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A seated man with eyes closed in meditation, bare-chested except for a leopard-print cloth wrap, wears multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and rudraksha bands on both upper arms. He has long matted black hair swept up into a topknot with a silver crescent ornament, a white three-line tilak with a painted third eye and red bindu on his forehead, and a gold chain with a pendant. Behind him is ornate embossed silver metalwork. A white cup is visible at the lower left. Appearance-based label: a person, in a depiction-free live photograph, seated in meditative posture.

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April 01 20182018-04-01April 01 20182018-04-01April 01 20182018-04-01A man with long dreadlocks topped by a crescent moon ornament sits with eyes closed on an ornate silver throne, cross-legged in meditation. He wears a leopard-print garment over bare shoulders, rust-red dhoti, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and wrist bands, and a gold pendant necklace. His forehead bears white tripundra lines with a central diamond-shaped mark and a red bindi. A microphone stands at right against a blue backdrop.2018-04-01Close-up photograph of a man with eyes closed and head slightly tilted back, in a meditative or devotional pose. He wears long matted dark hair piled high in a topknot with a silver crescent moon ornament on the left side. A white horizontal tripundra-style band is painted across his forehead with a white eye motif and red kumkum mark between the brows. He wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads, a gold ornate pendant necklace, and a leopard-print animal-skin garment over bare shoulders. Behind him is a embossed silver-toned ornamental backdrop. The appearance matches the a person cues of rudraksha malas, distinctive ornate gold necklace and dreadlocked topknot with crescent ornament, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-04-01A close-up photograph of a man performing as Shiva with eyes closed in meditative stillness. He wears a crescent moon ornament on a tall matted topknot, white horizontal tripundra marks with a red and white third-eye forehead mark, and a short beard. He is draped in a leopard-print garment, with layered rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold chain with an ornate pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. The blurred colourful stage backdrop is purple, blue and red.2018-04-01A close photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditation, seated before an ornate silver throne-back carved with floral and mythical motifs. He wears a tall piled-up dark hair crown, white horizontal tilaka lines with a central vertical mark on the forehead, layered rudraksha malas of reddish-brown beads, and a gold pendant necklace. He wears a leopard-print garment over bare shoulders. A dark background sets off the silver. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the individual is described by role only as a seated meditative figure.2018-04-01April 01 20182018-04-01March 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated with eyes closed in meditation, shown in close framing against a large blurred stage backdrop of red, white and blue tones. He wears a silver crescent moon ornament in long dark matted hair piled high, white horizontal tripundra lines and a central red and white forehead mark. He has a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck and shoulders, a gold chain necklace with a pendant, and a leopard-print garment draped over bare shoulders.2018-04-01A man with closed eyes stands in front of a bright, colourful projected backdrop of swirling reds, blues and whites. He wears a tall, upswept dreadlocked crown topped by a silver crescent moon ornament, white horizontal tripundra lines and a red-and-black dot on his forehead, a red-brown rudraksha mala across his shoulders and chest, a gold chain necklace with a gold pendant, and a leopard-print garment over bare shoulders. The image appears to be a stage or event photograph, with the figure shown in a meditative, eyes-closed pose. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the crown, rudraksha mala, ornate jewelry and leopard garment cues.2018-04-01December 20 20172017-12-20