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Photograph taken from behind of a single performer standing on a stage before a patterned wooden panel lit in red and magenta. The figure has very long, loose black hair falling down the back, wrapped at the top with a red cloth and a beaded band. They wear a red shoulder wrap and red draped dhoti-style lower garment with a gold waist band and gold anklets, and hold a tall silver trident (trishul) in the raised right hand. The stage flanks are LED screens.

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April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph taken from behind of a single performer standing before a patterned wooden or stone panel lit in red. The figure has very long, loose black hair falling to the lower back, tied at the crown with a red cloth and beaded band. They wear a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, red-orange dhoti-style trousers, a red waist cloth with beads, and ankle bells. In the right hand is a silver trident, with a wooden staff-like pole visible below. Red stage lighting dominates the scene. Because the figure is seen from behind, identification is uncertain; the appearance cues of long hair, red-orange clothing and a trident are shown but do not establish who it is.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a single person seen from behind on a stage, walking toward a large wooden panelled door flanked by pink-lit LED panels. The figure has very long dark hair hanging down the back, bound at the crown with a thick red braided band, and wears a red dhoti-style garment with a red shawl draped over the shoulder and a gold-toned waist belt. Ankle bells are visible on bare feet, and the figure holds a long white ribbed cylindrical tube or pipe in one hand.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30December 18 20172017-12-18A photograph taken from behind of a person with very long dark braided hair hanging down the back, wearing a pink-red garment and gold armbands, standing on a purple-draped stage holding a silver trident-topped staff. Before them is a large embossed relief of a multi-armed deity with a jewelled crown and garlands, flanked by two bearded sage figures in relief, with two pink-lit lion statues on a purple dais. The stage is bathed in magenta and amber light.2016-09-22A figure seen from behind stands on a dark stage lit by a blue spotlight. The person has long dreadlocked hair wrapped under a band, wears orange draped dhoti-style clothing with a golden border, and wears beaded bracelets on the wrists and ankles. In the right hand is a silver trident with a tall central spike, and a orange cloth drapes from the arm. A small white candle or pillar stands on the floor at the left. This appears to be a theatrical stage depiction of Shiva, shown in a costume and staging rather than a ritual setting. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-08-10September 18 20172017-09-18February 15 20162016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15