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A performer stands with their back to the camera on a leopard-print pedestal on a stage, holding a tall silver trident with a crossbar. The figure wears a draped peach-coloured garment, a patterned headband, and long dark hair falling down the back. Behind them, a large backdrop shows animated orange and red flames, with white smoke or light rising beside the figure. A small white candle sits on the stage floor at the lower left. The scene reads as a theatrical staging of a Shiva-themed act rather than a documented ritual.

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September 18 20172017-09-18 +1 copiesA figure seen from behind stands on a stage before large red and orange animated flames. The figure has long dark hair falling to the waist, a silver or white headband, and wears orange-red dhoti-style clothing with bare arms and bangles. In the right hand is a tall silver trident, and the left hand rests on the hip. The figure stands beside a raised platform covered in leopard-print fabric, with a white candle or pillar at the lower left. Smoke drifts in the background and the stage floor reflects the glow.2017-09-18 +1 copiesA person seen from behind on a stage performs as a Shiva-like figure, with long dark hair tied up in a cloth band and an orange dhoti-style garment, arms bangled, one hand on the hip and the other gripping a silver trident. Behind them rise large stylised orange and red flames on a dark backdrop, and smoke drifts through a spotlight. The figure stands on a leopard-print platform with a light pool at its base.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18 +1 copiesA performer dressed as Lord Shiva stands on a leopard-print platform on a lit stage, seen from behind. He wears long braided black hair with a crown-like headpiece, orange-saffron dhoti-style garment, armbands and a bare back, holding a tall silver trident in his right hand with his left hand on his hip. Behind him, large orange and red flame projections and yellow spotlight beams fill the backdrop, with a glowing white floor spot beneath the platform. The scene reads as a theatrical staging of a Shiva figure rather than a ritual, with no other people visible.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer seen from behind stands on a leopard-print raised platform before a large backdrop of projected flames. The figure has very long black hair, a leopard-print headband, a peach-coloured draped garment and a bare upper arm with bangles. The figure holds a silver trident with a tall shaft and a small ornate drum-like object with a tassel. The scene appears to be a staged theatrical performance rather than a verified ritual, so the person's identity is not established from appearance.2017-09-18Stage photograph of a performer seen from behind, long dark hair falling down the back, wearing a peach-coloured draped costume with a headband and armbands. The figure stands on a leopard-print pedestal, holding a silver trident with one hand while resting the other on the hip, in front of a large backdrop of stylised orange and red flames with spotlight beams above. A small white ritual object stands on the floor at the base of the pedestal. The scene resembles a staged theatrical tableau rather than a devotional setting.2017-09-18