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A standing performer on a stage dressed as a Shiva-like figure, holding a silver trident with a twisted silver shaft in his right hand and his left hand on his hip. He wears long matted hair topped with a white crescent-moon ornament and a small white bird-shaped ornament, a red dhoti-style draped garment with gold border, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles. Behind him a large painted backdrop of red and gold stylized figures and flames, with a dark wooden chair draped in an orange cloth and leopard-print seat, and potted plants at right.

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March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15A standing man in a deep red and gold-bordered dhoti-style drape holds a silver trident taller than himself, his other hand resting on his hip. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a crescent ornament in his dark hair with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows red and white stylised Hindu-style imagery, with a wooden chair draped in leopard-print cloth and potted plants at the right edge.2016-03-15A performer stands on a stage dressed as the deity Shiva, holding a silver trident with a twisted grey shaft in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He wears a crescent moon ornament in his black hair, a red bindi, a draped deep red garment with gold border, heavy layered gold necklaces with a central pendant, and gold armbands. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows red and white stylized figures, and potted plants and rocks flank a red-draped chair with a leopard-print cushion on the stage floor.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15A standing figure on a stage in front of a vivid red and white painted backdrop with stylised demon-like motifs. The figure wears a deep red draped garment with gold border, multiple heavy gold bead necklaces with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and has long dark hair with a crescent ornament and a small white bird-like ornament at the top. A silver trident with a twisted shaft is held in the right hand, and the left hand rests on the hip. Behind him are a wooden chair with a leopard-print cushion and potted plants at the right. The figure has long hair, a crescent and a trident, but the appearance is uncertain, so the candidate is marked unsure.2016-03-15A standing figure on a stage holds a silver trident with his right hand while his left hand rests on his hip. He wears a deep red draped garment with a gold border, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, gold armbands, and a rudraksha-style dark hair arrangement topped with a crescent and small ornament. Behind him a large red and white painted deity murti in a Kerala-style folk design fills the backdrop. To the left stands a wooden chair draped in orange cloth with a leopard-print cushion, flanked by potted green plants and rocks. Stage lighting is purple and warm.2016-03-15A standing man in a maroon draped garment with gold-edged borders holds a silver trident in his left hand, his right hand on his hip. He wears heavy gold and bead necklaces with a central gold pendant, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets on his wrists and arms, and has long dark hair with white markings on his forehead. He stands before a dim backdrop painted with deity figures, with a tiger-striped seat and lanterns behind him. Probable Swamiji cues include the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-toned ceremonial clothing; this is a candidate in person at the event.2016-02-04 +1 copies