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A man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, hands resting in a mudra on his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and has long swept-back hair with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped shrine with a garland of yellow and red marigolds draped over a black deity murti. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at his left, and incense sticks lie on the ground beside a pile of ash. Two other people sit in meditation in the background, one in white and one in orange, with a black stone lingam and a sacred tree behind them.

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July 08 20102010-07-08July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over sand and grey ash. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a large white pedestal is draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers beside a dark stone deity murti. A small brass vessel stands at the left. Two women in white and yellow sit in the background near stone serpent and deity statues, with palm trees behind. Smoke drifts across the scene.2010-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a white stepped shrine structure draped with a flower garland, and a dark-skinned stone deity figure stands at the top left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him on a bed of white ash. In the background, two people in white clothes tend a smoky fire, and palm trees line the open ground. The Swamiji (probable) appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, with the seated figure presented as the central meditating subject.2010-07-11A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange sleeveless wrap sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded, a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white pedestal supports a dark stone deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. To the left a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground. Two men in white clothing with orange or yellow shawls sit nearby, one holding a stick-like ritual item, and smoke rises from a fire area with ash on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and a tilak, a candidate for the page's Swamiji. The page says he is present, but appearance cues are only moderately distinctive, so this is a probable identification.2010-07-08A 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.2010-07-14A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an outdoor temple courtyard, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him stand dark stone deity sculptures and a white shrine structure. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him on pale gravel. Two women in white and yellow sit nearby in meditation, one in cream with an orange shawl, and the courtyard is lined with palm trees and a white wall.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl draped over his shoulders, with a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A small brass vessel with a spout sits on the sandy ground beside him. Behind him, two seated figures in orange and white clothing sit among scattered grey ash on the ground, and several large dark stone deity murti sculptures, including a hooded cobra-form figure, stand among palm trees.2010-07-07A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala with a red-orange cord around his neck, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a white stepped pedestal topped by a large seated deity murti draped in cloth and garlanded with red flowers. A brass kalasha-style pot sits in the foreground beside a small clay dish, with a dark stone lingam-like pillar and palm trees behind. In the background to the right, another man in white robes sits in meditation on the sand.2010-07-10A 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 copiesA man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. Behind him, three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside ash-covered circles, apparently participating in the same practice. Grey ash is scattered around, a small golden kalasha pot sits to his left, and a white stone platform with a garland of red and yellow flowers stands at right. Stone statues and carved pillars are in the background.2010-07-08A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform of ash-covered ground in an outdoor setting. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind him stands a large white stepped plinth supporting a dark deity murti draped in garlands. A brass kalasha with a spouted lid sits to his left. Palm trees frame the scene, and two people in white clothing sit meditating in the background on either side of the plinth.2010-07-10