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A photograph of a man standing in a red-lit setting, holding a black staff wrapped with white rope and small brass bells. He wears a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, and layered rudraksha beads with metal-capped beads across his chest. His clothing includes a leopard-print garment and a bead-studded belt with bells. A bare-shouldered peach garment is visible. The photo is credited on the image to a person, with a Nithyanandapedia source line. Based on his presentation with rudraksha malas, distinctive ceremonial adornments and a staff, he is a person, though the appearance cues are not fully conclusive.

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A man stands on a stage under red and pink lighting, holding a silver trident-like staff in his left hand and a black rod wrapped with white rope and small bells in his right. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered over a dense red and black rudraksha mala, with long beads and a gold necklace, dark wristbands, and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead. A small microphone is clipped near his face. Behind him hangs gold-patterned fabric. a person cues: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments match the page's claim of his presence, but the face is not used to identify him.2012-09-04Photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, standing before a gold ornate backdrop under pink and purple stage lighting. He wears a leopard-print garment, a large layered mala of dark rudraksha beads with silver-toned bead accents, a rudraksha belt with bells, and rudraksha bracelets. His left hand grips a black staff wrapped with pink and white cord and small bells, while his right hand rests on his hip. A wireless headset microphone is visible near his face. Probable Swamiji is identified by the appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial styling, presented here in a stage setting.2012-09-04A photograph of a person seated on an ornate gold-and-silver throne, holding a silver trident with a crescent-and-ornament finial in one hand and a dark wooden staff wrapped with a pink-and-white rope strung with small bells in the other. The person wears a leopard-print garment, layered rudraksha malas and dark bead bracelets, and a white tilak with a red bindi on the forehead. Warm red and magenta stage lighting falls on the scene, with a sparkling golden backdrop behind. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, rudraksha malas and leopard-print attire with a trident), shown as a physical person on stage.2012-09-04Photo of a man standing on a stage with a red-lit background, holding a silver trident (trishul) upright in his left hand. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a white and red forehead marking, and small earrings. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, a leopard-print garment, multiple rudraksha mala strands with bead and metal necklaces, a rudraksha belt with metal bells, and rudraksha bracelets. A red ornate cushion or throne decorated with gold work sits at the lower left.2012-09-04April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A man stands on an ornate gold-and-brown throne-like seat under red stage lighting, holding a tall silver trident with his left hand. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a small microphone at his cheek. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment over a red-orange dhoti with a gold border, layered with long strands of red rudraksha beads and carved bead necklaces, a red-beaded waist belt with silver bells, and red rudraksha bracelets on his arms. a person cues include the long swept-back hair, the ceremonial trident, ornate regalia, rudraksha malas and the throne setting, identifying him as a performer in a staged Shiva-style portrayal. A partial white-clad figure appears at the right edge.2012-09-04April 16 20122012-04-16September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a single figure standing on a red-lit stage, holding a silver trident in the left hand and a black staff wrapped with white rope in the right. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless vest over a red garment, with layered rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, red bead bracelets, and a horizontal white forehead mark. Dark hair falls past the shoulders and a small microphone is visible near the face. Behind is a gold-patterned drape and a red and white backdrop.2012-09-04September 07 20122012-09-07September 03 20122012-09-03