A man sits cross-legged in meditation posture on a raised leopard-print platform draped with a tiger-striped cloth, in front of a large gilded deity murti carved with a figure holding objects. He wears a red-orange turban with a crescent emblem, a red-orange cloth wrap, a leopard-print sleeveless garment, multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads and a pendant, and bead bracelets. A tall golden staff stands at left and tiered tassel decorations in red, green, purple and orange flank the platform. The setting is warm and golden with incense haze. The figure's appearance is consistent with the a person description (turban, rudraksha malas, distinctive clothing), so the image shows an appearance-based candidate seated in a ritual setting.

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Date

2017-07-25Source: title

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1966 × 1310 px

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July 25 2017

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