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A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted blue and gold backdrop, meditating with hands resting on his knees in a mudra. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, an orange-red dhoti, a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha malas, and a rudraksha ornament at his crown with white vibhuti and a red kumkum bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A black kalasha-style pot sits at his left side. a person is described by appearance cues: long hair, saffron-orange dhoti, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, seated as a teacher during satsang or meditation.

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A man sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on a raised red-and-gold platform in front of a painted blue and gold backdrop. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, an orange dhoti, a long gold and rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants, and a rudraksha crown atop long swept-back hair. White paste marks the forehead and arms with a red dot between the brows. A black ceremonial kettle-like vessel sits at his left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation posture, with long hair, rudraksha crown, leopard shawl and ornate gold malas.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted backdrop of blue sky and golden cloud-like fabric. He wears a leopard-print shawl over the shoulder, orange lower cloth, a tall rudraksha and gold-bead mala with a large gold pendant, and a white tripundra with red mark on forehead; his hair is long and swept back, with a bronze kalasha-style crown at the top of his head. Bands of white cloth wrap his upper arms. A black metal vessel sits to his left. Appearance-based cues are distinctive (long hair, crown, rudraksha mala, gold pendant, leopard shawl), so this is a person seated in meditation or darshan posture. No other people are visible.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted backdrop of a golden and blue sky. He has long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot, and a rudraksha crown-like tuft at the top of his head. He wears a leopard-print saffron-edged shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with pendant, and rudraksha malas, with white armbands and orange cloth at his waist. His hands rest folded in his lap. A black kalasha-like pot stands at the left edge. The appearance is consistent with a priest-like figure, but the page does not confirm a person presence, so identity is uncertain.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a red platform in a meditative pose, hands resting in his lap. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads and a gold pendant, and orange-red cloth around his waist. White sandalwood-style paste marks his forehead and arms, with a red dot between his brows, and a dark rudraksha or orange-topped crown-like adornment sits on his head with long dark hair falling behind. A black ceremonial vessel with a handle stands at left against a painted backdrop of blue sky and golden mountain-like cloth. The image is a photograph of a seated figure in a ceremonial setting. Appearance-based cues are distinctive, so the person is labelled a person.2009-06-29A seated man in a meditation pose sits cross-legged on a raised red-edged stage in front of a golden draped backdrop and a blue painted wall. He has long dark wavy hair, a rudraksha bead on his head, a white and red forehead marking, and white bands on his upper arms and forearms. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, an orange lower cloth, and heavy gold ornaments with rudraksha malas around his neck. His hands rest in his lap. A black kalasha-style vessel stands at the left edge of the stage. Appearance-based cues are distinctive, so this is a probable match for a person seated in meditation on stage.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised red-draped stage against a painted backdrop of blue sky and pale golden cloth. He wears a leopard-print shawl, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, orange-red cloth at the waist, and white bands on his arms and forehead, with a red bindi and a tilak-like mark. His hands rest in his lap. A black metal kalasha-like vessel sits at the lower left, and a small brass object is visible at the edge. The photo is an archive image watermarked with copyright text.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold draped platform before a painted backdrop of blue sky and golden-cream cloth. He wears a long rudraksha mala with heavy gold ceremonial beads and a gold pendant, a rudraksha cluster on his crown, white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, white bands on his upper arms, and orange-red lower garments. His hands rest in his lap. A black kettle-shaped object and a brass vessel sit at the left edge of the platform. The photo is a single seated figure against the stage backdrop.2009-06-29