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A seated man in meditation pose on a red cushioned dais in front of a gold draped backdrop. He has closed eyes, white vertical tilak on his forehead, a small tuft of hair on top of his head, and long dark hair flowing down his back. He wears a thick gold beaded garland across his chest and shoulders, bare arms with white armbands, and orange-red cloth wrapped around his waist and legs. A dark kamandalu-like vessel sits beside him on the left. Appearance-based candidate present but identity uncertain; the scene reads as a staged Shiva darshan event with a meditating figure in Shiva-style dress.

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June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a raised red-and-gold platform in front of a painted golden backdrop with blue sky. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, orange cloth around his waist, and layered gold necklaces with rudraksha malas. A rudraksha crown rests on his long dark hair, and white and red markings are on his forehead and arms. A small black ritual vessel sits at his left. Appearance cues are consistent with a person in a seated meditative role, but the image is not clearly confirmed. The page did not flag him at this event.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted backdrop of golden and blue tones. He has eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, and long dark hair falling past his shoulders. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi and a tiered rudraksha crown. A black kalasha-like vessel stands at the left edge. a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold and rudraksha adornment and a leopard-print shawl, shown in meditative posture.2009-06-29A seated man in meditation pose, eyes closed, on a stage with a gold and blue draped backdrop. He wears a leopard-print gold shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, orange cloth at the waist, a tripundra of white ash with a red kumkum dot on the forehead, white armbands, and a rudraksha crown with long dark hair. A black kalasha-style pot sits to his left on a red-edged dais. a person cues: the long swept hair, rudraksha crown, ornate gold mala and leopard shawl, with the page indicating no. Setting suggests a Shiva darshan style meditation.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged in lotus posture on a gilded golden platform with a red cushioned top, on a theatrical stage. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead with white ash marks, and a crown-like topknot, and wears a gold leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with an orange-red dhoti. White bands are wrapped on his upper arms and wrists, and his hands rest in his lap. Beside him stands a large golden trident with an orange cloth, and a small black kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform. The backdrop is a painted golden cloth over blue. The figure's identity is not established by the scene.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in meditation pose on a stage, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap with legs crossed. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a dense rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with orange lower cloth. Long swept-back hair, a crown-like orange headpiece, white horizontal forehead markings and a red bindi, with white armbands on his upper arms. A black ritual vessel with a handle sits at left against a painted yellow and blue backdrop. Appearance cues are consistent with a sannyasi in meditation; no name is printed in the image.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29