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A barefoot man stands on a stage with his hands on his hips, wearing a maroon draped dhoti and a leopard-print sash and waistband, with bare arms and red armbands and bracelets. He has long dark hair with a jewelled ornament at the forehead, a gold necklace and a red tilak. Behind him a large screen shows glowing lamp-like images, and in front of him a row of tall brass oil lamps stands on the stage floor. The probable Swamiji cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and forehead jewel in ceremonial dress, and the figure is in a performance-style stage setting. The image is a stage photograph with no visible printed name on a sign.