A single man stands on a dark stage against draped red-lit curtains, lit in red. He holds a tall ornate trident (trishula) in his right hand, its prongs shining and a decorated shaft wrapped in a leopard-print cloth. He wears a leopard-print headwrap with a small crescent ornament, a leopard-print lower garment, several layers of rudraksha mala beads around his neck, beaded bracelets and an armband, and a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Eyes closed, he appears to be in a devotional or performative pose. Appearance-based candidate, with compatible cues: a long-running tradition's ceremonial trishula, rudraksha malas and ornate attire. a person is performing on stage in a Shiva-like ritual costume.

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2017-08-26Source: title

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August 26 2017

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