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A man stands on an ornate gilded throne in front of a large billowing orange-yellow fabric backdrop with red velvet curtains behind. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print garment with a dark sash, a rudraksha mala and a tiered gold-tone bead and bell adornment across his chest, plus black trousers with gold trim. He holds a silver staff with bells and a pink tassel in one hand and raises a clenched fist with the other, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. Gold-embroidered red and blue cloth covers the throne's base.

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April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A single man stands barefoot on a raised gold-carved stage in front of a large orange and yellow flame-like backdrop and a gold ornate throne. He wears a sleeveless leopard-print top and matching leopard-print wrap, with black trousers and gold-striped tiered cloth beneath, plus a belt and armbands of rudraksha beads interspersed with gold cylindrical beads. He holds a tall silver staff with bells and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark wavy hair. The figure appears to be a performer in costume rather than a confirmed identity, and the page indicates the event context but no name is visible on the image.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead stands before a golden ornate throne decorated with carved lion and floral motifs, with a blazing orange and yellow backdrop behind him. He is bare-chested except for layered rudraksha malas and brass bell ornaments across his chest and waist, a leopard-print wrap over black trousers with gold trim, and a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. He holds a silver staff with a small tassel and bells, and with his other hand he offers or receives a golden bowl held up by a hand from the lower right. A red and blue patterned cloth covers the stage edge at right. The scene appears to be a ritual or stage offering.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A man stands on a golden ornate stage platform in front of a large flame-like orange backdrop and red velvet curtains. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark, and wears a leopard-print wrap with a black lower garment, multiple rudraksha mala strands across his chest and waist, and a large silver pendant necklace. He holds a silver trident in one hand and a small drum in the other, smiling. Gold-carved throne-like structure behind him.2012-04-16A performer stands in front of a large ornate gold throne-like seat against a backdrop of bright orange and yellow fabric that resembles flames. He wears a leopard-print garment with black trousers, a multi-strand rudraksha mala across the chest and waist with gold tubular beads, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He holds a silver staff with one hand and rests the other on his hip, with long dark wavy hair and a pendant at his neck. Red velvet drapes frame the stage and a decorative textile hangs over the throne's base.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a performer on a stage standing before a large gold ornate throne with a blazing orange and yellow fire-like backdrop and red draped curtains. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead marking, wearing a leopard-print wrap, a belt of rudraksha beads and brass tubes, and black trousers with gold trim, holds a silver trident in one hand and a rope in the other. Rudraksha bracelets are on his wrists and a rudraksha mala hangs at his neck. Swamiji (probable) appears in this scene, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and bead belt, leopard-print attire, and a trident, all on a golden throne.2012-04-16