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A performer in a stage costume stands barefoot on a dark stage beside a tall golden staff, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style lower garment with a gold-toned bodice, a braided rope-like belt and gold armbands and anklets. The backdrop shows a dramatic projected scene of a waterfall or mountain landscape with glowing blue light. Only the lower body and staff are visible in the frame.

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A performer stands on a dark stage, shown from the waist down, in rust-red draped dhoti-style trousers with a gold-toned waistband and a gold-patterned sash. Gold bangles circle both ankles and bare feet. A tall gold staff stands beside him. Behind him a large backdrop shows a waterfall and rocky landscape with a glowing blue light and small figures. The upper body and face are cropped out of frame. The scene appears to be a staged theatrical performance.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A 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 20172017-12-16Stage photograph of a performer in a Shiva-style costume standing on a dark stage. He is bare-chested and wears rudraksha malas across his chest, gold armbands, a gold-and-orange ornamented waist cloth over rust-red dhoti-style drapery, and a small crescent-topped headpiece. He holds a tall golden trident with a drum-shaped element wrapped in rudraksha beads in his left hand, and rests his right hand on his hip. Behind him a large projected backdrop shows a waterfall cascading into a pool with deer and figures in a forested landscape.2017-12-16A performer on a dark stage stands on a pink-lit floor holding a golden trident on a tall staff, one hand on his hip. He wears an orange-red dhoti-style garment, a bare upper body and a red rudraksha-style mala with a red sash, with a red tilak on his forehead and long hair. Behind him a large screen shows a forested waterfall cascade with deer in the foreground.2017-12-16A man stands on a dark stage holding a tall golden trident with a wide ornamental grip, smiling with one hand on his hip. He is bare-chested and wears a dense rudraksha mala and gold ornamental collar, gold armbands and wristbands, a red-orange draped dhoti-style lower garment, and a crown-like headpiece with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large projected backdrop shows a fantasy waterfall landscape with cascading falls, rocky cliffs and small animals near a pool. The scene appears to be a theatrical stage performance tied to the Avatar Shastra cultural program described on the page.2017-12-16A performer stands on a dark stage holding a tall golden trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, with a small golden damaru drum tied near its top. He is bare-chested, wearing a dense rudraksha mala and layered gold ornaments on his chest and waist, with rust-red dhoti-style drapery and a golden armband. A large backdrop projection shows a waterfall cascading down a forested cliff with deer at the base. Smoke or haze drifts in the blue-lit background.2017-12-16