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A photograph of a seated man in meditation on a raised platform in an outdoor site with bare earth and ash-covered ground. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with hands resting in his lap and eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the left, a white pillar-like structure is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind, several men in white garments with yellow shawls sit in meditation among coconut palms. The man in the centre has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing and is a probable Swamiji depicted in person, with the seated devotees in white and yellow shown as meditating attendees.

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July 20 20102010-07-20A 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.2010-07-14Outdoor 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 seated man in an orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform. Behind him, four other seated men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in meditation on bare earth. Stone statues and a brass kalasha vessel are visible in the foreground, with an orange-walled building, green shrubs and palm trees behind.2010-09-16August 03 20102010-08-03A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, dressed in an orange saffron robe with a bare left shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap on a cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout, and a garlanded orange pedestal stands to the left, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the sandy ground under coconut palms, some with shaved heads. White chalk kolam designs mark the ground in front of the platform. a person: the seated central figure wears orange robes, rudraksha mala and sits as the focal teacher. The scene suggests a sacred outdoor meditation or satsang setting.2010-09-15September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of a man seated in meditation on a raised stone platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindu on his forehead; long hair falls to his shoulders. A small brass kalasha vessel sits at his left side. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows on raised mats among scattered gravel, under coconut palms, with smoke rising in the background and a white structure at left.2010-07-10Outdoor ritual scene with smoke rising behind. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back, a red bindi, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him, several people in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground in meditation or prayer, with a white-clad figure standing in the background. Plants and a white wall are visible, and ash-covered ground surrounds a fire area. The figure has distinctive orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; he is described by role as a sannyasi-clad devotee seated in meditation.2010-08-05A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his head and shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a white pedestal holds a dark deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flower strings. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. To the right, a person in white clothes with a yellow shawl bends low over a smoking fire pit, and two more people in white stand in the background among palm trees and plumeria.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl sits eyes closed with hands folded in the lap on an orange cushion, a rudraksha mala hanging on the chest and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind and around him, a row of men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground scattered with grey ash and rose petals, with smoke rising among palm trees. A man in white stands at the back holding a camera. A brass kalasha-style pot sits in the foreground beside the seated figure. The setting is an open-air ashram courtyard with a white building and a thatched fence.2010-08-06