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A photograph taken in bright backlight at an outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees. In the centre, a standing man wears a loose orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest, with his head bowed and hands clasped at his waist. Behind him, a dark Shiva lingam on a white plinth is garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands, and a tall stone lamp or pillar with a yellow garland stands to the right. A stone deity figure sits on a pedestal to the left. In the blurred foreground, a grey pigeon walks across a pale stone surface.

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August 08 20102010-08-08A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a white stone platform outdoors, eyes lowered, with rudraksha malas hanging on his chest. Behind him, a dark stone deity murti with a bead necklace is garlanded with yellow marigolds and purple-and-maroon flowers, and a dark stone statue stands among green palms and shrubs. A grey pigeon in the foreground blurs across the white stone ledge, and the scene is lit by warm low sunlight. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas as the qualifying cues.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph in soft morning light. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in his lap. Behind him is a white plinth draped with a yellow and magenta marigold garland, beside a dark stone deity murti with a garland and necklace. Stone sculptures, palm trees and green foliage fill the background. A blurred pigeon occupies the foreground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala match the page's Swamiji claim for this event.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him is a large dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in a garland of yellow and red flowers, with a white stone platform beneath. To the left stand grey stone sculptures of deities and a tall standing statue. Two women in white saris are seen at the edges, and several pigeons, one white and several grey, are on the platform around him.2010-07-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a white platform in front of large grey stone deity statues draped with red and yellow marigold garlands. A woman in white with a yellow shawl sits beside him, and a woman in white sits at the left edge. A grey pigeon walks along the white ledge in the foreground, with palm trees behind the statues.2010-07-23A photograph of a man seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation before a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a cowrie-shell necklace. The seated man wears a sleeveless orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Behind the Nandi is a white stepped pedestal and a red-brown kalasha finial, with a stone cobra-hooded deity figure at the left edge. In the foreground a grey pigeon walks across a pale stone floor, with a small brass plate and offerings near the pedestal. a person appears to be the seated man, based on his saffron robe, rudraksha mala and swept-back hair.2010-07-14A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in meditation, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a white shrine structure with a dark deity murti partly visible at the top, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him, with ash or fire residue in front. Two grey pigeons walk on the pale stone pavement. The scene suggests a sannyasi performing meditation or puja at an outdoor shrine.2010-07-19A sunlit outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind a white stone shrine platform holding a dark deity murti draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a pigeon walks across a pale stone courtyard. On the left a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels with bowed head near the shrine, and on the right a second person in white with an orange shawl sits at the edge of the frame. Stone statues stand at the left edge. Sunlight glares through the palms.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 19 20102010-07-19A man in saffron-orange unstitched robes sits cross-legged with closed eyes in meditation before a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a red bindi, a long rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace. Behind him stand a stone naga-serpent figure at left and a copper kalasha finial atop a white plinth. A pigeon pecks at the paved ground in the foreground, and a small brass dish with offerings sits on the platform at right.2010-07-14A seated man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange wrap over his head sits with eyes closed on a wet stone platform, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a large black Nandi bull statue is garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands, set on a white plinth. A dark stone deity statue stands at left, a copper kalasha-topped structure rises at top, and palm trees frame the scene. A grey pigeon pecks at the wet ground in the foreground. A person in white clothes stands partly visible at left beside a yellow bucket. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is not certain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in meditation.2010-07-22