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Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion on bare ground, eyes closed in meditation. He wears orange robes, a long dark rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle and spout sits in front of him. Behind him, people in white and orange clothing sit on the ground, one man in white holding a camera. Tall coconut palms and a small white building with a green roof stand in the background, with a few ash-covered patches on the ground.

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August 08 20102010-08-08A central seated man in an orange saffron robe and orange cushion sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting together in his lap, a red tilak on his forehead and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, his hair swept back. Behind him, seated in rows on sandy ground among ash-grey gravel, several people in white dhotis and orange shawls or white and yellow garments meditate or sit in prayer. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle stands in front of him, and a small maroon mat lies to the right. Coconut palms and a white building with a red door fill the background. Five or six seated people are visible in total, including partially visible ones at the sides.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden platform in an open sandy area beside palm trees, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth, a red bindi on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spouted handle sits on the sand in front of him. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on the ground, and a faint smoke haze drifts through the trees. A small green-roofed building stands at the right edge, with a blue sign on it.2010-07-10Outdoors under palm trees, a man with long dark swept-back hair, orange sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a mat in front of him. Two more men in orange and white robes with yellow shawls sit meditating in the background on a cleared dirt and ash ground, with a small red building and palm trees behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identified by the long hair, orange wrap and rudraksha mala.2010-09-02A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden platform in an open sandy area under tall coconut palms. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands beside him on the sand, and a ring of grey ash or charcoal surrounds the platform. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit or stand among ash-covered ground, and a white stone structure stands at the left edge.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of a man with long swept-back dark hair seated cross-legged on an orange cushion, eyes closed, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala at the neck, in a meditative posture. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala. Beside him on the sandy ground sits a brass kalasha or lamp vessel. Behind him, a man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl and sits on the ground beside a camera on a small tripod, and another person in white sits nearby. Palm trees, a white building with red window frames and a small red platform stand in the background under a pale sky.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head sits cross-legged on a bare, ash-dusted ground outdoors, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. A brass kalasha-style pot with a handle sits in the foreground. Behind him, coconut palms, a white building and a stacked pile of firewood stand under an overcast sky, with several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls seated or working nearby, one digging with a shovel. The saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible cues, but the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is shown as an unidentified sannyasi-like devotee.2010-07-22Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion over a straw mat, within a white-and-grey kolam drawn on bare earth ringed with white-grey stones. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi/tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him and a pink flower lies on the kolam. To the left, a black stone Nandi with marigold garlands sits on an orange-red pedestal. Behind him, four more people sit in meditation: two in white dhotis, two in orange robes, under coconut palms.2010-09-22A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden plank in an open dirt yard, eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, other men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on the ground among scattered ash and charred logs, with coconut palms and a white building in the background. A brass vessel sits in the lower foreground.2010-07-152010 - Photo Album +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a sandy open space among coconut palms and leafy trees under a pale sky. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back hair, eyes closed, face lifted in meditation. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle and spout sits in front of him, and smoke drifts through the air. Two seated men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit behind him, one in the left background and one at the right edge, also meditating. A standing figure in white appears at far left.2010-07-10A seated man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a low wooden seat, hands resting in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at his left. Outdoors among coconut palms, smoke drifts through the air. Behind him, a man in white robes and orange stole stands at left, a bald man in white sits meditating, and two men in white sit at right, one wearing a yellow shawl, while smouldering ash fire pits lie on the ground. Mood is meditative and ceremonial.2010-07-29