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A photograph of a single performer standing on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop with red and blue folk-style figures. He wears a red-maroon draped garment with a gold-bordered pallu, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a crescent ornament with a small silver element in his long dark matted hair. He holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand, his other hand on his hip, eyes closed. Behind him are a wooden chair draped in orange cloth and potted plants on the stage floor. Clothing and iconography suggest a Shiva-themed costume, and the stage setting points to a performance or staged display rather than a ritual.

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March 15 20162016-03-15A 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 20162016-03-15A 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.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15A photograph of a single figure standing on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop of a red and white deity with many arms and a fierce face. The figure wears a deep red draped garment with gold border, multiple gold necklaces and a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and has long dark hair piled high with a silver crescent ornament and a small white bead near the crown. He holds a tall silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, eyes closed. Beside him is a wooden chair draped in red cloth with a leopard-print cushion, and potted plants and rocks line the stage edge. a person appearance-based label applied: the figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament, a red and gold robe, gold necklaces and a trident, matching the page's a person context.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15