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Close-up photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing a saffron-orange shawl drawn over his head and shoulders. He has white tripundra-style markings on his forehead and a red kumkum dot at the centre, and a dark rudraksha mala is visible at the lower edge of the frame. The background is a soft-focus blur of greenery. a person appears in the appearance cues of distinctive orange shawl, rudraksha mala and sacred forehead markings, presented in a meditative, devotional pose.

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Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his head and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. He has white vertical sacred marks on his forehead and a red kumkum dot at the centre. The background is a soft blur of green foliage. Probable Swamiji (probable): long dark hair visible at the temples under the saffron cloth, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, shown in a quiet devotional pose.2010-08-04A close portrait of a man with eyes closed in meditation, his head covered by a saffron-orange shawl that drapes over his shoulders. He has white vertical marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and wears a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. The background is a soft blurred green with light haze, and another person in a red garment stands out of focus behind him.2010-07-28 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his head and shoulders. He has a white vertical forehead mark and a red kumkum dot between the brows. Blurred greenery and stone structures fill the background. A rudraksha mala is partly visible at the lower edge.2010-08-04Close-up photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders. A red bindi-style mark sits on his forehead, and a strand of brown rudraksha beads hangs at his chest. Blurred palm trees and stone carvings form the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person shown in profile of devotion; the person's role is a sannyasi in meditation, with no visible throne, crowd or ritual objects beyond the rudraksha mala and saffron wrap.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA man with eyes closed sits in meditation, wrapped in a saffron-orange shawl drawn up over his head. He has white vertical marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre of his brow, and a strand of brown rudraksha beads hangs against his orange garment. Blurred green foliage and white flowers form the background, with two other seated figures partly visible at the edges, one in yellow and one in orange. The photo is captioned in the archive's pancha-tapas darshan series. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-07-28 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, his head covered by an orange-saffron shawl draped over his hair. A red kumkum mark sits on his forehead, and dark rudraksha beads are visible at the lower edge of the frame. Blurred green foliage fills the background. The wrap and beads suggest a sannyasi appearance; the figure is seated or standing in quiet meditation, with no other people visible.2010-08-06Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his head and shoulders. He has a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala is visible at the lower edge of the frame. The blurred background shows grey rock-like forms and green foliage.2010-08-04Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, his head covered by an orange-saffron shawl. He wears white sacred ash across the forehead with a red kumkum dot at the centre. Blurred background of greenery; a figure in white clothes stands at the left edge and another in white sits at the lower right.2010-07-29Close-up photograph of a person with eyes closed, head covered by a saffron-orange shawl draped over long dark hair. A small red kumkum or tilak mark sits on the forehead. The face is in profile-facing quarter view with a blurred green background of trees and bright sky. The shawl wraps the shoulders and chest.2010-07-03 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders. He has a white horizontal tilak across his forehead with a red kumkum dot between the brows. Behind him, out of focus, a man in a white shirt sits and blurred greenery fills the background.2010-07-29Close-up photo of a man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head and a red kumkum dot on his forehead with white vibhuti marks. Blurred green trees and a white wall fill the background. Only his face and shoulders are visible.2010-07-24