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December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a temple stage backdrop being painted during evening festivities. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a paint pot and brush while painting a dark blue oval with a white crescent on a burlap-like cloth. Above is a painted face of a woman with dark hair, a red-and-gold headband and earrings, and a painted sword and crescent-shaped blade hang on the backdrop. At left are yellow and white flower garlands. In the lower right a seated man in white clothing holds a lit lamp near a red pillar, with a blue wall behind.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A temple-style stage at a Brahmotsavam celebration shows a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring liquid from a blue-tinted vessel near a painted backdrop of a woman's profile with a sun or moon-like disk and crossed swords. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornate palanquin or deity canopy frame the left. A seated attendant in white lights candles along the lower right ledge. Visible people: two.2008-12-28A photograph of a man standing on a stage delivering a talk, wearing a headset microphone. He has white vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and wears a white dhoti and shawl edged in gold zari, with multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He gestures with his hands, one holding a yellow ribbon. Beside him, a young boy in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads stands in the foreground. Behind them, a large temple tower backdrop with carved deity figures and a golden shrine structure are visible.2016-01-24A person in a white long coat and dark trousers stands on a silver aluminium stepladder, reaching up to adjust decorations on a large brown fabric backdrop. The backdrop displays painted-style Shiva symbols: a white crescent moon, a white trident (trishul) with a tilted decorative element, and a drum-like damaru shape on the left. A gilded crown-like ornamental border runs along the top edge. At right, the gold-canopied palanquin or ratha is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands. Overhead, metal roof trusses and stage lighting are visible.2008-12-28December 15 20072007-12-15March 26 20172017-03-26December 16 20172017-12-16Four young men perform on a stage in front of a wooden partition with a dark red curtain behind them. The two men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis; the man at left holds a microphone and points upward, while the second has a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. The man at right holds a hand drum (dhol-style) wrapped in a gold-and-maroon shawl, and the man far right wears a green-gold shawl over a white dhoti and holds a thin stick. Speakers, white plastic chairs and fairy lights line the edges of the stage.2009-10-17January 24 20162016-01-24A life-size figure stands on a stage before a draped curtain and gold-ornamented panels, holding a silver trident and wearing a rust-orange dhoti, a leopard-print or patterned wrap, layered garlands, a rudraksha-style mala and a crown-like headpiece. Behind him is a carved wooden throne with a gilded circular halo and a water bottle on a small table. To the right sits a second figure in a red crown and orange garment with a green-and-gold shawl. The stage holds a decorative silver pot. The figures appear to be statues or mannequins, so no physical people are present.2015-12-07