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A purple-lit stage set with ornate painted temple architecture, carved wooden doors and decorative pillars. A tall silver trident stands at centre. A bearded man with a dark wrapped garment and a draped shawl stands beside it, with ornate statues of deities flanking the set on the right, one holding an object in each hand. Purple haze drifts across the left foreground.

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A purple-tinted stage scene with smoke in the foreground. A central figure stands before a carved wooden lattice door, holding a tall trident with a chain and a small ornamental drum-like object near its top. The figure wears a dark wrap, a beaded necklace and a tilak on the forehead, with long hair. Flanking him are two painted or sculpted deity figures with multiple arms, one on each side, in orange-gold tones against ornate pillars and carved frames. A brass lamp stands at the lower right. The figure's appearance is ambiguous in this lighting and no identifying name is visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A figure stands centrally in purple-lit smoke before a large wooden lattice door, flanked by two painted multi-armed deity statues in pink and red. The central figure holds a tall silver trident with a rudraksha-style lower section, wears a dark draped garment, multiple ornate gold necklaces and armbands, and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind the centre are ornate painted pillars and carved panels in blue, pink and green. Two statues on either side hold weapons and ritual objects. The central figure appears to be a statue or sculpted figure rather than a living person.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A photograph of a large life-sized statue-like figure standing before an ornate temple facade with a wooden lattice door and painted columns. The central figure, with long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, multiple strands of beads and a loose reddish-brown wrap, holds a silver trident and a chain. Flanking figures on either side are painted deity murti with multiple arms holding a trident-like emblem and a lotus. Purple smoke or fog drifts across the lower foreground. The central figure appears to be a sculpted or painted depiction rather than a living person, so no physical people are present.2017-10-15A purple-lit temple scene with haze in the foreground. At centre stands a bearded man with long dark hair, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, layered beaded necklaces and a plain dark-red wrap, his arms slightly raised. A tall silver trident stands at left. Flanking him are two painted statues of guardian deities with multiple arms and gold crowns, and a large carved wooden door with blue-and-orange ornamental pillars frames the background. The man's identity is unsure from appearance and the page does not name him; he is a central standing figure, not a seated throne presence.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A standing figure in a maroon-red robe with a long layered bead necklace and rudraksha-style strands holds a silver trident with a leopard-patterned tassel in one raised arm, while the other arm is lowered. Two deity murti statues flank him, one on each side, with multiple arms, crowns and gold jewellery, against a pink-lit stage backdrop with a large carved wooden door, pillars and a striped tiger-skin-like mat at the base. The figure has a painted forehead mark and long hair, and appears as a live performer on a stage set resembling a temple.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15