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A performer seen from behind on a dimly lit stage, with very long dark hair falling down the back and an orange-red wrap and red-and-gold headwrap. The figure stands with one hand on the hip and holds a staff-like object. In front, a large painted backdrop shows a multi-armed deity murti in jungle foliage with lotuses. Two painted figures with hands in anjali mudra flank the stage, and potted green plants and a small shrine-like table sit at the front. The performer is the only physical person visible.

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A photograph from a staged performance on a stage backdrop painted with a jungle scene. A long-haired figure seen from behind wears an orange-red turban, a rust-orange garment and gold armbands, and holds a trident upright in one hand while standing before a painted deity murti with multiple arms. Two painted sages with hands in anjali mudra stand on either side, and a dark tiger-striped seat with greenery sits in front. Purple haze lights the lower right of the stage. The person's face is not visible. Appearance cues are limited, so identity is not asserted.2016-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20162016-02-15A photograph of a staged performance with a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon on its head, set among dark jungle foliage. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind has long dark braided hair, an orange-red turban with gold trim, and an orange-red garment, with bare arms adorned with bangles and holding a ceremonial staff. Purple fog fills the lower frame. Flanking the stage, two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, and another figure kneels in prayer near the centre-left. Pink lotuses float on a pool at the right edge.2016-02-15 +1 copiesA stage performance in purple-lit haze. A central performer seen from behind, with long dark braided hair under an orange-red turban, wearing a rust-orange garment and bangles, holds a trident and stands with hand on hip before a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity murti with a crescent moon and third eye, flanked by lotus-filled water. Two figures in white dhoti-style clothing, hands folded in anjali, stand at the left and right edges, with a third seated figure in prayer near the centre-left. Smoke or fog fills the foreground.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copiesStage photograph in purple-blue smoky lighting showing a figure seen from behind with very long straight black hair, wearing an orange-red wrap and an orange-gold turban-like headpiece, one arm raised with hand on hip and a trident-like staff held in the other hand. Behind, a large painted backdrop shows a deity with a crescent moon and a face with a third eye, amid jungle foliage. In front, two figures on either side stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another figure kneels before a low altar draped with a zebra-striped cloth and green foliage. The scene resembles a theatrical tableau of a deity, with mist drifting through the stage.2016-02-15A staged performance on a dark stage with violet fog and blue-purple lighting. A figure seen from behind, with very long dark hair and a red-orange wrap, a red-orange turban and bangles, stands with hands on hips facing a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon, with lotus flowers and jungle foliage. Behind and beside are several white-clad figures in traditional dhoti-style garments with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure seated near a low wooden seat with a tiger-striped cloth. Green plants frame the stage edges.2016-02-15A staged stage performance in a forest-themed set with purple haze. A performer seen from behind wears a rust-orange wrap and a matching orange head wrap, with long dark hair flowing down the back and a trident held at the side. Painted backdrop shows a large deity murti with multiple arms in a jungle scene. Two white-clad figures stand with hands folded to either side, and pink lotus-like lights glow at the right edge. Green foliage and a draped white cloth lie in the foreground.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copiesStage performance in purple-blue haze with a painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon and a face with a third eye, plus forest foliage. In the centre, a performer seen from behind wears a long flowing black wig down the back, an orange-red head wrap, bare arms with gold armlets, and a red garment, holding a trident. Two men in white dhoti-style cloths stand at either side, one with hands folded in namaste. Pink lotus flowers sit at the right edge. The performer is a stage figure of a deity, not a person. The scene depicts a staged enactment rather than an ashram event.2016-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copies