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A performer seated on a low wooden seat before an ornate gold-and-orange embossed backdrop lit in red and green. He wears a dark shawl, a belt of dark beads, layered rudraksha malas and beaded armbands, with a horizontal white mark on his forehead and long dark hair. He holds a silver trident upright in front of his face, a staged depiction of the Shiva iconography. Pink and green lighting and a potted plant appear at the edges.

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April 07 20132013-04-07April 06 20132013-04-06A performer seated cross-legged on a red-cushioned dais in front of an ornate gold repoussé arch, dressed as a deity figure with long dark hair, red-and-white face markings and a sleeveless leopard-print top. She wears layered strings of white skull beads and red seed malas, and holds a silver trident with both hands while looking down. Brass or copper vessels sit at her feet on the dais, and the lighting is red and green. A printed copyright line runs vertically on the right edge.2013-04-06September 17 20122012-09-17September 17 20122012-09-17A man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-silver throne backdrop lit in pinkish-red light. He wears a dark brown and black patterned wrap over bare shoulders, layered red and white beaded rudraksha-style malas across his chest, and red-and-black beaded bracelets on his arms. He holds a tall silver trident with a skull-topped finial in his right hand, with a small microphone at his ear. Fruit sits at the bottom of the frame beside a golden cloth.2013-05-01October 11 20122012-10-11A photograph of a seated figure in a red-orange garment, wearing a long dark-haired style, a tilak on the forehead, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with large beads around the neck. The figure holds a tall silver-red trident aloft with the right hand, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Behind is a large green-lit circular arch decorated with ornate relief panels, and a red patterned cushion or throne. The scene reads as a stage or altar setting with decorative lighting. Appearance cues (long swept hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala, trident) are consistent with the page's description of a person, so this is a person depiction in person.2012-09-28A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands before an ornate golden arch lit with red and green light. He holds a silver trident with its tines raised close to his face, and his long dark hair falls loosely. He wears a leopard-print garment, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest, a beaded belt, and red-and-gold armbands. A red tiger-striped cloth covers the seat behind him. The scene is a stage tableau with coloured lights.2012-09-14September 28 20122012-09-28September 28 20122012-09-28September 17 20122012-09-17