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A photograph of a man standing on a raised platform in front of an ornate gold-toned arched backdrop with a large ring-shaped decorative frame in pink and silver. He wears long dark hair swept back, a white forehead mark, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial beaded necklace, and a red-orange dhoti with a yellow border and red upper cloth. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. A red cloth hangs at the left edge of the frame.

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A man stands on a raised golden throne-like platform in front of a large ornate gold-and-silver circular backdrop with a lilac panel. He wears a dark brown and black garment over a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border, long dark hair swept back, a headband, and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. A red silk drape hangs at the left edge of the frame. The setting resembles a stage or satsang dais. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing with a trident.2012-09-09A photograph of a performer standing on a raised platform in front of an ornate golden arched throne and a large circular golden halo frame with a lavender backdrop. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and a dark brown beaded rudraksha-style mala with a layered necklace, and dark bangles on his upper arms. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and his forehead bears a red marking. A red cloth hangs at the left edge and a small water bottle sits on the platform. The image is watermarked for the archive, which is not described. One physical person is visible.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a single figure standing on a raised stage before an ornate silver-and-gold arched backdrop with lotus motifs under purple lighting. The figure, with long dark hair, wears a rudraksha mala and layered bead necklaces over a bare torso, with a red-orange dhoti and gold border, and holds a silver trident in one raised arm, hand on hip. Heavy red velvet drapes frame the left foreground. a person is the central figure in this stage performance-style setting; the page associates the event with a morning satsang in Kodaikanal. The visible cues are long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate clothing.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A performer dressed as Lord Shiva stands before an ornate golden circular frame with a red and purple backdrop. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, wears a long rudraksha-style mala and beaded necklaces, a leopard-print tiger-skin style waist wrap over an orange-red dhoti, and beaded armbands. His long dark hair is loose and his face is painted green and red.2012-09-08September 09 20122012-09-09September 15 20122012-09-15A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands barefoot on a golden ornate throne-like seat, smiling, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a red-orange dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print wrap, layered rudraksha malas and a red-beaded necklace, with red beaded bands on his arms, and a red forehead mark. Behind him a large ornate gold circular backdrop frames a purple floral panel. A water bottle sits on a red table at the lower left. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in a staged stage-style pose on a throne.2012-09-09A photograph of a man standing before an ornate golden throne with a large circular gilded prabhavali-style backdrop, lit with pinkish stage light. He wears a deep red and orange sannyasi-style cloth draped over a red beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a patterned leopard-print garment across his chest, with red bangles on his wrists and forearms, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a red-and-silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip, smiling. Swamiji (probable) appears as the figure standing before the throne, identified by the trident, rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair and saffron-orange clothing. A small water bottle sits on a red table at lower right, and a person's shoulder is partly visible at the right edge.2012-09-09September 08 20122012-09-08