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A man with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion atop a woven mat, centred within a circular clay platform with a rangoli border of green, pink and blue motifs and a red flower. He wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him stands a black Nandi bull statue draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, beside a tall copper-clad pillar and a red stepped plinth. Palm trees, a thatched shed and rows of small statues line the open courtyard. Swamiji (probable) is seated in meditation, identified by his long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala.

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October 29 20102010-10-29October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat at the centre of a circular sand pit ringed with white stones and decorated with white floral kolam motifs. He is bare-chested beneath the orange wrap, with dark hair and eyes closed, appearing to meditate. A brass kalasha stands to his left and a small woven mat and cloth lie nearby. Behind him is a red stepped platform holding a dark stone Nandi-type figure garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, a tall copper-coloured pillar rises behind it, and tall palms stand in an outdoor ashram courtyard with grey stone deity sculptures on the left. Two tall wooden poles with circular hoops frame the scene. Photo shows one physical person.2010-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10 +3 copiesA seated meditation scene outdoors in a courtyard of palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wearing orange robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat and a folded cloth at the centre of a circular raised earthen platform ringed with grey ash or pebbles and yellow marigold petals with green leaf-patterned chalk lines. A brass kalasha or vessel sits on the mat in front of him. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped by a black stone Nandi bull draped with marigold garlands, beside tall dark deity statues and a red pillar with a garland. A thatched fence and white building stand at the back. Eyes closed, hands in lap, he is in meditation. Possibly a homa or puja setup.2010-11-02October 10 20102010-10-10 +2 copiesA seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in lotus posture on a mat atop a circular stone platform in an open courtyard, a brass vessel beside him. Behind him stands a dark Shivalinga draped with a marigold garland on an orange pedestal, flanked by an orange pillar and palm trees. A row of stone deity murti and carved sculptures sits along an orange brick wall, with saffron-and-cream hanging banners from a metal trishul-shaped stand overhead. The figure has long dark hair and wears saffron and a rudraksha mala, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; the sitter is seated in meditation, eyes closed. Pigeons rest on the ground at left and red name plaques sit near the sculptures.2010-11-25October 15 20102010-10-15Outdoors among coconut palms, a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits on a woven mat in front of him. Behind him, a black stone Nandi bull with yellow and orange marigold garlands rests on a red-painted pedestal, and a tall pole with a curved loop rises beside him. Colourful kolam-style floor patterns decorate the circular ground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala suggest the Swamiji identity, shown in meditation posture.2010-10-29February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesOctober 09 20102010-10-09 +1 copies