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A dimly lit stage scene with blue-violet fog spilling across the floor. In the centre stands a bare-chested man in a deep red-maroon dhoti-style wrap, wearing a long multi-strand gold necklace and white face markings, holding a silver trident upright in his right hand and resting his left hand at his waist. Behind him is a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a tall crown and a crescent moon, seated on a tiger-skin or animal hide amid dark forest foliage, with a bull figure visible at the lower left. Green stage light falls on foliage to the left and a pink glow on plants to the right. Two smaller figures sit in the shadows at the lower left. The printed copyright line and archive credit appear in the lower right corner.

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A staged photograph in blue-violet stage light and drifting fog. A man with long dark hair and a white face marking stands centre-stage holding a silver trident, wearing a rust-red draped garment and a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a crowned, multi-armed goddess in a forest setting with a tiger or lion beside her and seated figures below. The scene is a theatrical tableau, not a seated satsang. a person's identity is not established from appearance alone; the figure is a performer dressed as a deity-like character, and this is one person.2016-02-04 +2 copiesA staged scene at night in a blue-violet haze of smoke. A man in a maroon-purple dhoti-style wrap stands centre stage with one hand on his hip and the other holding a silver trident. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala and has long dark hair. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a crowned deity murti seated on a bull with a raised hand, surrounded by painted trees, sages and figures. Green foliage and flowers sit at the right edge of the stage.2016-02-04A seated figure in a brown-maroon dhoti-style garment and layered gold necklaces holds a tall silver trident upright beside him on a stage fogged with blue-violet smoke. A large painted backdrop shows a multi-armed deity with a tall crown, rudraksha beads and a bull, surrounded by painted trees and foliage. Green lit foliage stands at left and pink flowering plants at right.2016-02-04A figure stands centrally on a dimly lit stage filled with blue-violet haze and low fog. He holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a maroon-brown robe with a thick gold necklace and layered beaded malas. A painted backdrop behind him shows a crowned goddess with a trident, seated on a white bull, surrounded by painted trees and figures. Foliage and flowers are visible at the lower right edge. Two other people are not clearly visible in the scene.2016-02-04February 04 20162016-02-04February 04 20162016-02-04A figure stands on a raised stage in dim blue light with smoke drifting around him, holding a silver trident in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He wears a dark maroon-red garment wrapped around the body, a long layered garland of orange and white flowers, and beaded necklaces. Behind him is a painted backdrop of a seated multi-armed deity murti with a tall crown, a crescent moon, and a tiger-skin seat, surrounded by forest trees and seated sages. Green foliage and potted plants sit at the right edge of the stage. A railing runs along the front. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back dark hair and a trident and maroon garment consistent with the page's account of a Kena Upanishad session.2016-02-04A photograph of a stage performance under blue and purple lighting with haze. A standing figure in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armband stands with one hand on hip and holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright, looking upward. Behind is a large painted backdrop showing a multi-armed deity murti in a crown with a seated bull and a tiger, with painted figures of seated devotees below and green foliage at the right. a person: the figure bears long dark hair, ornate gold beads and a trident, cues consistent with the event's a person presentation, though the figure is partly in shadow.2016-02-04February 04 20162016-02-04 +3 copiesA seated man with long dark hair and a rust-red robe with gold trim sits with hands joined in front of his chest on a dim, blue-lit stage, beside a tall silver trident. Behind him, a painted backdrop shows a large blue-skinned deity murti with a crown, rudraksha-style beads and raised hands, seated amid painted forest trees. Blue haze fills the foreground.2016-02-04 +2 copiesFebruary 04 20162016-02-04February 04 20162016-02-04 +2 copies