A man wearing a rust-red shawl draped over his shoulders and body stands outdoors before a small flame, holding a silver-coloured tray or plate over the fire with one hand while the other hand is extended palm-down over it. He has a red bindi on his forehead and his eyes are lowered in concentration. Blurred green trees and palms fill the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man wearing a rust-red shawl draped over his shoulders and body stands outdoors before a small flame, holding a silver-coloured tray or plate over the fire with one hand while the other hand is extended palm-down over it. He has a red bindi on his forehead and his eyes are lowered in concentration. Blurred green trees and palms fill the background.

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A photograph of a person in a red-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a silver bell in the left, performing an aarti-style ritual. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing sit with hands pressed in prayer, and a gold-coloured altar element is visible at the right edge. The person has a red tilak on the forehead.

A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a cushion outdoors, eyes lowered and hands folded in his lap. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his dark hair falls to his shoulders. A small brass pot sits at his left side. Behind him are an orange-red wooden platform and a wheeled cart, with blurred greenery in the background. The scene suggests meditation or quiet sitting.

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A man with long dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands at night in front of dark foliage, holding a silver tray with a red cloth and pink flowers. He wears a rust-red unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and an orange beaded mala around his neck. Another partial figure is visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange beaded mala and red robe, presented here as a devotee-style offering-bearer during an evening ritual.

A person performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. The person wears a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs over an orange-red garment, has a red kumkum dot on the forehead and small gold earrings. Behind, partially visible devotees sit at the lower right against a pale grey wall, and a pale ceiling beam crosses the frame.

A photograph of a single person seated cross-legged in meditation on a flat wooden-framed cushion placed on a woven mat. He wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and body and matching orange cloth on his legs, with a red tilak on his forehead and dark hair tied back. His hands rest in his lap and his eyes are lowered. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits on the mat at left, and an outdoor paved courtyard with a red pillar and a low wall stands behind him. a person: saffron clothing and a shawl are visible cues, but the appearance is only partly distinctive.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a small orange cushion placed on a woven mat outdoors, meditating or listening with hands resting in his lap. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and has dark hair tied back. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at the lower left. Behind him is a paved courtyard with a red pillar and a blurred tree and building in the background.

A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and matching orange garments sits cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes lowered and hands clasped in his lap. A small brass vessel with a spout sits at lower left. Behind him stands a parked vehicle or cart with a metal frame, and orange-red panels are at right. A small red dot marks his forehead.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap. Beside him on the mat is a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout. Behind him is a red-painted pillar and a paved courtyard with small grey stone shrines and trees in the background. The scene suggests a quiet meditation setting outdoors.

A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over a woven mat, outdoors on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders and matching orange robes, with a red bindi on his forehead, hands folded in his lap, and eyes half-open in a calm gaze. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the mat at the lower left, and a red stone shrine structure and blurred stone figures appear behind him, with trees in the background.

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A man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a dirt-floored outdoor area with eyes lowered and hands clasped in his lap. He wears a flowing orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left near the cushion. Behind him are an orange-painted metal platform, a wooden cart wheel and blurred greenery. The mood is still and meditative. Appearance cues (long swept-back dark hair, saffron shawl) are consistent with the page's a person reference, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.