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A performer in a red-lit temple setting holds a tall silver trident (trishula) upright with one hand while the other hand rests on the hip. The figure wears a leopard-print garment, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a belt of small metal cylinders, and beaded bracelets, with a vertical tilak and bindi on the forehead and a smile. Behind is an ornate gold-toned metal panel and a pillar wrapped in red and white flower garlands. The green and red stage lighting dominates the frame.

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