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A performer in a theatrical Shiva-inspired costume stands on a raised red-and-gold draped platform in front of a large ornate golden circular arch lit with warm orange and yellow light. He wears a sleeveless green-and-brown patterned top, a red wrap skirt, layered beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, with chain-like bangles on his wrists. He holds a silver trident and rests one hand on his hip, with billowing yellow fabric and a temple-wall backdrop behind him.

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September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a low dais in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with a bright yellow-orange fire-like backdrop behind him. He wears a green and gold patterned sleeveless top layered with strands of beads and rudraksha-style malas, a wide-bordered orange-red dhoti, and matching bangles on his arms. He holds a silver trident in one hand and rests the other hand on his hip, with a red mark on his forehead and long curly hair. Carved temple-like wall panels frame the stage. No specific ritual or event is established by visible evidence.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a raised platform in front of a large golden circular frame decorated with embossed panels, backed by a warm yellow-orange glow. He wears a green and gold beaded and sequined costume with layered chains, bangles and a dark red-brown wrap, holding a silver trident with his right hand while his left rests on his hip. Red and orange ceremonial banners with a geometric motif hang at the sides. This is a staged stage tableau with one visible person; the performer's identity is not established by visible cues.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a stage inside a large ornate golden-yellow circular frame with embossed panels, backlit by warm red and orange light and a billowing orange cloth. He has long dark hair, a painted forehead and a smiling expression, wears a sleeveless garment covered in beaded strands and rudraksha-style malas, a red-orange dhoti, chains around his wrists and waist, and holds a trident-like staff in one hand. The background shows carved stone-like temple walls. The cues are dramatic costume and set rather than an identifiable person, so no specific individual is named here. Scene is a single standing person in a staged temple-style setting.2012-09-22A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a raised platform before a large ornate golden circular arch with glowing yellow light behind it. The figure has green-tinted skin, a red tilak on the forehead, and wears a leopard-print bodice wrapped with beaded rudraksha-style malas and chains, a layered green and red dhoti-style skirt, dark bangles and armbands. One hand grips a silver trident while the other rests on the hip. A bright orange-yellow drape hangs behind. No physical audience is visible.2012-09-22A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a raised red-and-gold draped platform in front of a large ornate golden circular arch, its surface embossed with rows of raised rectangular panels. He wears a dark patterned top, a tangle of beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas, dark wrist bands and an orange-red dhoti, with long curly dark hair and green-tinted skin. He holds a trident with one hand on the hip, while a chain hangs from the trident and across his arm. Behind him yellow and orange fabric flares like flames against a warm reddish backdrop of carved walls and hanging bells, lit in warm orange and gold tones. The image appears to show a staged deity portrayal rather than a real-life ritual scene.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A man stands barefoot on a red-draped platform inside a decorated shrine lit in red and amber light. He wears a sleeveless, patterned garment, a dense layered rudraksha-style necklace and beaded malas, dark bangles and a red-orange dhoti-like wrap, and holds a silver staff with a serpent-shaped top in one hand while his other arm rests on a large ornate golden circular arch. Behind him are carved stone walls, hanging bells, a flame glowing in the background, and a red banner with a white kolam-like motif at the left edge. The figure has long swept-back hair and tilak markings. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, with cues of long hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron-toned wrap.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a low dais inside a large ornate golden circular arch, posed with one hand on hip and the other holding a silver trident. He wears a rudraksha-style layered bead necklace, multiple beaded wrist bands, a dark patterned sleeveless top and rust-red draped dhoti with a bead-ornamented belt and chain. Behind him a yellow-orange cloth flares and the stage backdrop is carved in warm sandstone tones under reddish stage lighting. The figure is shown as a costumed depiction of a Shiva-like deity in a staged setting, and the photograph carries an archive copyright credit at lower right.2012-09-22