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A performer stands on a raised wooden platform in front of an ornate golden arched backdrop lit with red and green stage lights. He wears a leopard-print wrap over a pale green cloth, multiple red and green beaded malas around his neck, and a ring on one hand. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, with the other arm raised, and red face paint and long dark hair are visible. A floral arrangement sits at the base of the platform. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial beaded necklaces and an ornate setting, appearing in a staged presentation of a deity-like role.

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March 08 20132013-03-08March 16 20132013-03-16March 29 20132013-03-29September 15 20122012-09-15A photograph of a single man standing before an ornate gold throne with embossed floral and scroll carving. He wears long, loose dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless top with a rust-brown wrap and dhoti-style lower garment, multiple gold chains and a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, gold armlets and bracelets. He holds a silver trident (trishul) in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip, smiling toward the audience. A purple backdrop and warm stage lighting fill the background.2013-03-02A standing figure stands on a raised platform before an ornate gilded arched backdrop framed by a large green-lit circular frame. The figure wears a red-and-green draped garment with a leopard-print wrap, many-strand red and green beaded malas, and holds a silver trident in the right hand. Green and red stage lighting fills the scene, with a small lit lamp at the base.2013-03-08March 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02January 11 20132013-01-11A standing figure with long dark hair and a red bindi stands on a raised stage before a large ornate golden arch and a fiery orange backdrop. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. He wears a tiger-striped shawl over the torso, a thick red-brown rudraksha mala and a long necklace of white skull-shaped beads, with rudraksha bracelets on the arms and wrists, and an orange-red dhoti. The scene resembles a ceremonial stage performance. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown as a costumed trident-bearing figure with long hair, rudraksha and skull beads, in the central position.2013-01-11October 14 20122012-10-14March 18 20132013-03-18