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A smiling man with long dark curly hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with a repousse arched backdrop. He wears a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border, a leopard-print sleeveless top, and multiple strands of rudraksha and crystal-like beads, with matching bead bracelets on his arms. He holds a tall silver trident in his raised right hand, and a headset microphone is visible at his ear. Ceremonial dark red and floral fabric covers the platform beneath him, and a small brass or silver vessel sits near his feet.

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A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold filigree backrest. He wears a brown and gold-bordered dhoti and a leopard-print shawl, with layered rudraksha and white bead malas, rudraksha armbands, and bead-and-bell anklets. He holds a silver trident aloft in his right hand and a white rope in his left, with a small vessel on the dais beside his bare feet. A visible microphone is at his ear. Appearance-based cues (long hair, distinctive ornate clothing, rudraksha malas and trident) suggest a person, but the identification is uncertain.2013-05-01A seated person on an ornate gold throne with a repoussé golden backrest holds a silver trident in the right hand, the trident's tines and shaft prominent on the right side of the frame. The person wears a rust-brown shawl draped over a leopard-print garment, long rudraksha and skull-bead malas in multiple strands, a rudraksha bracelet and armband, and a brown and gold-bordered dhoti. A red bindi marks the forehead, and a small microphone is clipped near the ear. Appearance-based label: a person is not applicable here, since the cues are a seated ritual performer with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and skull malas, and a trident, which are consistent with a deity-costumed performance rather than a clear identification.2013-05-01A seated man on an ornate golden throne with a large gilded backrest, smiling and holding a tall silver staff with his right hand. He wears long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless top, a long necklace of gold-toned beads, bangles, and a rust-red dhoti-style garment. A silver trident stands to the left and a partially visible person in white clothing is at the right edge in the foreground. Warm stage lighting fills the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style necklace and ornate ceremonial attire seated on a throne.2014-08-02A seated figure in a red-and-brown robe with long, dark, wavy hair and a white-and-red forehead mark sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne under red and green stage lighting. He holds a silver trident aloft in his right hand and wears long beaded mala necklaces of dark and pale beads. A green-and-gold cushion and a small green fruit rest beside him. Probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, saffron-toned robe, rudraksha-style malas and throne setting; he is shown seated and speaking on stage with a trident.2013-04-15September 03 20122012-09-03August 02 20142014-08-02A figure stands on an ornate golden throne-like seat in front of a large copper-toned arched backdrop lit with pink light. The person wears a leopard-print garment with an orange-red dhoti-style lower wrap bordered in gold, layered with long red rudraksha malas across the chest and waist, and matching beaded bracelets. They hold a silver trident in one hand and rest the other hand on the hip, with a vertical tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. A plastic water bottle sits at the lower left edge.2012-09-04September 08 20122012-09-08April 14 20132013-04-14July 08 20132013-07-08A smiling man stands on an ornate gold-carved throne on a stage, holding a silver trident in his left hand and resting his right hand on his hip. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border, a leopard-print shawl wrapped over the torso, and layered rudraksha malas with bead necklaces and matching rudraksha armlets and bracelets. He has long dark hair, gold earrings and a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead. A pink backdrop and a water bottle appear behind and beside him. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas identify this as a probable presentation of Swamiji, seated and posing on the throne.2012-09-04September 16 20122012-09-16