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A seated man in meditation on a raised stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard at dusk, with a deep blue evening sky and palm trees behind. He wears a leopard-print open jacket over a lime-green dhoti and shawl, with a gold beaded necklace and a red forehead mark. Eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Before him on a mat is a brass vessel, and white kolam rangoli lines decorate the ground. Behind him a large black Shiva lingam draped with a white cloth and garlanded with orange and white flowers stands beside a copper kalasha. Rows of stone deity murtis line the courtyard, with red placards beneath them. The man's appearance is consistent with the appearance-based label Swamiji (probable) given the leopard-print jacket, swept long hair and ornate gold necklace, though his face is not used for identification.

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A seated man in meditation pose on an orange cushion inside a circular rangoli-decorated platform outdoors at dusk. He wears a green dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print shawl and a long garland of white and yellow flowers. Beside him a brass kalasha-like pot sits on the ground. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal with a large ornate brass kalasha topped with garlands, and a dark deity murti draped in white cloth and a flower garland. White stone statues and palm trees surround the courtyard.2010-12-20A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low platform outdoors at night. He wears a leopard-print shawl over a lime-green garment and a dense multi-strand gold bead necklace with a white-and-gold shawl draped behind. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stands an orange stepped stone pedestal topped with a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Rangoli designs decorate the ground, a brass kalasha sits at his left, and potted plants surround the scene. Probable Swamiji seated in meditation, showing the distinctive long hair, saffron-toned and ornate clothing and gold necklace cues.2010-12-20November 07 20102010-11-07October 28 20102010-10-28 +3 copiesOctober 29 20102010-10-29October 29 20102010-10-29A photograph of an open outdoor courtyard with palm trees and a row of dark stone statues on the left. A person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a gravel-ringed circle, with a small brass lamp or object in front. Behind is a tall red-orange stepped plinth topped with a black stone Nandi-like bull and yellow-orange garlands, flanked by two tall poles with rope loops. A colourful floral rangoli sits at the bottom of the frame and a rolled mat lies to the right. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so this is a role-based description: a seated sannyasi-like meditator.2010-10-10A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion at night, eyes closed in meditation with a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and wears a gold multi-strand necklace with a garland of his own, a leopard-print shawl over a pale green-gold garment, and green-gold trousers. Behind him an orange-brick stepped pedestal holds a dark linga draped with white cloth and marigold garlands. A brass kalasha sits on the white kolam-decorated floor at left, and a figure in orange robes stands at right near a table of offerings. Swamiji (probable) appears through his long hair, gold ceremonial necklaces and saffron-toned attire, seated in meditation.2010-12-20Outdoors in a palm-fringed garden, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed, in meditation. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a large orange-painted pillar or pedestal with a dark stone figure and a bronze vessel. Stone deity statues and small shrines are arranged around the garden, and the ground is decorated with colourful rangoli lines in purple, red and white. A small brass kalasha sits in front of him.2010-10-12December 26 20102010-12-26October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copies