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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left and a long garland of red and yellow flowers hangs on the white pedestal at right. Behind him, two women in white and yellow sit meditating, and a grey stone deity murti and carved stone figures stand among palm trees. A white dove walks in the foreground on sandy ground. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial setting match the page's Swamiji reference, though his face is not used for identification.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his body, long dark hair swept back, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, two women in white with yellow shawls sit in meditation on mats within circles of grey ash, next to a white stupa-like structure with a garland of red and yellow flowers. A grey pigeon stands on the ground in the foreground.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in meditation on a wooden board outdoors. He wears a sleeveless orange saffron wrap. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures, one with a garlanded white plinth draped in yellow, red and green flower garlands. A brass kalasha pot sits to the left on sandy ground, and a pigeon pecks nearby. A second person in white with a yellow shawl sits meditating in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron clothing and a seated meditative role.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a ring of grey ash, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap. Beside him stands a small golden kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a white pedestal is garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands. Four other seated figures in white or yellow garments and orange shawls sit on the ash circle in the background, with dark stone deity murti and carved stone figures around them. Two grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A palm-lined backdrop completes the setting.2010-07-08A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wrapped in an orange saffron cloth. His hands rest in his lap in a mudra. Behind him, a dark stone deity statue is draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers on a white pedestal. To the right, a seated man in white robes and a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and another man in white sits further back among smouldering ash. A brass kalasha stands on the ash-covered ground at left, and white and grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. Sand with faint white kolam designs fills the courtyard.2010-07-08July 22 20102010-07-22