A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a raised platform in front of a large golden deity murti carved in relief. He wears a rust-red wrap over the shoulders, a leopard-print sleeveless garment, multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, a gold chain and a silver locket pendant, with white horizontal tilak and a red bindi on his forehead, and a gold ring-style earring. His hands rest in dhyana mudra. Behind him stand tiers of tasselled decorative fringe in purple, white, red, green, orange and yellow, and a gold-framed pillar stands at left. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace indicate a presiding teacher in meditation.

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