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A photograph of a single performer on a stage under bright white spotlight beams. He stands barefoot in rust-red and gold draped dhoti-style garments, bare-chested and wearing a gold belt, a thick rudraksha mala across the chest and a gold-trimmed crescent ornament in his hair. He holds a tall golden trident with a drum-shaped element in his right hand, one hand on his hip, and smiles. Behind him a large backdrop shows a waterfall, a cliff and a herd of deer. The stage floor is reddish.

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December 16 20172017-12-16A performer stands on a lit stage in a costume evoking Lord Shiva, holding a tall silver trident with a damaru drum hanging from its shaft. He wears a crescent moon crown in his hair, a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace, bead armbands, a gold-and-brown belt and draped rust-coloured dhoti-style garments with ankle bangles. Shafts of white stage light fall from above onto a backdrop painted with a waterfall and a herd of deer.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer stands barefoot on a stage lit by sweeping white spotlights, costumed as the Hindu deity Shiva. He is shirtless with a crescent moon ornament on his matted hair and a bindi-style forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and layered gold ornaments on his chest, arms and waist, with a rust-orange dhoti. He holds a trident with a drum-shaped damaru tied to its shaft and smiles toward the audience. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a waterfall and a herd of deer.2017-12-16A performer on a stage stands barefoot in a theatrical Shiva-style costume: bare-chested with a gold and maroon patterned upper garment, rust-coloured draped dhoti, layered rudraksha malas, gold armbands and anklets, and a tall gold trident in his right hand with a small drum hanging from it. Stage lights stream down in beams, and a painted backdrop shows waterfalls and deer.2017-12-16A performer on a lit stage stands barefoot in a Shiva-style costume: a rust-orange draped dhoti with gold waist ornaments, a gold-and-red mala of beads across his bare chest, gold armbands, and a crescent ornament in his hair. He holds a tall golden trident in one hand and a small drum-shaped damaru tied with a tassel in the other, smiling as he poses in front of a backdrop of a waterfall and deer. Shafts of white stage light fall across the scene. This is a staged cultural performance, with the performer depicting a deity rather than a ritual. The backdrop text credits 2020 a person, and no physical audience is visible.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands alone on a stage lit by pale beams of light, holding a tall silver trident with a decorative cloth and tassels at its shaft. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace over bare shoulders, bangles on his upper arms, and orange-red dhoti-style drapes with gold waistband. A forehead marking is visible, and a crescent ornament sits in his hair. Behind him a backdrop shows a waterfall, forest and grazing deer.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16