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A figure with long dark dreadlocks and a dark ornamental headpiece stands with back to the camera on a stage, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a draped orange cloth over the shoulder, holding a tall silver trident in one hand and resting the other on the hip. Before a large backdrop of blazing red-orange flames, a dark rock-like pedestal stands in front of him. The stage floor reflects the fiery light, and a projected flame image fills the foreground. Red curtains frame the sides of the stage.

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September 18 20172017-09-18A staged performance on a stage framed by red curtains, with large flames rising on both sides and spotlights above. A single performer stands with his back to the camera, wearing long dreadlocks, a headpiece, orange-red dhoti-style garments, and holding a silver trident. He stands beside a gold-textured raised platform, and the floor in the foreground is also lit with flames. The scene is theatrical.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A figure with long dark braided hair and a trident in one hand stands with back to the camera on a stage in front of a large projected backdrop of roaring red and orange flames. He wears a bare upper body with an ornamental armband and golden dhoti-style lower garment, standing beside a dark green-tinged platform. Red flames also spill across the floor in the foreground. The scene is staged as a theatrical fire performance.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A stage performance in a dark auditorium with large projected flames filling the backdrop and reflecting on the polished floor. A single performer stands with his back to the audience atop a low golden-textured platform, holding a trident (trishula) upright in one hand, with long dark dreadlocked hair falling down his back and wearing orange-brown draped garments. Bright red-orange flame projections also run along the lower stage edge.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer dressed as Lord Shiva stands on a leopard-print platform on a lit stage, seen from behind. He wears long braided black hair with a crown-like headpiece, orange-saffron dhoti-style garment, armbands and a bare back, holding a tall silver trident in his right hand with his left hand on his hip. Behind him, large orange and red flame projections and yellow spotlight beams fill the backdrop, with a glowing white floor spot beneath the platform. The scene reads as a theatrical staging of a Shiva figure rather than a ritual, with no other people visible.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer seen from behind on a stage, dressed in orange-saffron draped garments and a matching wrap, with long dark braided hair falling down the back and a decorated headband. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, standing on a leopard-print platform before a backdrop of large stylised orange and red flames. A small white candle or pillar sits at the foot of the platform, with spotlight beams cutting through the dim red curtain above.2017-09-18