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A photograph of a single man standing on a stage before an ornate golden arched backdrop with embossed floral and scrollwork patterns, lit in warm red and orange. He has long, voluminous dark hair and holds a silver trident in his left hand. He wears an orange sleeveless garment, a leopard-print wrap around his waist, and an orange lower cloth. He is draped in long strands of rudraksha beads interspersed with small metal bells, with matching rudraksha bracelets on his arms and ankles. A small red mark is on his forehead. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, orange clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments; the page is a satsang discourse, but no text on the stage names him.

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A standing male figure in a Shiva-style costume holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip in front of an ornate gold repoussé arch with a circular mandala-patterned backdrop lit in red. He wears long, wild black hair, a red bindi, and an orange sleeveless top layered with dark rudraksha beads and metal bells draped across the chest and waist. Below he wears a leopard-print cloth over orange draped trousers, with rudraksha bead bands on his arms, wrists and ankles, and is barefoot. The appearance-based label is a person, though the figure's costume reads as a stage performance or depiction of Shiva rather than a clear identification.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A man stands barefoot on a raised stage in front of a large ornate golden arch with carved floral and scroll relief. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top, layers of dark rudraksha beads with small metal bells, a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist, and an orange draped lower garment, with rudraksha bracelets on his arms and ankles. He holds a tall black staff hung with small bells in his raised right hand while his left hand rests on his hip. A red bindi marks his forehead, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. The backdrop glows orange and red.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A photograph of a single standing performer on a stage before an ornate golden arch with embossed floral and animal relief panels, lit in warm red and orange light against a painted sunset backdrop of water and distant islands. The figure has long, dark, wavy hair, a red bindi, and wears an orange dhoti under a leopard-print wrap, with a red-and-dark rudraksha mala and strands of small metal bells crossing the chest and hanging at the waist and ankles. He holds a tall silver trident with a crescent-shaped top in his right hand and gestures with his left hand raised at chest level. Rudraksha bracelets are on his wrists and ankles.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A man stands on a stage before an ornate gold-and-red arched backdrop with embossed floral medallions. He holds a silver trident with a tall shaft in his right hand. He wears an orange draped garment with a leopard-print cloth, layered red rudraksha malas strung with small metal bells across his chest and waist, and red beaded bracelets on his wrists and ankles. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. The warm red-orange lighting bathes the scene.2012-04-28April 22 20122012-04-22A single performer stands before an ornate golden arch lit in red and orange light, holding a silver trident with a tall shaft in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He has long dark curly hair and eyes closed, wearing a bare-chested look with a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist over a flowing orange-red drape. Dark rudraksha beads and silver bells hang in layered strands across his chest, waist and arms, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and ankles. Barefoot, he appears to be mid-pose in a performance or ceremonial tableau with a sunset-like backdrop behind him. The trident and bead-and-bell adornments suggest a Shiva-associated devotional costume.2012-04-28