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A smiling man with long dark wavy hair sits before an ornate gilded arch with a pink backdrop. He wears a rust-orange cloth wrap over his bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala draped diagonally across his chest with metal bead spacers, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, and a silver necklace. A white vibhuti stripe and red kumkum mark his forehead. He holds a silver trident with a red gemstone in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. The gilded throne-like backdrop and trident suggest a seated devotional or darshan setting, with the rudraksha and trident as visible cues of his role.

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A man with long, dark, wavy hair stands on a stage before a gilded, ornately carved golden backdrop, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder, a white ash line on his forehead with a red bindi, and a dark rudraksha mala with brass bell-like beads across his chest and arms. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. One person is visible.2012-07-04Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl draped over one shoulder, smiling and holding a silver trident with a red gem and a yellow finial in his right hand. He wears rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms and a rudraksha mala with bells across his chest, a silver necklace, and a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a golden ornate backdrop with a red curtain. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the man with long swept-back hair, a trident, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, seen in a stage setting.2012-07-04A photograph of a life-size figure standing before an ornate golden arched backdrop with a pink panel and red wooden wall. The figure has long dark wavy hair, a white forehead band with a red dot, and a silver chain necklace. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala with metal bead accents across the chest, plus rudraksha armbands. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. The face is cropped and the figure appears to be a statue or wax-style figure rather than a living person, so no physical people are counted.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 18 20122012-07-18July 18 20122012-07-18A smiling man stands before an ornate gold-carved throne with a pink backdrop, holding a silver trident with a red jewel at its centre. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala across his chest and arms, a silver ceremonial necklace, and a red bindi with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Long, swept-back hair and gold earrings are visible. A gold-carved lion-head chair armrest is at lower left. Appearance cues include saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial necklace, so this is a person depiction in person.2012-07-04July 04 20122012-07-04July 18 20122012-07-18July 19 20122012-07-19A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in front of an ornate gold-toned arched backdrop, with a pink lit area behind him. He wears an orange-red saffron-style garment draped over one shoulder, layered with a dark rudraksha mala across his chest, a silver-toned necklace, gold hoop earrings, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and wrist. He has a white forehead marking with a red dot. In his right hand he holds a silver-toned trident (trishula) with a red gem, and a golden sphere sits atop the backdrop area. The setting resembles a stage or dais. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron garment, rudraksha malas, trident and ornate gold backdrop are the distinguishing cues for this figure.2012-07-04