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A performer stands on a stage lit by hazy white spotlight beams, dressed as a Shiva-style deity figure. He is bare-chested with gold armbands, bangles, layered beaded necklaces and a gold-trimmed waist sash over rust-orange dhoti-style trousers, with a gold headpiece. He holds a tall golden trident in one hand and raises his other hand to his face in a gesture. Behind him a backdrop shows a waterfall and a herd of deer in a forest setting. The figure is a costumed performer, not a person identifiable from appearance.

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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer on a stage dressed as a Shiva-like deity, bare-chested with an orange-red dhoti and wrapped belt, gold armlets and anklets, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. He holds a golden trident with a damaru hanging from its shaft in one hand and raises the other hand near a crescent-moon headpiece. Strong blue-white spotlights beam down across a reddish stage floor, with a painted waterfall backdrop on the right. The figure is a costumed performer, not an identified person.2017-12-16A performer stands on a lit stage in a costume evoking Lord Shiva, holding a tall silver trident with a damaru drum hanging from its shaft. He wears a crescent moon crown in his hair, a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace, bead armbands, a gold-and-brown belt and draped rust-coloured dhoti-style garments with ankle bangles. Shafts of white stage light fall from above onto a backdrop painted with a waterfall and a herd of deer.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer on a stage dressed as a Shiva-style figure stands holding a tall golden trident with a damaru drum attached below its prongs. He wears bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and golden armlets and waist ornaments, orange-red dhoti-style drapery, a crescent-topped headpiece, and ankle bands. He smiles and gestures with one hand. Behind him a large backdrop shows a waterfall cascading down rock with a herd of deer, lit by blue-white spotlight beams. The scene appears to be a staged cultural presentation.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer on a lit stage stands barefoot in a Shiva-style costume: a rust-orange draped dhoti with gold waist ornaments, a gold-and-red mala of beads across his bare chest, gold armbands, and a crescent ornament in his hair. He holds a tall golden trident in one hand and a small drum-shaped damaru tied with a tassel in the other, smiling as he poses in front of a backdrop of a waterfall and deer. Shafts of white stage light fall across the scene. This is a staged cultural performance, with the performer depicting a deity rather than a ritual. The backdrop text credits 2020 a person, and no physical audience is visible.2017-12-16A photograph of a single performer on a stage under bright white spotlight beams. He stands barefoot in rust-red and gold draped dhoti-style garments, bare-chested and wearing a gold belt, a thick rudraksha mala across the chest and a gold-trimmed crescent ornament in his hair. He holds a tall golden trident with a drum-shaped element in his right hand, one hand on his hip, and smiles. Behind him a large backdrop shows a waterfall, a cliff and a herd of deer. The stage floor is reddish.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16