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A lone male figure stands barefoot on a dark stage, holding a tall silver trident upright in his right hand. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, an orange-rust draped dhoti and wrap, a crown-like headpiece, and a rudraksha-style neck and arm adornment. Behind him, a backdrop of lit flame-like lamp motifs glows warm, and rows of brass oil lamps line the floor, lit by a spotlight pooling on the stage. The scene reads as a staged theatrical or devotional presentation rather than a temple ritual. The figure is matched to Swamiji only by appearance cues: long hair, a crown, orange-toned ornate clothing, and a trident, so the identification is probable.

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A performer on a stage stands centre-front in a saffron-orange draped dhoti and matching shawl patterned with leopard-print panels, his bare arms adorned with armlets and bangles. He holds a tall silver trident with a ribbon-like cloth hanging from it in his raised right hand and extends his left arm outward. His hair is long and swept back with a small crown or ornament on his forehead, and a red tilak marks his brow. Behind him a backdrop of glowing red and white lights forms a grid of illuminated shapes. A ring of brass oil lamps, deepamalas, is arranged on the dark stage floor around him, lit by a warm spotlight.2017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a dark stage, holding a tall silver trident with a small damaru drum and a long patterned cloth hanging from it. He wears a leopard-print sash over the bare shoulder, a rust-orange draped dhoti and a gold-toned necklace, with a sindoor-like vertical mark and an ornate headpiece. Rows of brass oil lamps line the floor, and a backdrop of illuminated lattice panels glows behind him. The page identifies this as a person; the appearance cues of the central figure (ceremonial gold necklace, adornments, orange draped clothing) are consistent with that claim, so he is listed as a probable in-person candidate. The trident, leopard-print cloth and drum suggest a Shiva-themed presentation.2017-12-18A performer stage-posed in a dark theatre set, dressed in a saffron-orange draped dhoti and a leopard-print sleeveless top with a matching leopard-print sash. He holds a tall silver trident with a leopard-print cloth wrapped around its shaft in his right hand, arm extended outward, and wears a crescent ornament and tilak on the forehead. Behind him a wall of illuminated light panels glows red and white, and rows of brass oil lamps stand on the floor. The figure is a costumed stage performance rather than a devotee in worship, and no ritual activity is shown beyond the staged pose.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A standing man on a dark stage holds a large silver trident aloft in his right hand, its head wrapped with saffron and green ribbons and tassels. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap, a bare upper body with ornate gold and jewelled adornments on the chest and arms, and a dark headpiece. Rows of brass oil lamps line the stage floor in front, and a backdrop of red and white lit panels rises behind him under green and yellow spotlights. Whether this man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so no identification is made; the trident, saffron wrap and jewelled chest adornments are the visible cues. The setting resembles a staged performance with lamps and trident rather than a seated discourse.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands alone on a dark stage lit by a spotlight pool on the floor, raising a silver trident (trishul) high in his right hand while a damaru drum hangs from it. He wears a leopard-print bronze-gold bodice, a matching waist cloth, and draped rust-orange lower garments, with a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist and a crown-like ornament in his hair. Around him stand rows of brass oil lamps (deepa lamps) on the floor, and a large backdrop of illuminated red-orange lattice panels glows behind him. Strong appearance-based cues of a person figure, presented in a staged ritual setting.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18 +1 copiesA man stands alone on a dark stage, holding a large silver trident in his raised right hand. He wears an orange-saffron draped dhoti with a leopard-print patterned sash across his bare upper body, gold armlets and wrist bands, and his hair is pulled up with a decorative band. Behind him a wall of illuminated red-and-white video screens glows, and a row of brass oil lamps lines the front edge of the stage under green-tinged spotlights. The figure matches the presentation of a person through saffron dress, trident and ornate adornments, but the face is not clearly visible. A stage performance setting with a trident-bearing figure.2017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a dark stage, holding a tall silver trident with a small drum and a red-and-green tassel in his raised right hand. He wears a red, orange and gold draped cloth, a gold-patterned bodice, armlets, a gold necklace, bangles and a jewelled headpiece. The stage floor is lit by green and white spotlights and filled with many brass oil lamps, while a backdrop of red and white projected light panels rises behind him.2017-12-18A man stands alone on a dark stage, barefoot, holding a tall silver trident with a leopard-print cloth tied below its prongs in his raised right hand. He wears an orange-brown draped dhoti, a leopard-print sash and bodice, arm bands, a necklace, and has long dark hair with a small crown-like ornament and a tilak on his forehead. Rows of brass oil lamps line the stage on both sides, and a backdrop of illuminated red and white lights glows behind him under spotlights. a person appears in this scene with the trident and crown cues, consistent with the page's event attribution.2017-12-18