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A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears flowing saffron-orange robes and a long ornate gold necklace of large beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. A small brass kalasha stands at his left. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue draped with a white and red flower garland, set on an orange-red pedestal, flanked by black stone deity statues and palm trees in an outdoor temple grounds setting.

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October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long strand of large gold beads around his neck. Behind him is an orange stepped platform bearing a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure garlanded with white and red flowers, with a small black figure nearby. A brass pot stands at his left on a mat in an outdoor setting with palm trees and potted plants. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold bead necklace, seated in meditation before a shrine.2010-10-07A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden stool outdoors, eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level. He wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull garlanded with white and red flowers beside an orange-painted pedestal. Palm trees and stone figures surround the open courtyard, and a brass kalasha sits at the lower left. The setting suggests a temple-compound meditation session.2010-10-06A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange platform outdoors, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a long ornate gold bead necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. A small brass vessel stands at his left on the ground. Behind him a large dark stone deity murti wearing a garland of red and white flowers sits on an orange pedestal, with standing dark stone figures and palm trees around. Swamiji (probable) is the seated meditating figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace.2010-10-07A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a large orange plinth topped by a dark stone deity statue draped with a garland of yellow and purple flowers, with palm trees and frangipani in the background. A brass kalasha-style water pot sits to his left on a blue mat.2010-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a single person seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion and a woven mat in an outdoor garden. He wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Behind him stands an orange-red stepped pedestal topped with a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. Around the area are black stone deity statues, palm trees, and small red-and-white plaques. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on the ground in front of him, and a decorated stone-edged platform with a green rangoli-like border surrounds the seat.2010-11-03October 07 20102010-10-07A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven mat, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red tassel. Behind him is an orange-painted stone pedestal topped by a dark stone deity murti with a red and white flower garland. A brass kalasha stands at his left on the ground. Stone sculptures and palm plants surround the garden setting.2010-10-06October 29 20102010-10-29October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07