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A framed painted portrait of a seated sadhu in orange robes, garlanded with white and pink flowers and wearing a rudraksha mala, in lotus-style meditation posture with hands resting on his knees. A halo surrounds his head. Beside him a white cow stands near a small shrine, with a river and mountains behind. A bundle of books and a bag lie at his feet. A printed caption in Devanagari reads the name Swami Shri Krishnananda Giri Ji Maharaj with dates 1842-1878, so the portrait is attributed to that name by its caption. The sadhu in the painting is a depiction, and the caption does not identify him from appearance. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A framed painted portrait hangs on a white wall with a blue and red decorative border below. The seated figure, in a saffron-orange robe with a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits cross-legged in meditation with hands resting on knees and a halo behind the head. Behind him are a white cow, a small shrine structure, trees, a lake and distant mountains at sunset. A kamandalu-like water pot and a book lie in front. The printed caption in Devanagari reads the name of Swami Krishnanand Giri Ji Maharaj with dates 1842-1878, attributed to the caption under the painting. No living person is physically present.2014-05-23A framed painted portrait hangs on a white wall with a dark red wooden frame. It shows a seated sannyasi in orange robes with a halo, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, hands resting in meditation pose on a book. Behind him are a white cow, a small shrine-like canopy, trees, and a river with distant mountains at sunset. The painting is labelled with a Devanagari name caption identifying a swami and dates. Only the painted figure appears; no living people are present.2014-05-23A framed painted portrait hangs on a pale wall, showing a bald, smiling saint seated in lotus posture on a cushioned seat against a painted landscape of hills, trees and mountains. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and a white and green flower garland around his neck. Pink lotus flowers and green lotus leaves decorate the bottom corners, and a gold-fringed cloth lies below the frame. The portrait is labelled with a Devanagari caption naming the saint, so the subject is a depiction of a holy man rather than a physical person in the room.2008-07-10May 23 20142014-05-23A framed printed portrait hangs on a pale wall, showing a seated saint in orange robes with a pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala, white tilak on the forehead and white armbands, seated in meditation pose with hands folded on a white cushion and a patterned rug. A printed caption in Devanagari reads the name of Swami Shri Atulanandpuri Ji Maharaj with dates 1872-1885. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and no one else is present.2014-05-23May 23 20142014-05-23May 23 20142014-05-23A framed painted portrait of a seated bare-chested sadhu in a meditation pose on a tiger skin, with a white garland and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, with a halo behind his head and a lakeside landscape behind him. A printed caption beneath the painting reads a Sanskrit-style name for Shri Jayendrapuri Ji Maharaj with dates. The framed portrait hangs on a white wall with a blue and red decorative border below.2014-05-23A framed painted portrait hangs on a white wall, photographed as a photo of a wall-mounted picture. The painting shows a seated, bald-headed saint in pink-saffron robes with a red tilak on the forehead, wearing a green and pink flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. A blue halo surrounds his head, and he sits on a cushioned seat with a lion or tiger figure below, against a dark backdrop with red, green and cream decorative arches. A printed Devanagari caption runs along the bottom of the painting. This is a depiction on a wall, not a person physically present, so the appearance-based label is a person only as a painted figure; the caption is not legible enough to attribute.2008-07-10A framed painting hangs on a white wall, showing a seated saint in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland of white, pink and green blossoms over the shoulders. He sits on a cushion before a dark arched backdrop with a halo and a blue lattice railing, with a checkered blue floor below. The painting is in a wooden frame with glass. Devanagari caption text appears beneath the image. No physical people are present.2008-07-10A framed painted portrait of a seated saint hangs on a pale green wall. The bald, shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a white cushion draped with a deep saffron robe, a white flower garland and rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red curtain and potted plant behind him. A Devanagari caption at the bottom names him as Govindanand Giri Ji Maharaj with dates 1867-1923. This is a depiction in print, not a person physically present, and the page does not indicate the subject is a person.2014-05-23A framed printed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a white beaded necklace, wearing orange-saffron robes and seated cross-legged against a banyan-like tree trunk with one hand raised in a blessing gesture. The gilt frame is garlanded with orange, red, white and green flower strings. A printed caption is visible at the bottom of the portrait. Below the frame, out of focus, a dark red cushioned seat and a dark shape are visible. The portrait is a depiction on paper, not a person present, and no other physical people are clearly visible.2011-01-17