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A single man stands on a dimly lit stage in smoky light, holding a tall silver trident with a tassel in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped dhoti and matching shawl, a dense rudraksha mala and bands of rudraksha on his upper arm, and a patterned headband with a small crescent ornament. He stands before a raised platform covered in leopard-print cloth with a striped cushion. Swamiji (probable): the flowing hair-band crown, saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas match the candidate's cues, shown here as a performer in a Shiva-themed stage presentation. A white candle stands at the platform's base. Printed copyright and source lines appear in the lower right corner.