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A figure stands on a dark stage under blue-violet lighting, holding a silver trident staff with his right hand and raising his left palm in greeting, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a tall black turban-like headpiece decorated with silver crescent moon ornaments, a red-brown top with a leopard-print garment, a dark rudraksha mala, gold necklace, earrings and bangles, and red-brown trousers. Behind him a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth sits beside a water bottle, with leafy branches overhead. The figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate in an evocative stage presentation, but identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a dark stage under purple and blue lighting, with foliage hanging from above. He wears a tall black turban adorned with a silver crescent moon, gold earrings and a gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and a leopard-print tunic over rust-red trousers. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him are a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth and a water bottle on a small side table. The setting suggests a Mahashivaratri satsang stage. Swamiji (probable): the figure's tall ornate turban, gold jewellery, rudraksha mala and trident match the page's reference to a Swamiji appearance.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A man stands barefoot on a dark stage under purple light, beneath a canopy of leaves. He wears a tall black turban with silver crescent ornaments, a leopard-print tunic over rust-red robes, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. He raises one hand in blessing and holds a silver trident. A tiger-striped seat and a water bottle sit at his side. a person: the figure wears a turban, distinctive ceremonial adornments and a mala, consistent with the page's event listing, but the appearance cues alone leave this uncertain.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A man stands barefoot on a dark stage under purple lighting, beneath a painted tree canopy. He wears a tall black headdress with crescent moon ornaments, gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a leopard-print garment over rust-red drapery. He raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident staff. Behind him sits a tiger-striped cloth draped over a wooden chair, with a water bottle nearby.2016-03-07A photograph of a single performer standing barefoot on a dark stage under purple lighting, beneath a painted tree canopy. He wears a tall black hair crown adorned with crescent moon ornaments, gold necklace and earrings, rudraksha beads across the chest, and a leopard-print tunic over rust-red dhoti-style garments. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth sits beside a water bottle on a small table. The look matches the costume of Lord Shiva.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a performer on a dark blue-lit stage, styled as Lord Shiva. He stands centrally holding a silver trident, wearing a tall black crown-like headdress with a crescent moon ornament, a rust-red top with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, a leopard-print wrap, and rust-red dhoti. Behind him is a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth, and a water bottle sits on a small side table. The backdrop shows stylised leafy branches. No identity is asserted for the performer.2016-03-07A performer on a dim purple-lit stage stands barefoot holding a tall silver trident with a pointed tip, a Shiva-style prop. He wears a tall dark swept-up hairstyle decorated with silver crescent ornaments, gold necklaces, a leopard-print garment over a rust-red wrap and dhoti, and gold armbands. Behind him a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth sits beside a water bottle, under a painted tree canopy. No other people are visible. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a single performer on a dark stage under blue-violet lighting, with a leafy tree canopy overhead. The performer stands barefoot wearing a high black hair bun adorned with silver crescent ornaments, gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala, a leopard-print garment over rust-red clothing, and a silver trident held in the right hand while the left hand is raised in blessing. Behind is a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth and a water bottle on a small table, evoking a Shiva-themed performance. The figure's appearance with crescent ornaments, trident and rudraksha suggests a probable depiction of a person in a Mahashivaratri-style role, though identity is uncertain.2016-03-07A performer on a dark stage stands in a Shiva-style costume, holding a tall silver trident with a rope-patterned shaft in his right hand. He wears a tall dark hairstyle with a crescent ornament, gold earrings, a gold necklace, a red and orange garment with a leopard-print wrap, and a rudraksha-style bead garland across his chest. A tiger-striped cloth drapes over a wooden chair behind him, lit by blue-violet light against a rock-like backdrop. a person cues are the long hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha garland, but the figure is a costumed performer in a theatrical setting rather than a clear appearance-based identification.2016-03-07