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A man sits cross-legged in meditation on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) on a stage, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and multiple beaded malas, a white band across the forehead with a red mark, and an orange cloth around his waist. Brass or copper items sit at the base of the platform, and a dark kalasha-style vessel stands to the left with a small drum beside it. The backdrop is a painted golden-brown cloth with a blue sky above.

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