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A seated man in orange-red robes, a leopard-print headband with a silver crescent, rudraksha malas and a white-and-red forehead mark, raises his hands in blessing toward a man in white kneeling before him on a leopard-print seat. Behind them flames glow against a dark backdrop. A tall silver trident wrapped with a leopard-print cloth and a small damaru drum stands at left. The scene appears to be a stage darshan with a fire backdrop.

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September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18Photograph from a stage event: a man seated on a leopard-print cushioned seat wears an orange-saffron robe, a leopard-print headpiece with a crescent ornament, multiple rudraksha malas across chest and arm, and a red bracelet, with white and red tilak on the forehead. He raises one open palm toward a bald, grey-haired man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who stands with his back to the camera, hand raised in return. A fiery orange-red backdrop and a metal drum edge appear at left. Appearance-based cues are distinctive (headpiece, saffron robe, malas), so the seated figure is a person in person, giving a sadashiva-style blessing to a devotee. Person count is two.2017-09-18Photograph of a stage darshan. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe and a leopard-print headwrap with a crescent ornament sits on a leopard-print throne, smiling as he rests his right hand on the head of a shorter man with dark hair who is wearing a white kurta and rudraksha beads. The seated man wears rudraksha malas on his neck and arm and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them a large blurred orange and red fire-like backdrop fills the stage, and a silver drum is partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long swept-back hair, a crescent-topped headwrap, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, and is seated as the giver of blessing, so he is marked probable. The kneeling devotee receives blessing.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20172017-09-18A seated man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged on a leopard-print and tiger-striped platform on a stage. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, layered rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha armbands, a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead. A tall silver trident topped with a damaru drum, wrapped in leopard-print cloth with tassels, stands to his left. A large backdrop of red and yellow flames fills the background. The figure's appearance, with long hair at the back of the head, rudraksha malas and saffron ornate clothing, gives a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate on stage in a performance setting.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat on a stage, wearing an orange saffron-toned wrap with gold-striped border, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and upper arms, a leopard-print headwrap with a tilak on his forehead, and a white garland draped at his waist. Beside him stands a tall silver trident (trishul) with a damaru drum tied to its shaft, wrapped in leopard-print fabric. A large red and orange flame projection fills the dark backdrop. a person is seated alone on the stage, identified by distinctive orange clothing, rudraksha malas, and leopard-print adornment.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18