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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform on a sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark wavy hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him a white stepped platform holds a dark deity murti draped in cloth and garlanded with white and yellow marigold flowers. Surrounded by white stone steps and greenery, the scene suggests a outdoor meditation session.

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July 23 20102010-07-23A man with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform covered by an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped structure with a garland of yellow and white flowers and a partly visible deity statue. Gravel and sand lie on the ground. A partly visible person in white clothing sits at the right edge. Orange robe, rudraksha mala and long hair suggest a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in meditation.2010-07-11August 15 20102010-08-15July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long dark hair sits in lotus-style meditation on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap and dhoti, a long rudraksha mala hangs to his waist, and a red bindi and white vertical mark are on his forehead. Behind him stand white stone shrine pillars and palm trees. In the background at right, a second man in white clothes sits cross-legged, also meditating, with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain around his neck. Scattered petals and ash lie on the sandy ground.2010-07-23A seated man in orange saffron sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back hair. He sits on a wooden seat with an orange cushion on a woven mat, with a brass kalasha-style vessel to his left and a green cloth on the right. Behind him is a red stepped pedestal topped by a black deity murti draped in a white and red flower garland. The man is a candidate for the a person depicted on the page, appearing in person.2010-09-17A man seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground in front of an orange-red temple structure, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap and orange garments, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a black stone deity murti is draped with yellow, purple and magenta flower garlands, and a black shivalinga stands in a basin among palm trees.2010-09-03 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a wooden seat over sand, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron garment and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a grey stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and shell necklaces, set before a white stepped platform with palm trees. An orange and grey backpack rests at the right edge beside a partly visible person in white. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion over a mat, wearing orange saffron robes and a dark rudraksha mala. His hands rest folded in his lap. Beside him on the ground is a brass pot with a handle. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold beaded necklace stands near a black metal staircase and terracotta-coloured structure. Palm trees and flowering frangipani surround an outdoor courtyard with white kolam designs on the ground.2010-09-13A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and dhoti and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, and his long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Behind him a dark stone deity murti is garlanded with yellow, purple and pink flowers, set against an orange-red stepped platform and green foliage. The setting is an outdoor temple area with a concrete floor.2010-09-03A seated man in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. His long, dark, wavy hair falls past his shoulders and his hands rest in a mudra on his lap. Behind him are a white structure and greenery, and at right another seated person in white and yellow clothing is partly visible.2010-07-07A man in orange sleeveless robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle stands at his left, and a white rangoli design with a pink flower lies on the mat in front. Palm trees blur in the background, and a second person in white clothing sits further back on the ground.2010-09-22