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A man stands alone on a stage lit by pale blue spotlight beams, holding a tall silver trident with ornate gold-toned details and a fringed tassel in his right hand. He is shirtless with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold-toned ornamental belt, wears rust-orange dhoti-style drapes and gold anklets, and has a crescent ornament and tilak on his forehead. A painted backdrop of a waterfall and deer sits behind him.

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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A man stands alone on a stage lit by pale beams of light, holding a tall silver trident with a decorative cloth and tassels at its shaft. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace over bare shoulders, bangles on his upper arms, and orange-red dhoti-style drapes with gold waistband. A forehead marking is visible, and a crescent ornament sits in his hair. Behind him a backdrop shows a waterfall, forest and grazing deer.2017-12-16A man stands alone on a stage in a spotlight, holding a tall golden trident with a ribbon-tied shaft. He wears a crescent ornament in his hair, a sacred thread of rudraksha beads across his bare chest, a gold-and-beaded necklace, bangles, a red-and-orange dhoti and a wide ornate belt, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a waterfall and a herd of deer, and light beams sweep across the stage.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer on a stage stands barefoot in a theatrical Shiva-style costume: bare-chested with a gold and maroon patterned upper garment, rust-coloured draped dhoti, layered rudraksha malas, gold armbands and anklets, and a tall gold trident in his right hand with a small drum hanging from it. Stage lights stream down in beams, and a painted backdrop shows waterfalls and deer.2017-12-16A man stands alone on a stage lit by pale blue spotlight beams, holding a tall ornate trident with a golden shaft and decorative tassels. He is bare-chested and wears orange-red dhoti-style draped garments, a gold belt, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, arm bands, and a headpiece with a crescent ornament. A painted backdrop shows a waterfall and deer on rocky ground. The figure is a costumed performer in a theatrical depiction of Shiva imagery, with a trident as the main prop, and no physical candidate is confidently identifiable from appearance.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.2017-12-16A performer stands barefoot on a stage lit by sweeping white spotlights, costumed as the Hindu deity Shiva. He is shirtless with a crescent moon ornament on his matted hair and a bindi-style forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and layered gold ornaments on his chest, arms and waist, with a rust-orange dhoti. He holds a trident with a drum-shaped damaru tied to its shaft and smiles toward the audience. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a waterfall and a herd of deer.2017-12-16