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Outdoors on a dusty ground, a man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a raised wooden seat in the centre of a circular ash-filled fire pit, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha pot sits beside him. Behind, a white stepped shrine with a garland of yellow and orange flowers stands. Three other seated people in white clothes and malas sit at neighbouring fire pits, one in a yellow shawl, with smoke rising. In the foreground a pigeon walks across a wet concrete platform.

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Outdoors at a homa-style fire site, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised wooden seat. A brass kalasha stands beside him on the ground. Behind him, three seated men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, one wearing a yellow shawl, have their hands joined in prayer beside circular ash-filled fire pits, with smoke rising. A white shrine with yellow and orange marigold garlands is at the left. A grey pigeon walks across the foreground. The seated man in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, which matches Swamiji's appearance; this is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-07-11July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a sannyasi seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in front of white shrine structures. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha stands on the ground beside him, with a garland of marigolds hanging on the white shrine behind. Ash-filled fire pits lie on the sandy ground, and a second person in white dhoti and yellow-bordered cloth sits at the far right. A pigeon walks on the pale concrete platform in the foreground next to a white step.2010-07-19A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation or puja. In front of him lies a circular ring of white ash on bare ground, with a small brass vessel placed beside him. Behind him stands a white stepped plinth with garlands of orange and yellow flowers draped over it. A man in white clothes sits on the right, and a pigeon walks across the foreground pavement. White chalk kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-07-14July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a ring of grey ash, eyes closed, hands joined in his lap. Beside him stands a small golden kalasha-style pot. Behind him, a white pedestal is garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands. Four other seated figures in white or yellow garments and orange shawls sit on the ash circle in the background, with dark stone deity murti and carved stone figures around them. Two grey pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A palm-lined backdrop completes the setting.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple scene at a white shrine platform with marigold garlands hanging from its top. A young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together on a low seat inside a ring of grey ash. A brass kalasha-like pot sits beside him. Behind him, three men in white dhotis, two wearing orange or yellow shawls, sit on the ground with hands folded, and an orange umbrella lies on the ground. A grey pigeon walks on a white concrete slab in the foreground. Grey ash circles mark the ground near the platform.2010-07-14July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform, wearing an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, with a garland of orange and white flowers draped over the white shrine behind him. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot on a raised circular platform outlined with gravel. Several people in white, yellow and orange garments sit in meditation on the ground in the background, and a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the right edge. Two pigeons, one white and one grey, stand on a reddish-brown platform in the foreground. Dark stone sculptures and a parked white car are visible at the back.2010-07-08