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Close photo of a performer with long, dark, wild hair and a red-lit face, holding a large silver-toned ceremonial trident with a red gem at its centre in front of his face. He wears a necklace of dark red and cream beads. Green and red stage lights and a draped red and green fabric fill the background. The face is partly obscured by the trident.

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A photograph of a bare-chested person with long, dark, wavy hair and a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, performing a ritual under red and green lighting. The figure holds a large ornate silver-gold trident-shaped mask or prop in front of the face, with a red stone at its centre, and the hands clasp the lower part of it. Striped white marks appear on the forehead and body. Green and red decorative fabric arches above.2012-10-09September 27 20122012-09-27March 04 20132013-03-04October 14 20122012-10-14A man stands on a stage under an ornate arch with green and red lighting, holding a silver trident with his right hand. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a horizontal white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and wears red-orange robes with a leopard-print wrap over one shoulder. Multiple red and white rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists, and a small microphone is clipped near his face. Red stage lighting and sparkling decorative panels surround him. Cues for Swamiji (probable) are the long hair, saffron-red clothing, rudraksha malas and trident; he is shown in a satsang-style stage setting.2012-10-09August 11 20122012-08-11 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a red-tinted ceremonial trident (trishul) held in a hand, with a red gemstone set at its centre and a metal handle with decorative bands. A person with long dark curly hair and rudraksha beads on the bare shoulder stands at the right edge, lit in red and green stage lighting. A sparkly pink-red decorative fabric or backdrop fills the left side.2012-10-09October 11 20122012-10-11A figure with long, dark, wavy hair and a yellow bead at the forehead holds a silver trident with a red gem at its centre, held upright before the face. The figure wears a rust-orange wrap over the upper body and is adorned with rudraksha malas on the arms and chest and a belt of small bells at the waist. Warm golden draped fabric and a red backdrop fill the background. The face is largely obscured by the trident.2012-07-04Close-up photograph of a silver trident (trishul) held in a hand at lower centre, its prongs and shaft ornately engraved with a small red gem at the junction. Behind it, out of focus, a large painted figure with red face, wide eyes, moustache and fiery hair, and a sheet of green patterned fabric or decorative panel on the left. No people are clearly visible beyond the holding hand, which wears a gold ring.2013-04-13A performer in red-tinted stage lighting holds a silver trident (trishul) upright in front of his face with both hands. He has long dark hair, bare shoulders and arms adorned with red rudraksha malas, and a green and black leopard-print garment. Red and green light washes over a red ornamental arch above him. The image appears to show a deity-role enactment or ceremonial display rather than a seated discourse.2012-10-11A close frontal photograph of a man in a saffron-orange shawl holding a silver trident (trishul) upright in front of his face, its central tip topped by a yellow ball. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a white-and-red forehead marking, a small ring earring, and layered rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Bell-like metal ornaments hang from a cord across his chest. Behind him is a gilded, embossed backdrop against a pink wall. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, presented as a sannyasi holding the trident.2012-07-04