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A man sits cross-legged on a raised red-draped platform in front of a golden and blue painted backdrop, meditating with hands resting in his lap. He has long dark hair, a tilak of white and red marks on his forehead and a red-orange topknot-style ornament, and wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders with a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, plus saffron-orange cloth at the waist. White bandages wrap his upper arms. A black kalasha-style pot sits at the lower left beside metal vessels.

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A seated man in a meditation pose, cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted golden and blue backdrop. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his bare upper torso, a saffron dhoti, a rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, and a rudraksha crown on his head. White tilak lines and a red bindi mark his forehead, and white cloth bands are wrapped around his upper arms. His hands rest together in his lap. A black kalasha-like vessel sits at the left edge of the platform. The photo is captioned with a copyright line and source credit.2009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a red-edged gold platform in meditation, eyes closed, with hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange dhoti, a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, multiple tiers of rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, plus white horizontal tilak and a red bindi on his forehead, with rudraksha beads at the crown of his hair. Upper arms are wrapped in white cloth bands. A black kalasha-style vessel sits to the left, and a golden-yellow and blue backdrop fills the background. No other people are visible. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in meditation with saffron dhoti, rudraksha malas and ornate necklace.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red platform in front of a painted backdrop of golden-ochre and blue draped cloth. He is bare-chested with white ash horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms, a red dot on his brow, and a tiered crown-like headpiece with rudraksha beads. He wears a leopard-print shawl, saffron-orange cloth at his waist, and layered gold necklaces with dark rudraksha malas, hands folded in his lap. A black kettle-shaped vessel and a small brass object sit at the left edge of the platform. Ceremonial Shiva-themed staging suggests a darshan setting; the figure resembles a person, though this cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-edged stage in lotus-style meditation posture, hands joined in his lap. He wears a leopard-print saffron-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, with orange cloth wrapped at his waist. He has long dark hair swept back, a tall orange topknot, white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms, and a red dot between his brows. Behind him hangs a draped gold and blue backdrop. To the left sit a black kalasha-like pot and a brass lamp with a bundled cloth, and at the right edge a gold trident is visible. The scene is a stage setting for a Shiva darshan event.2009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-draped platform in front of a painted backdrop of gold and blue draperies. He wears an orange cloth around his waist and a leopard-print shawl across his chest, with long rudraksha mala beads and layered gold necklaces. His forehead bears white and red markings and an orange tilaka-style topknot, and white bands wrap his upper arms. A black kalasha-like pot stands at the left edge of the platform. a person is seated centrally, identified by his distinctive long swept-back hair, orange crown-style topknot, ornate gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and leopard-print shawl; this is a seated, meditative presentation on a raised dais.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in lotus posture on a red-draped stage in front of a golden and blue painted backdrop. He has long dark hair swept back, a dark rudraksha-style crown with an orange-red tip, white ash bands on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He wears a leopard-print saffron-gold wrap over his shoulder, layered gold and rudraksha bead garlands, and white bandages around his upper arms. He sits with hands resting in his lap, and a black kalasha-style vessel stands at the left edge. A photo that shows one person, appearance-based candidate for a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold and rudraksha malas, and a crown with a saffron-tipped top, seated on a ceremonial stage.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha crown sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads, orange-red cloth at the waist, and white ash bands on his forehead and arms. A black kalasha-style vessel sits at left on a red and gold stage cloth, with a golden backdrop of draped fabric behind him. The scene suggests a stage performance or darshan setting.2009-06-29