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A photograph of a performer seen from behind on a dimly lit stage, washed in violet light and haze. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, long dark braided hair falling down the back, a bare upper back with arm bands, and a pink-red garment, and holds a silver trident in the right hand. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a blue-faced deity murti with a crescent moon and a trident-like form, with foliage at the left and right edges and a low bed-like set piece in the foreground. The scene appears to be a theatrical staging rather than a ritual gathering.

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February 15 20162016-02-15A performer stands with back to camera on a dim stage lit in violet and blue, with purple haze in the foreground. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, a sleeveless red-orange garment, and red-orange armbands and bangles, with very long dark hair falling down the back. One hand rests on the hip and a metallic trident-like staff is visible beside the figure. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity murti with a crescent moon and a face with a third eye, set among stylised foliage. Plants line the lower stage. The figure appears to be a performer in costume, and no identity is asserted.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15Photograph of a stage performance with a performer seen from behind, wearing a rust-orange turban with gold embroidery and a long rust-orange garment. Long dark dreadlocks fall down the back to the waist. The performer wears orange bangles on the upper arms and wrists, one hand on the hip and the other holding a silver trident. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon and a blue face in a Kerala-style painted style. A wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth and green foliage sits at the lower left under blue stage lighting.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15A staged theatrical scene in purple-blue fog. In the foreground a performer seen from behind has long dark braided hair, a red-and-gold headwrap and a red garment, with hands on hips and a gold armband. Behind her, a large painted backdrop shows a multi-armed blue deity murti with a crescent moon, set in a dark forest with leaves and lotus-like pink flowers. Two robed figures in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the sides with hands folded in anjali, and a third figure kneels in prayer. A small offering arrangement with a striped cloth sits at lower left.2016-02-15A stage performance in purple-lit haze. A central performer seen from behind, with long dark braided hair under an orange-red turban, wearing a rust-orange garment and bangles, holds a trident and stands with hand on hip before a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity murti with a crescent moon and third eye, flanked by lotus-filled water. Two figures in white dhoti-style clothing, hands folded in anjali, stand at the left and right edges, with a third seated figure in prayer near the centre-left. Smoke or fog fills the foreground.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15A staged stage performance in a forest-themed set with purple haze. A performer seen from behind wears a rust-orange wrap and a matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair flowing down the back and a trident held at the side. Painted backdrop shows a large deity murti with multiple arms in a jungle scene. Two white-clad figures stand with hands folded to either side, and pink lotus-like lights glow at the right edge. Green foliage and a draped white cloth lie in the foreground.2016-02-15A staged performance on a dark stage with violet fog and blue-purple lighting. A figure seen from behind, with very long dark hair and a red-orange wrap, a red-orange turban and bangles, stands with hands on hips facing a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon, with lotus flowers and jungle foliage. Behind and beside are several white-clad figures in traditional dhoti-style garments with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure seated near a low wooden seat with a tiger-striped cloth. Green plants frame the stage edges.2016-02-15