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A photograph of a stage performance. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a shawl wears a dense rudraksha mala with golden bell-like ornaments across his chest and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm, and holds a silver trident with a red gem at its top. He has white ash markings and a red bindi on his forehead and smiles while extending his arm toward a shaved-headed man in a white kurta who bows forward with his palms pressed together, receiving the gesture at his forehead. Red curtains and warm stage lights form the backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and trident, but this is an appearance-based label only.

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