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Photo of a single performer standing on a stage before a deep red velvet curtain, with a warm orange and yellow backdrop glow at left and an ornate gold throne edge visible at lower left. He has long, wavy dark hair and wears a leopard-print garment with a sleeveless top and wrapped lower cloth. Rudraksha bead garlands in dark brown cross his chest and wrap his waist and upper arms, with brass bells strung along them. A dark pendant hangs on his neck. He holds a long silver staff with a tassel, a rope and a small pink cloth bundle near the top. His gaze is turned to the side. The costume suggests a dramatized Shiva-style character, though this is not certain. Rudraksha, brass bells and ornate silver staff are the key objects.

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A man stands on a stage before a dark red curtain, lit with warm orange light, with a gold ornate throne partly visible at left. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a small red mark on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print garment with dense rudraksha mala strands across the chest and waist, interspersed with small brass bells. He holds a silver staff with a rope and small pink cloth tassel, and wears rudraksha bracelets and a dark pendant necklace.2012-04-16A man with long, loose dark hair stands on a stage before a deep red curtain and a glowing orange-yellow backdrop, eyes closed and face lifted. He wears a leopard-print garment with a dark rudraksha mala draped across the chest and shoulders, interspersed with small golden bells, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arm. A dark pendant hangs at his neck. He holds a long silver staff with a pink tassel near its top in his right hand. A gilded, ornately carved golden throne or seat is visible at the left edge. Figure shown with distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments; the page identifies this event as involving Swamiji, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of one man standing on a stage against a dark red curtain with warm orange light and a fiery backdrop at left. He has long, dark, wavy hair and white-painted forehead markings, and wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment and matching leopard-print wrap with a dense layering of brown rudraksha beads and small brass bells across his chest and waist. He wears a silver pendant, rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arm, and holds a tall silver staff wrapped with rope and a small pink cloth pouch. He is smiling and looking to his right. A large ornate gold throne-like chair is partly visible at the left edge.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a man standing on a stage in front of a glowing orange flame backdrop and deep red curtains. He has long dark hair, a white-painted forehead with a red dot, and wears a leopard-print garment draped over one shoulder and wrapped at the waist. He is heavily adorned with dark rudraksha beads across his chest, waist and arms, and small brass bells hang from the beads. He holds a long silver ceremonial staff with a tassel and a red cloth bundle, and gazes downward. A gilded ornate chair is partly visible at left. The image is a performance-style stage photo.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A photograph of a single man standing on a stage against a deep red curtain, lit by warm orange light from the left. He has long, dark, wavy hair swept back, a white and red forehead marking, and a broad smile, looking off to his right. He wears a leopard-print garment with a cord of dark rudraksha beads and many gold-toned bell-like cylinders draped across his chest, waist and arms, plus rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. In his raised right hand he holds a tall silver staff with a finial and a pink tassel. A gold ornate chair edge is visible at the left edge of the frame. Appearance cues match the a person description: long swept hair, distinctive ornate adornments and rudraksha malas, presented as a performer or ceremonial figure on stage.2012-04-16A man stands on a stage before a deep red curtain, smiling and turned to one side with his right hand on his hip. He has long, wavy dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red dot, and wears a leopard-print garment covered with rudraksha beads and small brass bells. He wears rudraksha bracelets on both arms, a dark pendant on a cord, and holds a silver staff with a red ornament. A gold-patterned throne-like piece is at the left edge, with warm orange light falling on the figure.2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A man with long, dark, wavy hair and a white-and-red forehead marking stands on a stage before a deep red curtain, holding a tall silver staff with bells and a pink cloth tied near its top. He wears a leopard-print garment draped over one shoulder, layered with rudraksha beads and brass bells, along with rudraksha bracelets and armbands and a large pendant on a beaded necklace. A gilded ornate chair is partly visible behind him, and warm orange light falls across the scene.2012-04-16