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Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground with scattered ash and charcoal-marked fire pits. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, wearing a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, his head bowed and one hand extended toward a small brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle. Behind him, two people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit near another fire pit. Green grass and white stone platforms are visible at right. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform over sandy ground with scattered grey ash or ritual residue. A dark rudraksha mala with large beads hangs around the neck. The figure's hands rest near a polished brass vessel with a spout and a handle, set on the ground in front. Only the torso, hands and legs are visible; the face is cropped out of frame, and a second person in white is partly visible at the upper right edge.2010-07-10A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds around his neck and has his long dark hair tied back, with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him on the mat is a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spouted handle. Behind him, two seated people in white clothes, one with a yellow shawl, sit near blackened ground that suggests a fire pit. The setting is an open sandy ground with a temple-like structure in the background.2010-08-26A photograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged on a wooden mat on bare ground, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits beside him. Behind him, small fires and smoke rise from fire pits, and a kneeling man in white clothes tends the ground. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated at a fire ritual in meditation.2010-06-13A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform outdoors on sandy ground with gravel. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and has a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand extends toward a small polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout placed on the ground. Behind him stands a white stepped structure with red and yellow flower garlands at its top, and a few scattered petals lie on the ground.2010-07-19July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cloth and wooden seat at an outdoor ritual site with bare earth and fire-pit ash. He wears a sleeveless orange robe, a long orange shawl, and a dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Hands rest in his lap. To his left stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle and spout. Behind him, several people in white clothes sit in meditation on low stone platforms, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands in mudra.2010-06-13A person sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a low wooden seat outdoors, hands resting palms-up in the lap in a meditation or prayer posture with eyes lowered. They wear an orange saffron sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red tilak mark on the forehead and long dark hair pulled back. Behind them is a white stepped structure hung with red and yellow flower garlands. In front is a small brass vessel on a sandy ground scattered with ash.2010-07-07A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, on a woven straw mat edged in blue, on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange saffron-coloured cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare, and a long rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck. His long dark hair is swept back into a knot, and a red tilak mark sits on his forehead. He gazes upward and to the side, with a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout placed in front of the mat. Background shows a white building with a green metal roof, palm trees and greenery.2011-02-23Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beside grey stone sculptures and white stupa-like pillars. A central seated figure in full saffron-orange robes and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, hands extended over a small brass pot-like vessel. Behind him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl sits on the ground, and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits nearby, hands together in prayer. Grey ash or ash-like debris covers the ground.2010-08-03A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors. He wears a long black rudraksha mala around his neck, has his hair tied back in a bun, and extends one hand forward in a gesture while the other rests on his knee. Behind him is a paved brick walkway, a red pillar, and a pile of sand. A small silver vessel with a spout sits on the mat in front of him. The scene suggests a yoga or meditation session.2011-01-26A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a wooden platform with a folded orange cloth, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in a meditative pose outdoors. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. A small brass kalasha stands on the bare ground to his left, and behind him a white stone structure is draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In the background two seated people in white clothing sit on mats near a ash-covered fire pit with scattered charcoal, one wearing an orange shawl. The setting looks like an outdoor ritual site.2010-08-01