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A man stands on a blue-lit stage holding a large silver-blue trident, its shaft wrapped in a patterned cloth, in his raised left arm. He is bare-chested with long matted hair piled on his head, a horizontal tilak on his forehead, a bead necklace and rudraksha-style strands across his chest, and a bracelet on the arm. Stage spotlights and blue haze fill the background.

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A photograph on a stage washed in blue light and haze. A man with long matted hair piled high, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain stands centre, bare-chested and smiling, with one hand raised to his chest. Beside him a tall ornate silver-blue trident with a decorated shaft rises on the left. Spotlights glow above and two round lights sit behind him. a person is shown in the role of a performer or devotee on stage, wearing the Shiva-style costume with trident.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12A photograph of a man standing on a stage washed in blue light and haze, holding a tall ornate silver trident with a leopard-print cloth wrapped around its shaft. He is bare-chested with dark rudraksha malas across his shoulders and chest and a thin gold chain at his neck, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and long hair piled high on his head. Stage lights glow in the background.2017-12-12A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair piled high stands on a stage under blue and violet lighting, holding a large silver-toned trident with a leopard-print cloth wrapped around its shaft. He wears a white tripundra forehead marking, a red bindi, a silver chain necklace, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Bright stage spotlights glow in the background. a person appears in the centre-right, with his distinctive long dreadlocked hair, ornate silver trident and rudraksha malas as cues.2017-12-12A photograph of a man standing on a stage bathed in blue light with bright spotlight beams behind him. He holds a large golden trident (trishul) raised in his right hand, its shaft wrapped in a leopard-print cloth. He has long matted hair piled high, a white tripundra forehead mark, a thin gold necklace, and bare upper arms with a dark armband; he appears bare-chested with a dark wrap. Blue haze fills the stage.2017-12-12A man stands in blue-lit stage haze holding a tall silver trident with a leopard-print cloth wrapped around its shaft, and a small damaru drum is tied near the prongs. He has a long braided topknot, a white tripundra with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala across a bare chest, and matching rudraksha bracelets on his arms. The stage lights are in the upper background. a person appears to be this figure, shown by his topknot, rudraksha mala and trident; he is a bare-chested performer holding a trident on stage.2017-12-12December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands on a misty stage lit by blue and white spotlights, holding a tall golden trident-topped staff with a leopard-print cloth and a small damaru drum fixed near its top. He has a long dark topknot, a white forehead marking, a mustache and beard, and wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold chain at his neck and a reddish-brown wrap around his body. Backdrop panels glow blue behind him. The scene is a staged performance rather than a ritual setting. One man is visible. The appearance of this figure is probable Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial trident and damaru, and he is shown in person on stage.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12