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A photograph of a stage performance under blue, green and yellow spotlights. A bare-chested man stands centre stage in a gold and rust-coloured shawl over a rudraksha mala, with a gold-trimmed crown and forehead markings, holding a golden trident (trishula) in one hand and a damaru drum in the other while raising his other hand in greeting. A painted backdrop of a waterfall and rocky cave surrounds him. Swamiji (probable) is shown on stage in an appearance-based label, with his crown, trident, shawl and rudraksha mala as the qualifying cues. No other physical people are visible.

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