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A seated man in lotus position with eyes closed meditates on a gold-edged red-draped dais against a blue and gold painted backdrop. He wears a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, an orange lower garment, a heavy gold necklace and a long beaded mala, with white sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms. A golden trident stands to the right and a small black kalasha-style vessel sits at left.

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June 29 20092009-06-29A 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 man sits cross-legged in lotus pose on a raised gold-trimmed red-draped dais in front of a painted backdrop of blue sky and pale golden draped cloth. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, a bare chest with white armbands, multiple gold necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, an orange cloth at his waist, a white tripundra and red bindi, and an orange crown-like headpiece. His hands rest in his lap and a trident stands at the right edge, with a black kalasha-style pot to the left.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a red-and-gold draped platform before a blue and gold painted backdrop. He wears a rudraksha bead crown on his long, loose hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a leopard-print shawl over his bare chest. He has several rudraksha malas and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace, white bands on his upper arms and wrists, and orange-red lower garments. Before him sit a brass bowl and a black clay kalasha pot, consistent with a ritual setting.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A 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.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29