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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in padmasana on a raised red-draped platform against a painted golden-and-blue backdrop. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, an orange lower garment, long gold ceremonial necklaces, and multiple rudraksha malas. His hair is long and swept back, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and arms, a red kumkum dot, and a rudraksha crown. His hands rest together in his lap. A black kalasha-style water vessel sits at the left edge. a person is shown in person, meditating in a seated posture on stage.

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A man sits cross-legged on a raised red-and-gold stage in front of a painted backdrop of golden and blue cloth. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a long orange lower cloth, and a heavy necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas, with a rudraksha band across his head and white and red markings on his forehead. He has his hands folded in his lap and a black kettle-like vessel sits at his left. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and a shawl are visible, and he is seated on the stage as a presenter. The image is a photograph from a Shiva darshan event.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a red-covered platform in front of a painted backdrop of golden-yellow and blue draped fabric. He wears a leopard-print saffron-and-gold shawl, orange dhoti, a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces, and a tall rudraksha crown with white and red forehead markings. His hands rest in his lap and his arms are bandaged with white cloth. A black kettle-shaped object sits at the lower left edge of the frame. The image appears to be a stage-setting photograph of a seated devotee in ceremonial dress.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-edged stage in lotus-style meditation posture, hands joined in his lap. He wears a leopard-print saffron-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, with orange cloth wrapped at his waist. He has long dark hair swept back, a tall orange topknot, white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms, and a red dot between his brows. Behind him hangs a draped gold and blue backdrop. To the left sit a black kalasha-like pot and a brass lamp with a bundled cloth, and at the right edge a gold trident is visible. The scene is a stage setting for a Shiva darshan event.2009-06-29A seated man in meditation pose on a raised stage, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap over orange cloth. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala with a large gold ceremonial necklace, and an orange-red bindi and orange tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and white ash-like markings appear on his arms and chest. A black kalasha-style vessel sits at left; a golden backdrop with painted blue sky fills the background. Appearance cues include long hair, saffron-orange cloth, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, consistent with a person at a Shiva darshan event, seated in a meditative posture.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red platform in front of a painted backdrop of golden-ochre and blue draped cloth. He is bare-chested with white ash horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms, a red dot on his brow, and a tiered crown-like headpiece with rudraksha beads. He wears a leopard-print shawl, saffron-orange cloth at his waist, and layered gold necklaces with dark rudraksha malas, hands folded in his lap. A black kettle-shaped vessel and a small brass object sit at the left edge of the platform. Ceremonial Shiva-themed staging suggests a darshan setting; the figure resembles a person, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in lotus posture on a red-draped stage in front of a golden and blue painted backdrop. He has long dark hair swept back, a dark rudraksha-style crown with an orange-red tip, white ash bands on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He wears a leopard-print saffron-gold wrap over his shoulder, layered gold and rudraksha bead garlands, and white bandages around his upper arms. He sits with hands resting in his lap, and a black kalasha-style vessel stands at the left edge. A photo that shows one person, appearance-based candidate for a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold and rudraksha malas, and a crown with a saffron-tipped top, seated on a ceremonial stage.2009-06-29