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A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting folded in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style pot on the ground. Behind him, a fire burns in a pit with ash on the ground, a white stone pillar and carved stone deity sculptures stand in the background, and a person in white clothes moves nearby.

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A 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.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11 +2 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 man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder and bare upper torso, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest, and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left on a bed of small white stones. Behind him stand grey stone deity statues, orange-red pillars, a saffron flag on a pole, and green foliage.2010-11-13A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area with his eyes closed and hands in a meditative mudra. A small flame burns beside him, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his left. Smoke drifts across the ground, and a white-clad figure with a yellow shawl sits in the background near a white stone platform garlanded with flowers. A man in white clothing stands at right holding an object. Ashes and fire embers lie on the earth. The central man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha necklace, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji in person.2010-06-13A man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the left of the platform. The ground is covered with ash and grey embers around a stone circle, with a white stone structure at the left edge. Behind, two seated people in white clothing sit on the ash; one wears a yellow scarf and a rudraksha mala. Yellow flowers are visible at the top left. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual site, with the seated figure in meditation. a person: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues.2010-07-11A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on sandy ground, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead and eyes closed. His hands rest in a mudra on his lap. A brass vessel sits in the lower left foreground. Behind him, a second man in white ritual clothes and a beaded mala sits in meditation beside a smoking fire pit with grey ash, next to a white stone platform and green foliage.2010-07-07A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits in meditation near a fire pit with ash. Stone deity sculptures and a white pillar stand nearby, and a brass kalasha vessel sits at the lower left. a person is seated in front, identified by his saffron robes, long rudraksha mala and sitting posture for meditation.2010-08-08July 11 20102010-07-11August 07 20102010-08-07A man with swept-back long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, on an orange cushion outdoors. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap and orange garment, with a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two priests in white dhotis and white upper cloths stand near a red-orange temple structure with steps and a metal railing. Palm trees and plumeria bushes with white flowers fill the background. A small brass lamp sits in the foreground. The visible long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala are appearance-based cues for a person, seated in meditation.2010-09-13