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A performer in a stage costume stands on a raised platform before a glowing golden arch and carved stone backdrop lit with green and orange light. He holds a silver trident with his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a dense necklace of beads and bells, beaded bracelets on both arms, a belt of metal ornaments, and a long red-orange skirt. Dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. The scene resembles a theatrical or dramatic performance rather than a ritual setting.

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A performer dressed as a deity stands on a raised platform before a red velvet arch and a golden arched backdrop lit with warm orange and green light. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with a dark beaded and chained bodice, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red draped lower garment, and dark beaded bracelets and anklets. He holds a tall ornate trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip, smiling. A small bindi and a tall hair knot are visible. Background lights and a patterned leopard-print cloth cover the platform base.2012-09-21A performer dressed as Shiva stands on a red patterned throne under a large gilded arch, holding a silver trident in his left hand and resting his right hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print bodice, a red dhoti, layered rudraksha malas and bead bracelets, and his face and head are tinted green by stage lighting with a red bindi and long dark hair. Bells dangle from his waist and chains hang from his arm. Warm orange and red lights fill the scene. The figure is a costumed portrayal rather than a clear appearance-based candidate for the a person.2012-09-21A figure with long curly dark hair stands in front of an ornate arched backdrop lit in red, orange and green, against a textured cream wall with garland strands hanging at the sides. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a rudraksha-style mala and beaded necklaces, chain bands on the arms and wrists, and a loose orange-red dhoti. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and a chain in his left, and a dark throne-like seat sits behind him. A lavender logo appears at the upper left and a copyright notice at the lower right.2012-09-21A person in a costume of a fierce goddess figure stands on a raised red throne with a tiger-striped back, beneath an ornate golden arch. The performer wears a leopard-patterned bodice with dangling bells and metal chains across the chest, a red-orange skirt, dark bangles and a trident-topped staff held in one hand, with the other hand on the hip. Green and red stage lighting washes over the scene, and a dark-haired figure with a bindi smiles widely. Behind is a stone-textured wall with hanging strings of beads and pink ribbons at the edge.2012-09-21A performer in a Shiva-style costume stands in front of a large ornate arched backdrop with a red cushioned throne-like seat, lit in green and red stage light. He holds a tall brass trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with rudraksha-style beads and metal tubular ornaments, a red dhoti-style lower garment, dark beaded bracelets, a chain across the body, and a red tilak on the forehead. Bare feet rest on a patterned cloth at the base of the platform. Hanging marigold garlands appear at the upper left.2012-09-21A person in a costume resembling a Shiva-style dramatic tableau stands before a large red-gold arched backdrop with embossed patterns and green lighting. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a red-orange draped dhoti, layered rudraksha-like beads and bead strands across the chest, and bangles on the arms. He holds a tall silver-green trident with a skull-like finial and a chain hanging from it. A striped red throne-like seat sits behind him, and he is barefoot, smiling toward the camera. The setting is warm, theatrical and lit in red and amber.2012-09-21A photograph of a man in a Shiva-style costume standing on a throne-like dais in front of a large arched backdrop with a metallic, studded frame. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top layered with strings of rudraksha-like beads, bells and chains, a belt of brass bells, and a red-orange dhoti. A green-tinted trident is held in his right hand and he has a red bindi on his forehead. Warm red and yellow stage lights with green accents fill the scene, and a leopard-print cloth covers the base of the dais. A distinctive trident-bearing figure with long hair appears, but the appearance is uncertain and no name is printed, so identity is left unsure.2012-09-21A performer stands on a red velvet throne-like seat before a large ornate copper arch, lit with green and orange stage lighting. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a red draped skirt, layered rudraksha-style beads and chains, bangles and arm bands, and holds a tall silver trident in his left hand while resting his other hand on his hip. A tiger-striped cloth covers the platform edge. Garlands hang at the top corners. No ritual fire or deity murti is visible.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer dressed as the deity Shiva stands on an ornate dark red throne with an arched copper-toned backdrop, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a leopard-print top, a red-orange draped skirt, layered beaded necklaces, chain bands on the arms and a dark tilak on the forehead, smiling while lit by green and orange stage lights. The scene resembles a theatrical or festival performance rather than a ritual puja.2012-09-21A performer in an elaborate costume stands in front of a large golden arched backdrop lit with green and orange stage light. She holds a silver trident in her left hand, wears a leopard-patterned bodice draped with beaded chains, dark rudraksha-style beaded strands, bangles on both arms, and a red-orange skirt. She stands on a dark red and black zebra-patterned seat or throne, with a bright red floor covering at the bottom. The styling reads as a costumed portrayal of a fierce goddess form rather than a clear identification of any deity. No other people are visible.2012-09-21