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A man stands barefoot on a stage in front of an ornate temple-style backdrop with orange carved panels and painted pillars. He wears a rust-red draped garment over one shoulder and a tiered string of coral-coloured beads across his chest with silver pendants. He holds a tall silver trident with a small damaru drum and a leopard-print cloth tied to its shaft. Beside him a striped tiger-skin cloth lies over a low wooden stool. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and a smile. Only one person is visible.

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October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A standing man in a rust-red draped sannyasi garment stands on a stage before an ornate temple-style backdrop with painted pillars and a wooden lattice door. He wears layered coral-coloured beaded necklaces, matching bead bracelets, hoop earrings, a white forehead marking with a red central mark, and holds a tall silver trident decorated with a leopard-print cloth and a small damaru drum. A tiger-striped cloth draped over a low stand lies at his feet. The figure has long swept-back hair and a full beard and appears to be a presenter or devotee on stage rather than a clearly identifiable person.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A standing man in a rust-red draped garment stands on a stage before an ornate painted temple backdrop with orange and green architectural details. He holds a tall silver trident with a small drum and a leopard-print cloth tied to its shaft, and wears multiple strands of red-brown beaded mala necklaces, bead armbands and gold earrings, with a sectarian mark on his forehead. Behind him a painted deity figure appears on the backdrop, and a tiger-striped cloth covers a low seat or throne. A single figure is present in the scene. The swami is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so this is not a confirmed a person depiction.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A standing man in a rust-red draped dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot on a patterned rug before a tiger-skin-covered seat. He wears multi-strand rudraksha-style red beads, a gold-toned necklace, bangles, a white vertical forehead mark, and gold earrings, and holds a silver trident wrapped with a leopard-print cloth and a small damaru drum. A painted deity figure with multiple arms and a crown stands at left, and a gold figure sits at right in front of a carved wooden door. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial beads and gold ornaments, and a trident in hand, consistent with a ceremonial stage presentation.2017-10-15A man stands on a stage in a temple-style set, holding a tall silver trident with a leopard-print cloth and a small drum tied to its shaft. He wears a rust-red draped robe, multiple strands of red-brown beaded mala necklaces and matching beaded armbands, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and long dark hair. A striped tiger-skin draped over a wooden stool lies beside him, with carved orange and green temple panels behind.2017-10-15A man stands on a stage holding a silver trident with a damru drum and a leopard-print cloth tied to its shaft. He wears a rust-red draped garment, multiple strands of red-brown beaded necklaces, red beaded armbands and bracelets, a gold necklace, and a gold earring, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a painted deity murti with multiple arms and an orange body stands beside a tiger-striped floor mat, and a large wooden door with carved panels is on the right. The scene is lit warmly on a stage set.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15