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A performer stands on a stage in front of an ornate golden arch with repoussé floral and medallion patterns, lit in warm red and orange light. He wears saffron-orange garments, a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist, and a heavy multi-strand rudraksha mala with metal bead accents across the chest and waist. He holds a silver trident with a red gem in one hand and rests the other hand on his hip. Wooden rudraksha bands are on his wrists and ankles. The scene is a staged costume tableau rather than a ritual setting.