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A man stands on a dark stage under a blue spotlight, smiling, holding a tall golden trident with a wrapped golden drum-shaped handle and tassels. He wears a gold-and-orange patterned bodice, a rudraksha mala across the chest and shoulders, a matching waist band, red-orange draped dhoti, and a gold crown-like headpiece with a crescent ornament; a painted bindi-style mark is on his forehead. Behind him a projected screen shows a waterfall, forest and a herd of deer. The description is an appearance-based probable match to a person in costume as Shiva, with the stage performance context.

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A performer stands on a dark stage in a Shiva-style costume, holding a tall golden trident (trishul) in his right hand. He is bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, gold armbands and a copper-gold bodice, and rust-red dhoti-style draped lower garments with a gold waist sash. A crescent ornament sits in his hair, and a red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a large backdrop shows a waterfall cascading down rocky cliffs, lit in cool blue.2017-12-16A man stands on a dark stage lit by blue light, holding a tall gold trident with a drum-shaped ornament and tassels in his right hand. He is bare-chested with a gold-patterned ornate upper garment, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a rudraksha-beaded waist cord, orange-red dhoti, and a crescent-shaped ornament in his hair. A large projected screen behind him shows a waterfall in a green landscape. Watermarked archive photo, text omitted.2017-12-16A photograph of a performer on a dark stage dressed as Shiva, holding a tall gold trident with a small drum and tassels near its base. He wears a gold-and-copper torso piece, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and armbands, rust-orange dhoti-style drapery, and a crown-like headpiece. Behind him a large screen shows a waterfall and a herd of deer by a pool in blue and pink tones.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands on a dark stage holding a tall golden trident in his left hand, his right hand on his hip. He is bare-chested with a gold-and-rust ornate garment, a red-brown dhoti-style lower cloth, rudraksha beads across his chest and waist, gold armbands and a crown on his head. Behind him a large projected backdrop shows a waterfall cascading over dark rock. Dark blue stage lighting. Costume appears to be a deity-style character; the man is a single performer with distinctive adornments but appearance alone is not sufficient to confirm a person.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands on a dark stage holding a tall golden trident (trishul) with his left hand, his other hand on his hip. He is bare-chested, wearing a gold and rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, gold armbands, a gold belt, and rust-red dhoti-style lower garments with gold ankle ornaments. A small crown-like ornament sits on his head and a red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a large projected screen shows a forest waterfall scene with cascading water and a small herd of deer. The setting suggests a staged cultural performance rather than a gathering.2017-12-16A man stands on a dark stage in a bright spotlight, holding a tall golden trident (trishula) upright in his right hand while resting a golden damaru drum on his shoulder. He wears a bare chest with layered rudraksha malas and a broad gold ornamental belt, plus rust-orange draped dhoti-style trousers and gold armlets. Behind him a large screen shows a waterfall cascading over rocks with a small herd of deer at its base. a person cues are the ornate gold adornment and rudraksha, but the figure's appearance is not distinct enough to confirm identity, so this is treated as uncertain.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16