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A photo taken from behind of a bare-backed figure with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl and a reddish-brown rudraksha mala. The figure raises a tall golden trident-like staff high with the right arm, with a golden band at the lower shaft. In the foreground at right, a golden-edged brown cloth or seat is visible. Behind, a large seated audience fills the frame in front of a pale lavender backdrop, with people in saffron, red and white clothing. a person is the central figure, identified by long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala, orange shawl and ceremonial golden staff.

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A photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind, seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a silver trident upright in the right hand. The figure wears a rust-orange wrap and a beaded bracelet, with very long dark dreadlocked hair falling down the back. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground, some with hands raised or folded, and a gold deity murti stands on a red-draped altar in the background. Devotees in the foreground include a bald older man in glasses and a man with a tilak in orange and white. A brass pot and a pink-capped bottle sit at the left edge.2016-05-12May 13 20162016-05-13A long-haired figure seen from behind sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads, raising one arm with a golden trident-tipped staff overhead. The figure wears a rust-red wrap and multiple rudraksha bracelets. A large crowd of devotees fills the hall, many smiling and some raising hands. In the foreground, a silver trident stands beside a kalasha-like silver vessel and water bottles on a low table. Appearance-based a person cues (long dark swept hair, saffron-red wrap, rudraksha malas, seated on a throne) are present, though the figure is from behind so identity remains uncertain.2016-05-12December 04 20162016-12-04A photo from a crowded hall seen from behind a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne. The figure has very long, dark, matted hair falling down the back, wears a rust-orange wrap, and wears rudraksha beads on the raised right wrist while pointing upward with a gold staff. A silver trident stands upright beside the throne, and a gold kalasha-like vessel and water bottles sit on a table at left. Dense audience members in white and red-orange clothing fill the foreground and background, some with hands raised.2016-05-12A standing man with long dreadlocked black hair wears a rust-red draped garment and rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, holding a tall ornate gold trident-topped staff upright while looking up and smiling. Behind him is a gold-trimmed throne. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground and background, a man in front wears a yellow shirt and glasses, and a bare-chested man with a red forehead mark and gold necklace stands to the right in an audience of many.2016-05-12Photograph from behind of a long-haired figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne, raising a tall gold trident in the right hand. The figure wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace over a bare back and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. Before the throne, a large seated audience fills the frame, many women in red, white and saffron clothing, with a few men in white and orange. A white draped backdrop and a small dark wooden doorway sit behind. a person is the seated figure, identified by the trident, long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha cues.2016-12-12Photograph from a Nithyanandoham Mandala Process session in Phuket. In the foreground stands a woman seen from behind, her dark hair in a high bun, wearing an orange blouse, an orange shawl, a leopard-print wrap skirt, and gold bangles on her upper arm and wrist. She holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. To the left is an empty wooden armchair draped with orange cloths. Rows of seated participants in white and orange lanyards fill the hall, with a microphone stand in front. No clear a person candidate is visible, so a person is none.2015-12-10A seated figure with very long, dark, loose hair faces away from the camera on a golden throne flanked by carved gold lion heads, wearing an orange top and a leopard-print wrap. A trident stands to the left of the throne. Dense seated audience fills the hall in front, with many people in orange and saffron clothing and white head coverings, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A wooden-panelled wall forms the backdrop.2015-12-19December 04 20162016-12-04December 04 20162016-12-04December 04 20162016-12-04