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A staged performance on a raised red stage under a white tent with overhead lights and a blue starry backdrop. Seven seated performers sit on ornate gold-framed thrones decorated with lion figures. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sandalwood markings sits beside two men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead marks. Centre-right, a child in orange with a garland sits beside a large blue deity murti with multiple arms and a skull garland, next to a white painted figure and a trident. On the right, two women in blue and cream saris with gold jewellery and a woman in a green and pink sari sit on thrones. A large blue figure with a crown-like headdress stands behind the central seats.

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December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A stage tableau on a red carpeted platform with a starry blue backdrop. A large dark deity murti with a hooded serpent canopy and a trident stands at centre above a white pedestal. Seven people sit on red-draped thrones with gold frames: on the left, a figure in white with folded hands and rudraksha mala; next, two figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas; on the right, two women in teal and green saris with gold jewellery, and a woman and a man in cream and white. Ornate trishul staffs and brass lamps flank the thrones. Each person is posed on a throne, and the man in white with folded hands at left is not clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a ceremonial stage in a decorated tent with a large starry-night blue backdrop and draped red and white fabric overhead. Centre stage sits a large dark Shiva-form murti with multiple arms, a trident and a serpent hood, flanked by a pink seated figure. Eight people sit on red-draped platforms in a row: a white-clad person with hands joined on the far left, saffron-clad sannyasis and a woman in green, one in teal and one in pale pink, and a woman in a red and green sari with another in white on the right. Brass tridents and staffs stand at both ends of the stage, with a potted plant at the left edge.2016-12-17Stage photo of a ceremonial gathering with a large dark deity murti of a multi-armed figure with a cobra-hooded crown, holding a trident, in front of a blue and violet cloudy backdrop. Seven seated people on ornate gold-framed chairs with red cushions flank a central seat. A figure in pink-white robes sits at centre beside the murti. People on the stage wear white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas, flowers and gold necklaces; two women wear yellow and teal or green silk saris with gold jewellery. Gold lion-head armrests and a red stage carpet complete the setting. a person not clearly identifiable from appearance; the central figure's cues are insufficient.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A stage performance with eight seated performers on ornate gold-framed thrones with red cushions, set before a large dark deity murti with multiple raised arms, a trident and a serpent hood, and a blue-white cloudy backdrop screen. From left, a man in white dhoti with a garland, a youth in orange-yellow and rudraksha, a child with a trident-marked forehead in orange, a child in saffron with mala, a central figure in white draped clothing seated before a small white figure, then women in a turquoise and gold sari, a cream sari, a green and magenta sari and a white sari with garlands. The central white seated figure is a statue or costumed figure, not a clearly identified physical person. Gold necklaces, garlands and red-and-gold stage decor are visible.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 21 20162016-12-21