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A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. His head is covered by an orange shawl. Beside him stands a brass pot on the ground, and ash or burnt material lies on the bare earth. Behind him is a large black stone Nandi bull with a red, yellow and green flower garland and beaded necklace, on a white plinth. Grey stone deity sculptures and palm trees stand in the background, and a woman in white sits meditating at the far left.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation on a low orange platform atop a rangoli-decorated circle of grey ash. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a large orange-brick peetha with a black Shiva linga draped in a white and orange shawl and wrapped in yellow and purple garlands. Stone deity statues, palm trees and potted plants surround the courtyard. A brass kalasha sits to his left, and a small maroon cloth lies to his right.

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

October 25 2010

A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Behind him, a second man in white with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed. A dark stone statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a white plinth stand behind them, with palm trees and a stone pot beside them. Grey ash or ember is scattered on the ground.

Outdoors on bare ground, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange garment sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed in meditation. A red tilak marks his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hangs over his chest. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at his left. Behind him, two women in white with yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a third person in white sits at the right edge. Grey ash and burnt remains cover the ground.

2010-07-28 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead. He sits on a grass mat inside a white-rimmed kolam with red and yellow floral motifs and a grey ash ring, with a brass kalasha and a red flower beside him. Behind him stands an orange stone pedestal topped by a black Shiva linga draped in a white cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Grey stone deity statues, small shrines and palm trees surround the open outdoor courtyard.

July 22 2010

July 07 2010

2010-07-07 +1 copies

A photograph taken outdoors, rotated sideways, showing a seated person in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala draped across the chest, hands folded in the lap, eyes closed. Behind them stands a dark stone Shiva linga decorated with garlands of orange, red and yellow flowers, set before a brick-red structure with a copper-coloured pillar. Tall palm trees and green foliage fill the background, and a patterned floor with white and purple kolam-style designs and a red flower lies in the foreground, with a brass oil lamp on the left.

A man sits cross-legged outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting together in his lap. He wears saffron orange sleeveless robes wrapped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark wavy hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him stand grey stone statues of deities, including a figure with a trident and a serpent hood sculpture on the left, palm trees and greenery in the background, and an orange stone pedestal on the right. A small red sign with white lettering sits near the left. A seated figure in saffron with rudraksha malas and long swept-back hair matches the appearance cues of the page's subject, so this is a probable match for Swamiji in person.

July 03 2010