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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a gold-edged red dais in front of a painted backdrop of pale yellow mountains and a blue sky. He wears a leopard-print saffron-and-gold garment draped over his bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala with ornate gold beads, a gold pendant necklace, and a rudraksha crown on his head. He has white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead, with white bands on his upper arms, and his hands rest in a meditation mudra. a person is probable from the long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm.

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June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a raised red-and-gold dais against a blue and cream painted backdrop. He has long dark hair and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha crown above, and wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders with orange cloth at his waist. Gold beaded malas and rudraksha beads hang across his chest, and white bands are wrapped on his upper arms and wrists. His hands rest together in his lap, and a small microphone sits beside him on the dais.2009-06-29June 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.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red and gold stage platform in front of a painted backdrop of pale gold and blue. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a saffron-orange dhoti, and a heavy gold necklace with dark rudraksha beads. His hair is long and swept back, a tripundra and red bindi mark his forehead, and a rudraksha mala crowns his head. His hands rest folded in his lap, and a black ceremonial vessel sits at the left edge. The appearance is consistent with the presentation of a teacher on stage, but the photo's page does not confirm who he is, so identity is left uncertain.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a raised red-and-gold stage in front of a painted backdrop of golden and blue cloth. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a long orange lower cloth, and a heavy necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas, with a rudraksha band across his head and white and red markings on his forehead. He has his hands folded in his lap and a black kettle-like vessel sits at his left. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and a shawl are visible, and he is seated on the stage as a presenter. The image is a photograph from a Shiva darshan event.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in lotus-style meditation, hands resting in his lap. He wears a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, a heavy gold necklace with a large ornate pendant, and a long rudraksha mala. His forehead bears white tripundra marks with a red dot, and a matted tuft of hair is crowned with rudraksha beads. Orange cloth covers his legs. Behind him is a painted golden-yellow and blue backdrop, and a black kalasha-style pot sits on the left. Ceremonial gold items lie at the bottom edge. Appearance suggests a person seated in meditation, with cues of rudraksha, leopard shawl and gold adornment.2009-06-29A 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.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in padmasana-style cross-legged pose on a raised silver-edged platform with a red cloth border. He wears a leopard-print shawl over the bare chest, a heavy gold necklace of ornaments over rudraksha malas, a rudraksha-style crown on the head, white horizontal tilak with a red dot, and white armbands. His hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him hangs a painted backdrop of gold and blue. A black pot stands at his left. The photograph shows a single seated figure, with no visible audience.2009-06-29