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A photograph of a seated man in meditation on a leopard-print dais before a large silver-toned sculpted deity murti with four arms, a crown and layered beaded necklaces, against a red backdrop with hanging tassels at the sides. The man wears a rust-red turban, a leopard-print sleeveless top over a rust-red garment, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold chain and bangles, with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. A tall ornate silver staff stands to the left.

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A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a leopard-print seat draped over a platform, in front of a large silver-toned relief of a multi-armed deity with a crown, holding a book and a mudra hand. The man wears a rust-red turban with a crescent mark, a sleeveless leopard-print top over a red garment, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and wrist beads. A tall silver staff stands to the left beside hanging red, orange, purple and pink tassels. Faint copyright text overlays the lower right of the image. Appearance-based label: the seated man is an apparent a person, shown in meditation.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A seated man in a meditation posture on a leopard-print platform in front of a large silver-toned relief of a four-armed deity seated in a meditative pose, wearing a tall crown. The man wears a rust-red turban with a crescent emblem, a sleeveless leopard-print garment, a rust-red lower cloth, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and bead bracelets on his wrists. A tall ceremonial staff stands to his left, and rows of red, orange, purple and green tassels hang on both sides of the backdrop. Appearance-based identification is not established here, so the seated figure is described by role as a meditating man. The photo is a single-person, in-person scene.2017-07-25A man seated cross-legged in meditation on a leopard-print cushion and a leopard-print draped platform, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a rust-red turban with a small crescent emblem, a rust-red dhoti, a leopard-print sleeveless vest, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a large pendant. A silver staff stands to the left. Behind him is a large red-toned sculptural backdrop of a multi-armed seated deity murti holding a book and a hand gesture, with a crown and necklaces. Colourful fabric hangings line the left edge.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A seated man in meditation pose sits on a leopard-print cushioned platform in front of a large carved silver-toned deity murti of a four-armed figure wearing a crown and multiple beaded necklaces. The seated man wears an orange-red turban, a leopard-print vest over a saffron-red wrap, layered rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold chain, with gold bangles on his arms. His hands rest in a meditation mudra in his lap. Ornate gold-toned carved panels frame the platform, and tall garlands of red, orange, pink and purple tassels hang on either side. A tall ceremonial staff rests beside the platform. The setting suggests a darshan or satsang seat, though no ritual action is visibly underway.2017-07-25A man seated cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed on a leopard-print cloth draped over a platform, in front of a large red-toned painted or sculpted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crown and garlands. He wears a rust-red turban with a small red gem, a leopard-print sleeveless top over a rust-red garment, multiple layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain, and rudraksha bracelets. He holds his hands in a meditative mudra on his knees. Tiger-striped fabric covers the seat. A tall ornate staff stands at the left edge. The page does not confirm a person's presence, and the person's appearance does not clearly establish identity, so the figure is described by role only as a meditating man.2017-07-25A man sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, on a leopard-print-draped dais with a tiger-skin cushion. He wears a maroon turban with a red tilak on the forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless top over a red-orange garment, multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold pendant. A tall ornate silver staff stands at his left. Behind him is a large reddish-silver relief of a multi-armed seated deity holding a book and a mudra hand, with colourful tasselled hangings at the right edge.2017-07-25A man seated cross-legged in meditation on a leopard-print cushion draped over a raised platform, eyes closed and hands resting in a mudra on his lap. He wears a rust-red turban with a small crescent emblem, a leopard-print sleeveless garment over a red-brown top, layered beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Behind him a large silver-toned relief of a four-armed deity murti seated in meditation, holding a book and a ritual implement, against a deep red wall. A tall ceremonial staff stands at the left and tasselled hangings in red, orange, green and purple frame the right edge.2017-07-25A man seated in lotus posture with eyes closed, meditating on a leopard-print cushion draped over a raised platform. He wears a maroon turban with a crescent ornament, a leopard-print sleeveless garment over a rust-red cloth, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. A tall ornate silver staff stands at left. Behind him is a large red-toned relief sculpture of a multi-armed seated deity with a crown, pearl necklaces and a book in one hand. Appearance-based candidate for a person: long-haired presentation is not visible, but the turban, rudraksha malas, ornate gold necklace and ceremonial dress match the cues, so the in-person candidate is noted here.2017-07-25June 27 20172017-06-27