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A performer in a theatrical goddess-style costume stands beside a red upholstered throne-like seat under a large ornate golden arch lit with green and red lights. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless bodice with dangling metal bells, a bell-studded waist ornament, a long red-orange skirt, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and necklaces, while holding a tall silver staff with a green-lit finial. Chains hang from the right side. The warm, colourful stage lighting and set suggest a dramatic dance or theatre presentation.

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September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer in a theatrical Shiva-style costume stands on a dark red throne with a zebra-patterned cushion beneath a large ornate gilded arch. She grips a silver trident with a tall shaft in her left hand and raises her right arm to her hip, head tilted back with mouth open. She wears a leopard-print top with bullet-shaped metal beads, a red-orange draped skirt, layered beaded necklaces, and chain-link bangles. Warm orange and green stage lighting falls on the scene, with a painted stone-textured wall behind.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A person stands on a raised platform in front of a glowing arched backdrop with a red and green metallic sheen. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top layered with strands of bells and beaded necklaces, a red-orange dhoti-style skirt, red beaded bracelets, and a vertical tilak on the forehead. He holds a silver trident with a chain hanging from its shaft, smiling, under green and red stage lighting. A red tiger-striped cushion or throne back is behind him. Dressed as a costumed deity figure for a festival performance.2012-09-21A performer stands on a red and black tiger-striped raised platform in front of a large ornate golden arch lit with warm orange light. The figure wears a leopard-print bodice and skirt layered with red-brown fabric, draped chains and rows of tubular beads, and bead bracelets, with long dark hair and a nose ring. One arm rests on a tall golden trident, and the other hand is at the hip. A leopard-print cloth covers the platform edge in the foreground. The costume and staging suggest a theatrical tableau rather than a ritual setting.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer in a Shiva-style costume stands in front of a large ornate arched backdrop with a red cushioned throne-like seat, lit in green and red stage light. He holds a tall brass trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with rudraksha-style beads and metal tubular ornaments, a red dhoti-style lower garment, dark beaded bracelets, a chain across the body, and a red tilak on the forehead. Bare feet rest on a patterned cloth at the base of the platform. Hanging marigold garlands appear at the upper left.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21