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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform inside a ring of grey ash on bare ground. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap, a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair. a person: the long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha cues are distinctive. A brass kalasha stands beside him. Behind, a white-clad priest sits at left and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits right, while a man in grey holds a shovel by a smoking fire area. A white altar with yellow and white garlands stands at left, with palm trees and plants behind.

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Outdoors near a white shrine decorated with a marigold garland, a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a wooden platform, eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead. Behind him a younger man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead marking tends a fire pit of ash and embers, while another seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits further back. A brass kalasha stands in front. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation during a fire ritual, with the orange robe and rudraksha cues. Smoke and palms fill the background.2010-07-11A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat outdoors among palm trees. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands beside him on the left, and a pink flower and white kolam-style chalk drawing lie on the ground in front. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits in the background, slightly out of focus.2010-09-22August 03 20102010-08-03A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on a wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees with mudra-like fingers. He wears an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and orange dhoti, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a large dark stone deity murti of a seated figure garlanded with yellow and red flower malas and draped with beaded adornments on a white pedestal. A brass kalasha/pot sits at left on ash-strewn ground, and a second person in yellow clothing is partly visible in the background. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2010-07-07August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a cushion, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, a red bindi on his forehead and a tilak of white marks. His hair is swept back. He sits on a woven mat with a blue border in an open outdoor courtyard. Behind him stand an orange-red stepped pedestal topped with a dark deity murti draped in yellow and red marigold garlands, and a second seated figure in white dhoti and shawl further back. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge of the frame.2010-09-20Outdoor photo of a seated man in an orange robe meditating with eyes closed on a raised cushion over gravel ground. He wears a long gold-coloured bead mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. Beside him sits a man in white clothes with a dark rudraksha-style mala, eyeglasses and a wristwatch, hands resting in his lap. Behind them, several more seated people in white with yellow shawls meditate. An orange-painted shrine structure stands to the left, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands, with a brass kalasha-style pot in the foreground and scattered red petals. Palm trees and green shrubs fill the background. The orange-robed figure matches the swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate mala beads, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in meditation at the shrine.2010-08-15A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap over his body and a long dark rudraksha mala with a white-and-red forehead mark. A brass vessel with a handle sits at the lower left. Behind him, a figure in white sits on the ground under palm trees, out of focus.2010-09-22July 04 20102010-07-04 +1 copiesA man seated cross-legged in meditation on a cushion atop a low wooden platform over a woven straw mat, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears saffron-orange sleeveless robes draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi and horizontal tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands an orange stepped platform topped by a dark deity murti draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. A seated figure in white clothes sits further back on the right. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge. Strong, claimed appearance cues for a person: saffron robes, rudraksha mala and tilak, seated in meditation.2010-09-20A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground in front of him, and a white stepped structure with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands to the left. Behind him, two men in white clothes sit on the ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, beside a bed of grey ash and charcoal. Palm and frangipani trees surround the courtyard, indicating an ashram setting.2010-07-14