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A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised stone platform, hands joined in front of his chest. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a gold border, a white and red flower garland, and a heavy gold ceremonial pendant necklace. Before him are brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a spread of fresh fruit including bananas and mangoes, flower petals in bowls, and marigold garlands strung along the steps. Misty trees and a white-walled building sit behind him, with a festival garland hanging at the right edge. Ritual meditation or puja setting.

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A seated man with long dark hair, eyes closed and hands joined in prayer, wears an orange saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland over a gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. He sits on a raised platform decorated with marigold garlands on a pillar, with brass lamps, a plate of mangoes and fruit, and a covered kalasha-style vessel beside him. Misty trees and a concrete wall form the background. The posed meditative setting suggests a ritual or satsang moment.2008-01-01A seated man with long, loose dark hair and eyes closed sits in meditation on a stone step outside a temple shrine. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red and white garland of flowers, and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus a gold bangle, with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are folded in front of him. Around him are brass lamps, a brass bowl, fruit including bananas and mangoes, mango leaves, a large steel vessel, and marigold and jasmine garlands strung along the steps. A white building with a corrugated roof and a utility pole appear behind him in foggy weather.2008-01-01A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on a raised stone platform beside a temple pillar wrapped in marigold, rose and purple flower garlands. He wears a white and red jasmine-and-rose garland and a heavy gold chain with a pendant, and a gold bracelet, while gazing upward in misty surroundings. Before him on a tray are brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a plate of bananas and mangoes, and white cloths. The scene suggests a temple puja setting. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a heavy gold ornament are the qualifying cues, seated as the presiding figure of a temple ritual.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A seated man with long dark wavy hair and closed eyes sits cross-legged in an orange and gold saffron garment, wearing a white and red flower garland and a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. In front of him stands a silver vessel topped with fresh mango leaves, with fruit, a brass oil lamp and a small brass cup nearby.2008-01-01A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed, sits in meditation with hands joined in front of his body in a mudra. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare shoulders, a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers with green leaves, and a heavy ornate gold necklace with a central pendant. A gold bracelet is on one wrist. Behind him is a white-washed wall under a corrugated roof, with bananas and flower petals at the bottom edge of the frame.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a man seated outdoors with eyes closed in meditative stillness. He has long dark hair, a red vertical mark on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron garment with a golden-yellow shawl. He is adorned with a white jasmine and red rose garland and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a gold pendant. Behind him is a white corrugated-roof building, a utility pole and misty sky. a person: the long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace match the page's reference to the guru, identified here by appearance only.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01