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A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron wrap. Behind him a white pedestal is garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, and dark stone deity murti stand among palm trees. Further back a woman in a cream sari sits in meditation on the ground. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a tilak fit the candidate, and the setting matches the page's outdoor meditation and garland-decorated murti context.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A man seated cross-legged on a wooden platform outdoors at dusk, eyes closed, hands resting in a meditation mudra, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand large dark stone deity murti and a white-plinthed shrine adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands. A palm tree silhouettes against the grey sky, and a woman in white sits further back, with a brass vessel at the lower left. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in meditation, identified by saffron robe, long swept-back hair and red tilak.2010-07-08A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a red bindi on his forehead, hands resting in his lap. Behind him stand dark grey stone deity murti statues among palm trees, with a white pedestal and a garland of yellow and red flowers at the right edge.2010-07-08A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat over a grey gravel platform, hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. Behind him a black stone Nandi bull with a garland of yellow and red marigolds sits on a white pedestal, beside a golden kalasha-style vessel placed at the front. Several other people in white and yellow clothes sit in meditation in the background among dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees. Two people in orange are also seated on the left. The scene is an outdoor temple courtyard.2010-07-08A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat over a mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears saffron-orange draped robes with gold borders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of gold beads, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone Shiva lingam draped with yellow and magenta flower garlands, beside an orange temple plinth and a plain stone shivalinga with a red-lettered marker. Green trees and foliage surround the outdoor setting.2010-11-21A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange robe draped over his shoulders. Behind him stands a large dark stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, beside a white pedestal wrapped with marigold and red flower garlands. A woman in white sits blurred in the background near smoke, on gravel ground with palm trees and trees around.2010-07-04A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform on bare ground. He wears orange robes with a wrap over one shoulder, a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, and a red bindi on his forehead, with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti sculptures, a white plinth scattered with red petals, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A woman in white sits in meditation further back to the left, and palm trees frame the scene.2010-07-23October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders. Behind him stands a white pedestal draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers beside a large dark stone sculpture of a deity. Further back, a dark stone statue of a standing figure holding a staff rises among palm trees under an overcast sky, with a seated woman in light clothing and a partly visible seated person in yellow and white at the left. A brass vessel sits on the ground at the left edge. A probable Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a tilak is meditating in the foreground.2010-07-08A man sits cross-legged on a woven mat in an outdoor garden setting with palm trees and stone sculptures behind him. He wears an orange saffron garment draped over his shoulders and a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are closed in meditation with hands resting on his knees. Behind him stand grey stone statues, including a coiled serpent sculpture, and a red sign is partly visible. A woman in a white and yellow sari is at the left edge, and another figure stands far right. The image is a watermarked archive photograph with a large copyright overlay, which is not transcribed.2010-09-05Outdoor photo of a man in orange robes seated cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with dark hair swept back. Behind him, two women in white and yellow sit in meditation on the ground. Grey stone sculptures of deities, including a cobra-hooded figure, stand among palm trees and a red brick wall. A red sign reads 'This daily is undergoing an intensive energizing process by Paramahamsa Nithyananda for installation in our Vedic temple, New Zealand.' Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's identification.2010-09-08