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Outdoor photograph in a temple courtyard with palm trees. A man with long dark hair wearing orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation, hands folded, eyes closed, with a red bindi. Behind him a black stone Nandi bull statue wears a garland of yellow, red and green flowers, beside a white plinth and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Stone deity statues stand in the background. Two women sit in meditation further back, one in a white and yellow sari and one in a beige sari. A brass kalasha pot sits on a circle of ash at left, and two grey pigeons peck the sand in front. Faint white kolam designs decorate the ground.

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A 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 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo in a palm-tree setting. In the foreground, two white pigeons are blurred and one stands on the paved surface. Behind them, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, a red mark on his forehead. A black stone bull statue (Nandi) draped with yellow and red marigold garlands sits on a white pedestal at left. Three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the ground behind him near a smoky fire pit with ash. A white-and-dark sign in the lower right corner is faint and unreadable. a person: the seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala matches the visible cues of saffron clothing and rudraksha beads; the appearance is consistent with the page label.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed in meditation on a white platform outdoors. Behind him stands a large dark stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a shell-and-bead necklace. Grey stone deity statues stand in the background among palm trees. Two women in white saris sit nearby, and white doves and grey pigeons gather on the paved ground in the foreground.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless wrap and orange dhoti, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with eyes closed and hands folded, in meditation before a white pedestal. A red-and-yellow marigold garland hangs over the pedestal in front of a large black stone Nandi bull and a standing deity murti with a trident. Two women in white with yellow shawls sit behind him, one holding an open book, and a brass kalasha-style pot sits on the left. Pigeons walk on the sandy ground in front of a white chalk kolam design. Palm trees fill the background.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a man seated in lotus-style meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a mat at the centre of a circular pit filled with grey gravel. He wears saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair falling to his shoulders and eyes closed. A brass kalasha stands to his left, and purple flowers are scattered around the ground. Behind him a large black Nandi bull statue sits on an orange pedestal decorated with flower garlands, flanked by black stone deity statues and small white shrines, with palm trees and a flag pole in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him is a large dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, with a white stone platform beneath. To the left stand grey stone sculptures of deities and a tall standing statue. Two women in white saris are seen at the edges, and several pigeons, one white and several grey, are on the platform around him.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a seated meditation scene on a sandy courtyard. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of grey ash, eyes closed, hands in a prayer gesture. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, a brass plate nearby. Behind, two women in white sit in meditation on the ground, and a white stone shrine structure with a dark deity murti and marigold garlands stands in the background. A blue-and-orange backpack rests against the shrine. Several pigeons, grey and white, feed on the pavement in the foreground.2010-07-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, a red bindi on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. Behind him a white stone plinth holds garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A dark stone deity murti and a palm tree stand in the background. To the left, a woman in white with a yellow shawl sits in meditation beside a brass kalasha. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, walk on the sandy ground in front.2010-07-08A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a white platform in front of large grey stone deity statues draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. A woman in white with a yellow shawl sits beside him, and a woman in white sits at the left edge. A grey pigeon walks along the white ledge in the foreground, with palm trees behind the statues.2010-07-23