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A photograph of a man standing before a golden throne-like seat in a dimly lit hall strung with small fairy lights and hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and smiles broadly. He wears a rust-red dhoti and sash with gold borders, a large gold ornamental necklace, many layers of rudraksha malas, and a crescent-shaped gold ornament on his tied-up hair, with a white tilak on his forehead. Gold lion figures flank the base of the seat, and an ornate carved orange pillar stands at the left edge.

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A man stands in front of a gilded throne-like seat beside golden lion-head pedestals, holding a silver trident with a tall wooden staff. He wears a long maroon-brown robe with gold trim, a large gold ornamental necklace over multiple rudraksha malas, and a dark swept-back headdress with a gold crest. Strings of fairy lights and brass oil lamps hang on a dark backdrop, with a carved orange deity figure at the left edge. He smiles with a white forehead marking and rudraksha bands on his arms.2017-04-20A man stands in a dimly lit doorway framed by ornate golden carved panels and strings of small lights. He wears a maroon-red robe with a gold-bordered cloth wrap, a heavy gold necklace and multiple rudraksha malas, and a crescent-moon ornament on his hair. He holds a silver trident, a trishul, in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, with white tripundra marks on his forehead. Brass bells and hanging oil lamps are visible on either side, with a gilded decorative stand below. The setting resembles a sacred stage or temple space arranged for a darshan presentation.2017-04-20A standing man in a deep maroon-red garment stands before a dark wall decorated with strings of small warm lights and hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, wearing a dense layering of rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace, bracelets, and a crescent ornament at the top of his dark hair. A gilded throne-like chair is visible behind him. Visible text reads a copyright notice and source credit in the lower right corner.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A man stands in a dimly lit room hung with strings of small warm lights. He wears a crescent-moon crown with a tilak on his forehead, a heavy rudraksha mala, a large gold ceremonial necklace, and a maroon-red wrap and dhoti, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and smiles. Brass bells hang on the left, and a gold-framed panel rests beside him. The figure's distinctive adornments and trident, with no clear face-based identification, present an appearance-based candidate of a person, though the cues are mixed, so identity is uncertain.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A man stands in front of a dark textured backdrop strung with warm fairy lights and hanging brass bells with oil lamps on the left and right. He wears a maroon-red robe over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold ornamental necklace, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrist. A golden crescent and small gold ornament sit atop his dark braided hair, and he has white and red tilak markings on his forehead. He holds a polished silver trident in one raised hand, with his other hand on his hip, smiling toward the side. A gilded decorative panel stands behind him at the right. The scene reads as a staged darshan setting. a person appearance cues: ornate gold crown ornament, rudraksha malas, and gold necklace, with the trident as a deity-form prop.2017-04-20A standing man in a dark red-brown robe and gold-embroidered garment poses beside a tall silver trident held in his raised right hand. He wears a gold ornate necklace over multiple strands of rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, a crescent moon ornament in his swept-up dark hair, a red bindi and white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a full beard. His left hand rests on a golden ornamental plaque. Behind him are a dark stone wall hung with strings of lights, brass oil lamps and hanging brass bells. The scene suggests a darshan setting with a sacred Shaiva ornamental display.2017-04-20