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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a flowing pink-red dhoti and shawl with a green-gold border and a long multi-strand necklace of gold beads and yellow-orange marigold garlands. A brass kalasha-style pot and a red flower lie on a woven mat in front. Behind him stand an orange-painted pillar and a dark stone deity murti amid palms, with a marigold garland draped on the orange base at right. This is a photograph of one physical person in an outdoor temple-courtyard setting. The appearance of this man, with long swept hair, saffron-pink ceremonial clothing and ornate garlands, is consistent with a person seated in meditation.

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A seated man meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, on a woven mat outdoors. He has long swept-back dark hair, a red sindoor-style mark on his forehead, a pink-and-red shawl over pink dhoti-style garments, and a heavy gold necklace of beads with a pendant. His eyes are closed and his hands rest folded in his lap. Beside him is a small brass pot and a red flower on the mat. Behind him stand an orange pillar-like plinth draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, a grey stone deity murti carved in relief, a red wooden post, and palm trees under a pale sky.2010-12-26A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears a bright pink robe with green-edged borders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of multiple strands, with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark. Beside him on a woven mat sits a small brass vessel with a spout. Behind him stands an orange-painted pedestal and a dark stone sculpture amid palm trees and a block wall.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears a pink-red dhoti and shawl with green-gold border, a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy multi-strand gold necklace. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left. Behind him are a red pillar, a grey stone wall and green plants in a sunlit outdoor courtyard, with an orange stone structure at right. Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation, wearing pink-red robes, gold necklace and long hair.2010-12-26A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a woven mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a pink-magenta shawl and matching dhoti, a long gold-toned mala of large beads and a thin gold chain, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and maroon flowers on an orange-red stepped pedestal. Two dark stone figures stand to the left, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left on the mat. The ground bears white kolam designs and the scene is lit by warm morning light.2010-12-26A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden seat atop a mat outdoors, in front of a tall orange temple plinth. He wears saffron-orange robes, a long mala of gold-coloured beads, a gold chain and a gold armlet, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, and a garland of yellow, orange and magenta flowers hangs on the plinth behind him. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long swept-back hair, and gold rudraksha-style mala and chain are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, though his face is not a basis for identification. He is seated in meditation posture, gazing to the side.2010-12-28A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform outdoors, in a dusty courtyard with palm trees and an orange-painted structure at right. He wears a hot-pink dhoti and matching shawl, a long gold-beaded garland, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back; his hands rest in his lap. Beside him on the mat sits a brass kalasha-style vessel. A garland of yellow and orange flowers hangs on the orange pedestal at right, and a dark stone deity murti stands in the background. Visible appearance cues include long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-pink ceremonial clothing, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in meditation or satsang at the ashram. Only one physical person is present.2010-12-26A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with a saffron cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a pink-magenta draped garment with green border, a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a deity murti draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands on an orange-red stepped pedestal, with another stone figure at left. A brass kalasha/vessel sits on a white mat in the foreground, and white kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-12-26