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A photo of a single performer on a stage lit by white and blue spotlights, with a red curtain at right and metal stage truss overhead. He has long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a red thread wrist band. He wears a bare-chested orange-red wrap with a gold-trimmed edge and a rudraksha mala across his shoulder, and raises one arm high while holding a silver staff topped with a small hand drum wrapped in patterned fringe.

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A man stands on a dark stage under bright overhead lights and a metal lighting truss. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and a gold pendant necklace. A white and red tilak marks his forehead, and his long hair is swept back. He holds a tall silver trident-staff with a small hand drum (damaru) and leopard-print tassels, while his other hand is raised open in gesture. Candidate appearance-based label: a person, in person on stage.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands on a brightly lit stage under stage lights and a metal truss, raising his right arm in a blessing gesture. He wears an orange-red saffron-toned garment with a draped sash, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red thread on his wrist. In his left hand he holds a silver trident (trishul) decorated with a small drum (damaru) and a tassel. The setting is a darshan-style stage with coloured green and pink lighting.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a man standing on a stage under bright white and green stage lights and a metal lighting truss. He wears a rust-orange robe with a wide wrap at the waist and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. His long dreadlocked hair falls down his back, and he has a white tilak on his forehead. He raises his left arm in blessing and holds a tall silver trident with a small damaru drum tied to its shaft, with a fringed tassel hanging from it. Only one physical person is visible.2017-12-16A photograph of a man on a stage under theatrical lighting, standing in profile with palms pressed together in a namaste greeting and smiling. He has long dark dreadlocks and wears a rust-orange draped garment with a red-and-white rudraksha mala around his neck and a red thread on his wrist. He holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a small hand drum and tassels. Overhead, metal truss rigging holds red, white and blue stage lights, with yellow and blue light beams cutting across the dark stage. The image appears to show a presentation or darshan setting, and a person is visibly standing alone in the scene. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas, giving several distinctive visible cues of a ceremonial presentation.2017-12-16A man stands in profile on a stage under blue and white spotlights, with a pink curtain at the left edge. He wears a rust-orange wrap over his bare shoulder, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and a bracelet on his wrist. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He holds a silver trident with a small damaru drum hanging from its shaft in his right hand, and rests his left hand on his hip while smiling.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photo of a smiling man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange draped garment and a dark rudraksha mala. He stands on a dim stage under blue and violet spotlights, extending one arm outward while his other hand grips a tall silver trident with a drum tied near its shaft. Only one person is visible. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha mala suggest a probable identity, shown in an in-person performance setting.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man in an orange-red saffron garment stands on a stage under coloured lights, raising his right arm with the hand bent at the wrist. He wears a long rudraksha mala of red-brown beads and a gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. In his left hand he holds a tall silver staff topped with a small damaru drum decorated with a tassel. The background is a blurred green, pink and purple projection. Swamiji (probable) appears with long swept-back hair, ornate saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, matching the event page.2017-12-16