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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat placed on a circular bed of gravel and pale rangoli-style chalk lines outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red-and-white forehead mark, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him on the mat, and a green paper or cloth piece lies to the side. Behind him stand orange and red temple structures, with a garland of yellow flowers hanging on the upper left.

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October 11 20102010-10-112010 - Photo Album +2 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat placed on a woven mat within a circle of grey gravel in an outdoor temple grounds. He wears a saffron-orange ochre robe and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and eyes closed. Beside him stands a brass kalasha or lamp vessel. Behind him are orange-painted stepped platforms and a black stone deity murti garlanded with red flowers, along with small shrines and potted plants.2010-10-19 +1 copies2010 - Photo Album +2 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18October 14 20102010-10-14 +1 copiesNovember 14 20102010-11-14 +2 copies2011 - Photo AlbumA central figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat atop a mat, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed beside him. Behind him stands a dark Shiva lingam wrapped with a marigold garland, set on a red-painted pedestal, with a tall red pillar and palm trees around it. Palm-lined grounds with a few small figures and a seated man in white ritual dress at the right edge, with a shaved head, sit in the open courtyard outdoors. Several smaller statues stand in the background. The seated figure is an appearance-based candidate for the page's a person, but the image gives only limited identifying cues.2011 - Photo AlbumA photograph of a figure seated cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors in front of an orange-red stepped temple structure topped with a small shrine. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, and holds a small ritual object in one hand. Behind the figure are a seated deity murti and several standing statues on the grounds. The ground is decorated with a circular arrangement of stones and a kolam-style floral pattern in front of the mat. Probable Swamiji seated in meditation posture, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2010-11-25September 19 20102010-09-19 +1 copies