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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a crescent-shaped ornament at the crown, standing before a dark backdrop strung with fairy lights and hanging brass bells. He wears a deep maroon-red wrap with gold-bordered edges, layered rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a large ornate gold necklace, and gold armbands. He holds a silver trident with one hand and rests the other on his hip. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a gilded decorative panel is visible at lower left.

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A standing man in a deep maroon-red garment stands before a dark wall decorated with strings of small warm lights and hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, wearing a dense layering of rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace, bracelets, and a crescent ornament at the top of his dark hair. A gilded throne-like chair is visible behind him. Visible text reads a copyright notice and source credit in the lower right corner.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A man stands in front of a dark textured backdrop strung with warm fairy lights and hanging brass bells with oil lamps on the left and right. He wears a maroon-red robe over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold ornamental necklace, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrist. A golden crescent and small gold ornament sit atop his dark braided hair, and he has white and red tilak markings on his forehead. He holds a polished silver trident in one raised hand, with his other hand on his hip, smiling toward the side. A gilded decorative panel stands behind him at the right. The scene reads as a staged darshan setting. a person appearance cues: ornate gold crown ornament, rudraksha malas, and gold necklace, with the trident as a deity-form prop.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A standing man in a dark red-brown robe and gold-embroidered garment poses beside a tall silver trident held in his raised right hand. He wears a gold ornate necklace over multiple strands of rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, a crescent moon ornament in his swept-up dark hair, a red bindi and white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a full beard. His left hand rests on a golden ornamental plaque. Behind him are a dark stone wall hung with strings of lights, brass oil lamps and hanging brass bells. The scene suggests a darshan setting with a sacred Shaiva ornamental display.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A bearded man with long dark hair and a gold crescent ornament stands before a dark textured backdrop strung with fairy lights and hanging brass bells. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and dense rudraksha mala strands, and raises his right arm to hold a silver trident. A gilded chair stands beside him. The appearance-based label is a person; the image is a photograph of a darshan setting with the trident and bells as key props.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A standing man in a dark red-brown ceremonial garment with a gold border, worn over bare shoulders and arm, stands in a dimly lit room with strings of small lights and hanging brass bells behind him. He wears a gold crescent-moon ornament in his long dark hair, a gold pendant necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas, and holds a tall silver trident in his right hand while smiling. White tilak marks are on his forehead. The setting is a decorated temple-like space with carved orange wooden panels at left. Appearance cues are consistent with the a person description, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a man standing beside an ornate gilded seat in front of a dark backdrop strung with small string lights. He wears a dark maroon-red robe with a gold-toned border and a gold belt, a large ornate gold pendant necklace over multiple rudraksha malas, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrist. He has long matted hair with a crescent crown-like ornament and gold earrings, a red tilak on his forehead, and a full beard. His raised right hand rests on a silver trident (trishul) with a brass bell hanging nearby, and brass oil lamps sit to the left. a person, identified by the crown, trident, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace; appearance-based label only. The scene resembles a darshan setting.2017-04-20