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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, in meditation beside a white stone wall with red base carrying a Sanskrit inscription titled Sri Shivapanchakshara Stotram. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl over a red top, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several people in orange shawls sit and stand, including a bald man in orange and a man in a dark blue t-shirt, with a bearded man in sunglasses. The setting is an outdoor stone platform.

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July 01 20082008-07-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged beside a white stone wall carved with Sanskrit verses in red-bordered panels. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads over an orange shawl, with a black turtleneck beneath and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap, and his bare feet are visible. Behind him, a partly visible bald man in white sits, and a green tree fills the background. The stone inscription reads a sacred invocation listing deities including Shiva, Gauri and Nilakantha. Probable Swamiji cues include long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, shown in a seated ritual setting.2008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01A seated man in orange and red sannyasi-style robes sits cross-legged against a white stone wall with red-painted base, barefoot. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads over an orange shawl, a dark turtleneck beneath, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. Behind the wall, Devanagari inscriptions are carved in lines, including the name श्री (Shri) in red. A bald man in pale clothing stands at left and another seated figure in orange appears behind. Trees are blurred in the background.2008-07-01A man sits cross-legged barefoot on a tiled floor in front of a red-and-white stone inscription wall carved with Sanskrit verses in red and black script. He wears an orange wrap over a red long-sleeved top and a black turtleneck, with a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap. To the left, a bald man in an orange t-shirt sits partly visible. The man in the centre has long dark hair swept back and wears saffron clothing and rudraksha beads; the page names a person, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity from the photo alone.2008-07-01A man in orange sannyasi clothing sits barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a red-and-white wall, leaning against it with his right hand resting on the platform. He wears a dark-brown rudraksha mala over an orange shawl and an orange top and dhoti, with a bindi on his forehead. Behind him a stone plaque carries Sanskrit inscriptions in Devanagari. Around him, a group of devotees in orange shawls and white clothing sit and stand, some with yellow kumkum marks on their foreheads. A yellow carved figure is set into the wall at right. Appearance cues in the seated man (orange robes and rudraksha mala, shaved-free long dark hair) are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is described as a probable Swamiji candidate.2008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01