasha sits at the lower left edge, with a red flower petal on the mat. Orange walls and green trees form the background.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with the cloth draped over one shoulder, a long black rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stands a black stone deity murti draped with a red and yellow flower garland, beside an orange-painted stone platform and greenery.2010-09-14A seated man in deep meditation sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a wooden platform outdoors. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and torso, a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and has a red bindi on his forehead; his eyes are closed and his hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and purple flower garland, beside orange terracotta temple steps with scattered petals. Dark, long hair falls to his shoulders. The scene reads as a quiet meditation or pada puja setting. Probable Swamiji cues present: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2010-08-28A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven straw mat in front of an orange stepped plinth topped by a dark stone deity murti draped with red and yellow flower garlands. He wears saffron-orange robes wrapped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back hair. His eyes are closed and his hands rest on his knees in a meditation posture. Swamiji (probable) appears as this person, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Rangoli-style white chalk patterns decorate the ground behind the mat.2010-09-14February 18 20112011-02-18 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a cushion with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, meditating. He wears a black rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead, and his long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Behind him stands a grey stone deity murti with multiple arms, and a brass pot with a small ritual vessel sits on the ground at lower left. Flower garlands hang on a dark pedestal at right under a tree-lined outdoor courtyard.2011-06-05A man sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation with eyes closed, wearing orange saffron robes draped over one shoulder and a long black rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and shell-like beads, set before orange-painted stone platforms in an outdoor garden setting with palm trees. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style outdoor setting. The man is a probable Swamiji candidate based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues, shown seated in meditation.2010-09-14A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, on a flat orange cushion placed on a wooden seat outdoors. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl across the chest and a dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange temple structure and a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow, purple and magenta flower garlands, with palm trees and a black shivalinga-like stone base beyond. A small dark stone plaque with red lettering appears in the background.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat in front of an orange-red temple plinth, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back. A red and yellow flower garland hangs from the plinth at upper right, and a faint kolam design is visible on the ground. A yellow-bordered mat lies beneath him.2010-09-14A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap in a mudra, wearing an orange sleeveless robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone statue of a seated deity draped in yellow and magenta marigold garlands, set against orange temple structures and green foliage. He is seated on an orange cushion on a mat.2010-09-18A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, wearing saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a dark stone deity murti wears white and red flower garlands, set against orange temple platform steps with scattered petals. Outdoor setting with a pale ground in front.2010-09-16A man with long swept-back dark hair sits in lotus-style meditation with eyes closed on a woven mat, wearing an orange saffron shawl and orange garment and a long rudraksha mala. A red bindi is on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange-red temple plinth with a hanging garland of red flowers and yellow marigold tassels. Small white kolam designs and scattered petals lie on the ground.2010-09-14A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a white altar platform and a dark stone deity statue draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. Gravel ground and palm foliage surround the setting, with a brass vessel at the lower left edge. a person is shown in an orange sannyasi-style robe and rudraksha mala, meditating outdoors near the garlanded deity murti.2010-07-07