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A photograph of a bearded man seated cross-legged on a low golden-striped seat against a warm orange backdrop of carved wooden latticework and painted deity figures. He wears a rust-maroon saffron-toned robe, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a gold necklace with white floral pendants, beaded bracelets, and a white tripundra forehead marking. He raises both hands near his ears with palms open in a gesture of teaching or blessing. A leopard-print shawl with fringed ends hangs at the left edge beside a purple staff. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a discourse setting.

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October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15 +2 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in a rust-red draped garment teaches from a low dais in front of an ornate wooden lattice backdrop with painted deity figures at both sides. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak and horizontal vibhuti marks, large gold hoop earrings, and several strands of coral-coloured beads with a gold pendant. His right hand is raised in a mudra near his chest while his left hand rests open at his side; a leopard-print shawl hangs on a purple-wrapped pole to the left. Wearing a distinctive presentation with long hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing, he may be the teacher, shown as a person in person.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A man sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin cushion in front of a wooden lattice wall, hands resting in his lap and eyes closed in a seated meditative posture. He wears a rust-red draped garment, a white forehead band with a red mark, long rudraksha-style bead necklaces, bead armlets and bracelets, and gold-toned earrings. A leopard-print cloth hangs at the left edge beside a purple-wrapped staff. At the right, a painted statue of a deity figure with a gold crown, orange dhoti and gold necklace stands beside him. Photo credit text appears at lower right.2017-10-15A man with long dark hair and a full beard, marked with a white forehead band and a small red dot, sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin seat in front of a carved wooden panel with a lattice pattern. He wears a rust-red draped robe, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a gold pendant necklace, bangles and large hoop earrings, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. Beside him stand painted wooden figures of guardian deities in orange and green, one holding a leopard-print cloth and a staff.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15 +1 copies