Photograph from behind of a person seated on a black mat in a kneeling or squatting pose, head bowed with both hands clasped behind the neck, wearing loose white clothing and a dark bracelet on the wrist. The backdrop is a plain blue wall. Only one physical person is visible; the face is not shown, so the appearance-based a person label is unsure. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph from behind of a person seated on a black mat in a kneeling or squatting pose, head bowed with both hands clasped behind the neck, wearing loose white clothing and a dark bracelet on the wrist. The backdrop is a plain blue wall. Only one physical person is visible; the face is not shown, so the appearance-based a person label is unsure.

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