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A man sits cross-legged on bare ground in meditation with eyes closed, wearing an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand orange-painted stone steps and a platform garlanded with yellow, purple and white flower strands. A small brass vessel sits at his left and a shallow dish with ash lies to his right. A red sign in the background reads a dedication to install Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a temple in Paris. The scene is outdoors in daylight.

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September 01 20102010-09-01August 07 20102010-08-07 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears saffron-orange robes draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a white stepped platform decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers. Grey ash or burnt residue covers the ground around him, and a small brass vessel sits near the platform's edge at right. The scene appears to be an outdoor sacred site.2010-07-14A photograph of a man seated in lotus-style meditation on a woven mat atop a low wooden platform, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron garment draped over his shoulders and a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped with a dark object and two garlands of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on a rangoli-decorated stone ground with coloured chalk designs and white pebbles. Potted plants frame the scene. A person in meditation at an outdoor shrine setting; the appearance is.2010-11-13A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange seat, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Beside him on the mat is a brass oil lamp. Behind him stands an orange-painted platform draped with yellow and white flower garlands, with a dark deity murti partly visible at the top, and green trees in the background.2010-09-22February 05 20112011-02-05A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a flat orange cushion atop a low wooden platform, on a mat with a small brass cup or vessel beside him. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border draped over one shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. His eyes are closed, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair tied back. Behind him are palm trees, blurred stone figures and a red pillar. Scattered gravel lies on the ground. The photo is captioned with a pedia source credit, which are not reproduced2011-02-20 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap over his shoulders and a long double strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest. A small red bindi-style mark is on his forehead. Behind him, a dark stone deity figure or altar stands on an orange-painted platform, with a blurred green outdoor background and a pale paved floor in front. The setting suggests an outdoor meditation session. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back dark hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, matching the page's reference to Swamiji meditating.2011-02-01November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised mat outdoors, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange cloth around his waist, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back. Behind him stands an orange-red stepped temple plinth draped with a red and yellow flower garland. Beside him on the mat sits a small brass kalasha with a spout. The ground is swept with white kolam designs. Appearance is consistent with the probable Swamiji, given the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label.2010-09-14October 08 20102010-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation outdoors on a paved stone surface beside orange-painted stone pillars and steps. He wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and wrap with a maroon border, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a red bindi-style mark on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his hands rest in a mudra in his lap. a person presence: short-cropped hair swept back and a rudraksha mala in orange robes, with the saffron clothing and malas as cues; the figure is seated in meditation.2011-01-31