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A performer on a stage dressed as Lord Shiva, with blue-tinted skin, a tripartite trident in the right hand, and the left hand raised in a greeting. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap over a rust-coloured dhoti, layered beaded necklaces with a white pendant, and armlets. Behind him are stylised white cotton-wool snowy peaks against a dark curtain, a tiger-skin draped rock with a small kamandalu, and a floral garland at the right edge. Potted green plants frame the foreground under blue-violet stage lighting.

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February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19A performer dressed as Lord Shiva stands on a stage set resembling snow-covered Himalayan peaks, holding a silver trident. He has blue-grey body paint, a horizontal white forehead marking, long dark hair, and wears a leopard-print lower garment with a maroon wrap and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. A tiger-skin cloth covers a low platform behind him, with potted plants and rocks at the front, and an ornate floral garland decoration with a red and gold circular emblem at the right edge. The figure is a costumed portrayal of Shiva in a stage tableau, not an identified individual. Dark purple drapery frames the backdrop.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA staged theatrical tableau on a dark blue curtained stage with white draped fabric representing snowy Himalayan peaks. A single performer stands centrally in a dramatic Shiva-style costume: dark hair, a red-brown top, rudraksha beads and a long necklace, a leopard-print wrap, and a bare arm bearing a bracelet. He holds a silver trident upright. Behind him on a tiger-skin draped platform sit a small pot and a vessel. Dark wooden pillars frame the set, a garland of orange and white flowers hangs at right, and green plants border the foreground. Figure is a costumed performer portraying the deity, not an identified individual.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA figure in Shiva-style costume stands on a stage before draped white fabric shaped like snowy peaks, lit in blue. The central figure wears a white horizontal forehead mark, long dark hair, beaded green and tan necklaces with a large ornamental pendant, a leopard-print wrap, and a maroon lower garment. He raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. A wooden tiger-striped platform, a small brass pot and a lamp sit at his feet, with greenery in the foreground. The figure matches the a person cues of long hair, rudraksha-style beads and ornate necklaces, so the appearance is a probable match for a person performing on stage.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a performer staged as Shiva on a dark stage backdropped by white, blue-lit mountain peaks cut from fabric. A person with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead stands centre, one hand raised in greeting and the other holding a silver trident. He wears a patterned leopard-print garment with a maroon wrap, a large ornate pendant, and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Dark wooden pillars frame the stage, with potted green plants in the foreground and a tiger-striped platform with a small brass lamp and a pot behind him.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies