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A 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.

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A 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 on a low wooden seat in an outdoor courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe wrapped across the chest, a red bindi on his forehead, and has his eyes closed with hands resting in his lap. Behind him are dark grey stone statues of deities, one with multiple arms, beside a white pedestal draped with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers, with palm trees above. The archive copyright line is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a red forehead mark match the page's Swamiji reference, but the face is not used for identification.2010-07-08A man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands in mudra on his knee. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind him a seated figure in white clothes sits near a grey stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, and a large dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. Scattered ash and burnt embers cover the ground, with palm trees and warm sunlight in the background.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands joined in his lap, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and body. He sits on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform on a gravel-and-dirt ground. Behind him, two women in yellow and white sit in meditation, and a third woman in cream clothes sits further back. Dark stone sculptures of deities and a stone serpent form stand among palm trees in the background, with a white stone pillar at the right edge.2010-07-08A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat wooden board covered with an orange cushion, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange shawl and has a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair tied back. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deities, including one with a multi-headed or ornate crown, set against a whitewashed wall and green foliage. The setting is an outdoor sandy courtyard. Only one physical person is visible.2010-07-04A 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.2010-07-23A seated man in an orange saffron sleeveless robe and draped wrap sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in a meditative posture, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red bindi on his forehead, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands an orange plinth draped with a garland of yellow, pink and purple flowers, and a black stone deity murti with a seated form. Stone sculptures stand in the background among palm trees, and a brass vessel sits at his left on the ground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation.2010-09-03A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, in an orange-saffron sleeveless robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a black stone Nandi bull is garlanded with white and yellow flowers and a tall copper-coloured pillar stands on a white plinth. A brass kalasha pot sits at his left side. To the left a woman in white and yellow sits near a fire pit with flames and smoke, and a standing figure in white is visible further back among dark stone deity sculptures and palm trees. a person is meditating; the appearance cues are the long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2010-07-11September 05 20102010-09-05August 15 20102010-08-15July 20 20102010-07-20