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A performer dressed as a deity figure stands in front of an ornate golden arch with a glowing rim and a warm orange-red backdrop of carved stone faces. He has a red tilak on his forehead, long dark curly hair, and wears a sleeveless costume with rows of metallic cylindrical beads or bells, a bead necklace, and chain-linked bracelets on his arms. His left hand grips a silver trident with curled prongs, and a dangling chain hangs from his waist. The lighting is saturated red, green and gold, with a flame-like yellow glow behind him.

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September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A man stands in front of an ornate golden arch with a trident in his left hand. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white-marked forehead, and wears layered red and black rudraksha-style beaded malas and a metal chain across his chest. His costume is a leopard-print sleeveless top, with beaded bands on his wrists and upper arm. His right hand rests on his hip.2012-09-22A photograph of a smiling man in a theatrical Shiva-style costume stands in front of an ornate golden arch with a glowing, pink-and-yellow stage backdrop. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print garment, layers of rudraksha-style beads and bead malas, metal chains and bangles on his arms, and a red bindi with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a yellow cloth flutters, and a dark background shows sculpted pillars. The image appears to be a stage performance or dramatic display rather than a formal satsang. One person is visible.2012-09-22A performer dressed as a deity stands before a golden arched backdrop lit in warm red and orange tones, with flames visible at the lower left. He holds a silver trident with a crescent-shaped finial in his right hand and smiles broadly. He wears a leopard-print garment, layered red and beaded rudraksha-style malas, a chain belt with cylindrical beads, bangles and wristbands, and white and red face markings with a forehead tilak. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A sheer orange fabric drapes at the right edge. The setting resembles a stage tableau with painted temple-style walls behind him.2012-09-22A photograph of one person standing before a large ornate golden arch lit with warm orange and red light. The figure holds a silver trident with a curved, scroll-like top in the left hand and rests the right hand on the hip. The person has long, wavy dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red bindi, and wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered with dark rudraksha-style beads and chains, plus beaded bracelets on both wrists. A stone-textured backdrop with a faint carved panel and a glowing yellow border surrounds the figure.2012-09-22A smiling man in a costume portraying Shiva stands under a gold-embossed arch lit in red and orange light. He holds a silver trident in his left hand, its prongs upward, and wears a leopard-print garment with a bead-and-skull-style rudraksha or bone-like mala draped across his chest and waist. His face is painted with white and red tilaka-like markings, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A chain-link adornment hangs from his wrist and arm. Behind him are blurred temple-like stone walls and a warm fire glow at the lower left.2012-09-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in warm orange-pink lighting, holding a silver trident with a chain hanging from its shaft. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered with many rudraksha-style beaded malas and metal chains, plus red and dark beaded bracelets on his wrists and a patterned cloth band on one arm. His posture is confident, one hand on his hip. Behind him a large ornate golden-silver arch and a warm backdrop frame the figure. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person in a costume-like ceremonial look with trident, malas and long hair.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A photograph of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red and white forehead mark, and a red-orange tilak, holding a silver trident with a curved tip in his left hand. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment, long strands of red and dark rudraksha beads, chain-like metal necklaces, and beaded armbands. The background shows a glowing gold arched frame and warm red-orange lighting with blurred pillars.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22