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A photograph of a stage set with a large blue-lit backdrop and a golden seated bull statue. A single person stands with their back to the camera, hands on hips, wearing a long, very long dark braided hair, a rust-orange wrap and a leopard-print garment, with gold bangles on the arms and ankles. Gold trishula tridents on stands and two white pedestal fans flank the red-carpeted stage. The person's face is not visible. a person cues are not clearly established from appearance, so identity is left uncertain.

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December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph from behind of a figure standing on a red-carpeted stage, hands on hips, with very long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to the waist. The figure wears a leopard-print cloth over the upper body, an orange-red dhoti, and ornate gold bangles and armlets. Before a blue cloudy backdrop stands a large golden Nandi bull and a grey rock-like sculpture with a trident-like stick. Gold trident stands and white pedestal fans flank the stage, and a tall staff with a trident-like head is set beside the bull. Overhead stage lights glow yellow and green. Dark hair and back are visible; the face is not shown, so appearance cues are insufficient for identification.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph from behind of a figure standing on a red stage with hands on hips, wearing a leopard-print top, rust-orange dhoti and gold anklets and bangles, with very long dark hair falling down the back. A golden Nandi bull sits on a patterned rug beside a silver-and-gold trident on a stand. Behind them a large blue-lit backdrop shows a deity murti with a cobra hood. Gold tridents on stands and two white pedestal fans flank the stage.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A figure with very long, dark, braided hair seen from behind stands on a stage with hands on hips, wearing a rust-red wrap and a leopard-print skirt with bangles on the arms. In front is a large gold Nandi bull statue with ornate harness, beside a gold trident. Behind is a stone rock formation with small carved deity murti and a blue backdrop. Audience members in the foreground are partially visible, some holding up phones.2016-12-02A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands on a red-carpeted stage with one hand on his hip, smiling. He wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulder, a leopard-print wrap around his waist, an orange dhoti, and gold bangles on his arms. Beside him stands a gilded Nandi bull statue draped over a tiger-striped cloth, with golden trishul staves along the stage. A large blue deity murti with multiple arms and a hooded serpent crown stands in the background, framed by blue spotlights and flame-like projected visuals. Two white pedestal fans sit at the sides of the stage. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and gold bangles on a stage beside a Nandi and trishul, marking a ceremonial setting.2016-12-02