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A figure stands with back turned at left, bare-backed with a saffron-orange wrap and red-orange lower garment, hands on hips, amid thick drifting smoke or incense haze. A tall gold trident stands in a brass base at left. At right, three gold-clad deity murtis are seated on a stage with ornate gold and red-brown drapery, garlands and crowns. The setting is a dim temple-like stage with carved panels behind.

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December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A photograph of a figure seen from behind on a dimly lit stage filled with haze. The standing person wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching sash, a gold necklace, gold armbands and a dark hair bun, facing a trident-topped stand. Behind him is a carved dark backdrop, and to the right two richly dressed deity murti in gold and red garments and crowns stand on a platform. Smoke or fog drifts across the stage floor. A printed ' appears at lower right. Appearance cues are limited because the figure is seen from behind, so identity is uncertain2015-12-13A photograph of a stage shrouded in drifting white smoke or mist. A single figure stands with their back to the camera, hands on hips, wearing an orange-red garment with an orange sash across the back and a gold-trimmed waistband. A tall silver trident (trishul) stands upright at left-centre, and a large ornate red-and-gold trishul-shaped backdrop is at far left. At right, two seated deity murti figures sit on decorated thrones, adorned with gold crowns, gold jewellery and colourful garments. The scene is dimly lit and atmospheric.2015-12-13A dimly lit stage with haze, a standing figure seen from behind in an orange-red dhoti and a shawl over one shoulder, with gold armlets and a gold necklace, and a dark turban. Beside him is a wooden chair with carved legs and a trident leaning on a brass stand. On the right, three gilded statues sit on a raised platform draped in gold and orange fabric with green-and-gold borders: a seated deity murti with a crown and trident-marked adornments in the centre, flanked by two other figures in ornate jewellery. Dark drapes and carved wooden panels form the backdrop. The statues are not living people and the standing figure is a single person; the presence of a candidate for the a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance because the figure is seen only from behind.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesDecember 13 20152015-12-13A figure stands centrally on an illuminated stage in a warm orange and violet light haze, holding a tall trident-like staff and wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with a wrap draped over the shoulder and a beaded necklace. Behind him a large ornate golden temple-style backdrop with carved deity figures and arches frames the stage, with hanging bells and lamps above. Smoke or fog drifts across the stage, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits near the lower foreground, with a metal stage railing in front. The figure's appearance matches Swamiji (probable) by saffron clothing, long hair and the ceremonial necklace, and he is standing on a stage presentation; no other people are visible.2017-04-30 +1 copies