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A photograph of a single man standing on a dark stage lit by bright spotlight beams. He wears an orange-red draped garment, multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest, a leopard-print patterned waist cloth, and a leopard-print headband with a small crescent ornament. He holds a tall golden trident in his left hand, his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in a sannyasi-style costume with rudraksha malas, orange draping and a trident, consistent with a stage depiction of Shiva.