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A long-haired man sits cross-legged on a red and gold throne-like seat in front of a blue painted backdrop with golden rock-like draping. He wears a leopard-print yellow and brown shawl over bare shoulders, orange-red dhoti-style cloth, and has a red bindi on his forehead. A large gold trident with an orange-ribboned damaru drum hangs behind him, and a microphone stand is at right. He holds a white fly-whisk-like object across his lap.

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June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man with long, dark, wavy hair sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold raised platform in front of a painted blue-and-gold backdrop of mountains. He wears a leopard-print yellow shawl over bare shoulders and orange-red dhoti-style cloth, with a red bindi and white markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a small wooden instrument across his lap and a gold trident with an orange-tasselled damaru stands behind him. A microphone stand is at right and a black metal kettle-like vessel sits at left. a person: long swept-back hair, leopard-print shawl and a trident-backdrop setting identify a person presence, shown in person.2009-06-29A photograph of a long-haired man seated at a stage microphone against a blue backdrop, with a large golden trident and an orange-tasselled drum motif behind him. He wears a leopard-print yellow garment draped over one shoulder, has white ash lines and a red dot on his forehead, and gestures with one hand raised near his chest.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A photograph of a seated man on a red cushioned dais in front of a painted blue backdrop with golden mountain-like cloth panels. He wears a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, orange-red dhoti, a white-marked forehead with a red bindi, and long dark hair. He holds a pale snake across his lap with both hands, eyes lowered. A golden trident stands behind him with an hourglass-shaped damaru tied to it with an orange cloth. A microphone stand is at right and a black kamandalu-style vessel and a white drum sit at lower left. One physical person is visible.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29September 17 20122012-09-17A seated man sits cross-legged in meditation on a red-draped stage before a blue textured backdrop with a white scrollwork border. He has long, wavy dark hair with a tuft knotted at the crown wrapped with orange-brown rudraksha beads, white sandalwood paste with a red dot on his forehead, and eyes closed. He wears a leopard-print yellow shawl over bare shoulders, layered with heavy gold beaded necklaces and dark rudraksha malas, and an orange cloth at his waist. His hands rest folded in his lap. To his left stands a gold trident, with a small orange-ribboned damaru drum at its base, and a black metal kalasha-style pot sits near his knee. Ornate, Shiva-themed staging suggests a darshan setting.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned golden throne in front of a painted blue and gold backdrop. He wears a leopard-print saffron-edged shawl, a rudraksha mala, and multiple ceremonial gold necklaces, with white sandalwood-style markings on his forehead and arms and a red tilak and tuft on his head. His hands rest folded in his lap. To his right stands a golden trident decorated with a small framed emblem and an orange ribbon. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, rudraksha, gold ornaments, throne) match the a person presence, seated in a ceremonial dais setting.2009-06-29