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A seated man with long dark hair and eyes closed sits cross-legged on a raised gold-edged stage, holding a black microphone to his chest with both hands. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his bare chest, multiple rudraksha malas and an ornate gold pendant necklace, an orange dhoti, a tilak of white and red on his forehead and white bands on his arms. A tall red-orange tuft of hair is bound at the crown. Behind him are golden draped cloths and a painted blue sky backdrop. A black kalasha-style vessel sits to the left of the stage.

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June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in meditation pose, eyes closed, sits cross-legged on a red cloth-covered platform before a gold-and-cream draped backdrop. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a saffron-orange dhoti, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha beads, and white bands on his forehead and arms. A black kalasha-style pot with a handle sits beside him. The appearance is consistent with the a person description, with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala cues, so the person is labelled a person in a meditation setting.2009-06-29A seated man in meditation with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in a mudra over an orange cloth. He wears a leopard-print golden-brown shawl over bare shoulders, a long gold necklace with large gold beads and dark rudraksha beads, and a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, with a rudraksha crown on his head and white bands on his upper arms and wrists. A white tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. The blue and yellow painted backdrop is behind him.2009-06-29A seated man in an ochre-red dhoti and a leopard-print shawl sits cross-legged on a red-draped stage, eyes closed, singing or chanting into a black handheld microphone held in both hands. He wears a tripundra of white ash with a red bindi on the forehead, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and a rudraksha crown on his head. A black kalasha-like pot sits to the left, with a golden draped backdrop behind him and a painted blue sky. Appearance-based cues are present, so the candidate is a person performing a satsang-style chant on stage, with a rudraksha crown and ceremonial gold-and-rudraksha adornments visible.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised red-edged platform before a painted backdrop of blue sky and white-and-gold cliffs. He has closed eyes, long dark hair, a white tripundra with a red dot on the forehead, and a rudraksha crown on the head. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, an orange-red lower cloth, heavy gold-bead and rudraksha mala necklaces, and white bandages on the upper arms. His hands rest in a meditation mudra in his lap. One person is visible.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a gold-edged stage platform, holding a black handheld microphone in both hands while speaking. He has long, dark, swept-back hair with a rust-coloured ceremonial top-knot, white tripundra marks on his forehead with a red bindi, and white paste on his upper arms. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, and orange-red dhoti cloth. A black kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the stage, with a gold-and-golden backdrop behind him and a blue-grey painted wall at the upper right.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in lotus position sits on a gold-and-red ornate platform against a painted blue and gold backdrop. He wears a leopard-print yellow shawl over bare shoulders, an orange dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces, with a rudraksha crown atop long dark hair, white tilak lines and a red bindi. His hands rest in mudra at his lap. The scene reads as a ceremonial stage setting.2009-06-29