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A photograph in a dim outdoor setting with palm fronds behind. In the foreground a polished silver trident with a red gemstone set at its centre stands upright on the left. Behind it, a man with dark hair tied up in a topknot and a white horizontal line with a red dot on his forehead has his eyes closed and a small smile, wearing a gold earring. His hand rests at the lower right edge. The image is a candid shot of a devotee beside a ceremonial trident, with no visible crowd.

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Close photo of a polished silver trident (trishul) with a red stone set in its central prong, its shaft ending in a ribbed silver base, held upright in the foreground. Behind it, a bare-chested man with long dark hair coiled on his head and a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing red-orange rudraksha beads and a small gold earring. To the left, a silver deity figure is draped with red, yellow and orange flower garlands and gold beaded strands, and green palm fronds fill the background. The man is shown in devotion beside the trident and garlanded silver murti.2017-05-23Close side-profile photograph of a large polished silver trident (trishul) with a red gemstone set in its central prong, its handle and ferrule in the foreground. Behind it, slightly out of focus, a man with long dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a gold chain and gold earring, with a bare upper body. Palm fronds and a pale wooden post fill the dark background at night, with soft light at upper right.2017-05-23Close side profile of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair tied at the back, white vertical markings on his forehead, and a necklace of brown rudraksha beads with a red-orange cord. He looks down toward a large polished silver trident with a gold disc at its base and a red stone set in its prongs, held upright beside him. Blurred green foliage sits in the foreground and a pale interior with a wooden panel stands behind.2014-08-26Close photograph of a young man in orange robes holding a polished silver trident with a red gemstone set in its centre and a small silver damaru-style drum hanging from its shaft. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, and a garland of pink and green flower petals around his neck. A gold ornate backdrop and white and red floral garlands fill the background. The trident is held in the foreground while his face is partly obscured.2009-07-07February 13 20132013-02-13Close photo of a long-haired man in an orange-brown robe, wearing rudraksha bracelets, a rudraksha and bead necklace, a gold hoop earring and a red bindi with white sacred ash on his forehead. He holds a polished silver trident with a red gemstone at its base, raised in his right hand, while smiling and looking to the side. A red and gold embroidered orange fabric hangs behind him.2013-02-13July 07 20092009-07-07March 10 20142014-03-10A close photograph of a man with long, wavy dark hair and a red bindi, eyes lowered, holding a polished silver trident with a red gemstone and a yellow ball finial in the foreground. He wears an orange-saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a thin chain necklace. The blurred background shows a red wall and gold-toned draped fabric.2012-07-04A long-haired figure with a white vertical tilak and red bindi stands in red-lit surroundings, holding a silver trident (trishula) with a red gem set in its centre, its base wrapped in a silver ferrule. The figure wears rudraksha beads and a silver necklace on a bare-chested torso, with a bare shoulder visible. Red and pink light washes over a blurred patterned background. The photograph appears to be from a satsang setting, with the trident as the main foreground object.2012-09-07May 23 20172017-05-23February 13 20132013-02-13