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A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a red-draped stage before a large ornate golden ring framed by flames. He wears a layered green and red bead-and-metal garment, a long rudraksha-style necklace, bangles and chain armlets, and holds a trident in his left hand while resting his right hand on his hip. Behind him, warm orange light and fire glow around a decorated temple-like backdrop. The figure is a costumed performer rather than a verifiable identity, so no a person identification is made from appearance alone.

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A performer stands on a low dais inside a large ornate golden circular arch, posed with one hand on hip and the other holding a silver trident. He wears a rudraksha-style layered bead necklace, multiple beaded wrist bands, a dark patterned sleeveless top and rust-red draped dhoti with a bead-ornamented belt and chain. Behind him a yellow-orange cloth flares and the stage backdrop is carved in warm sandstone tones under reddish stage lighting. The figure is shown as a costumed depiction of a Shiva-like deity in a staged setting, and the photograph carries an archive copyright credit at lower right.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer stands on a stage inside a large ornate golden-yellow circular frame with embossed panels, backlit by warm red and orange light and a billowing orange cloth. He has long dark hair, a painted forehead and a smiling expression, wears a sleeveless garment covered in beaded strands and rudraksha-style malas, a red-orange dhoti, chains around his wrists and waist, and holds a trident-like staff in one hand. The background shows carved stone-like temple walls. The cues are dramatic costume and set rather than an identifiable person, so no specific individual is named here. Scene is a single standing person in a staged temple-style setting.2012-09-22A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands centrally on a raised red-draped platform before a large golden ring-shaped backdrop with embossed patterns. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and wears a chain-and-bead ensemble, a patterned green and black torso wrap, a red dhoti, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Wrists are adorned with bangles and chains, and his face is painted with a forehead mark. Warm red and yellow stage lighting and a flame-like backdrop create a theatrical tableau. No a person identity can be confirmed from appearance, so no candidate is asserted.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A performer dressed as a fierce Shiva-type figure stands before a large ornate golden arch lit with warm orange and green light. He wears a leopard-print garment, dense layers of beaded necklaces and rudraksha-like malas, chains across his chest and arms, and bead bracelets. Dark red-orange draped cloth covers his lower body, and he holds a silver trident with a chain hanging from it. He smiles, with a red tilak on his forehead and green-tinted face makeup. Background shows a fiery orange glow and a painted wall. No visible text appears in the frame.2012-09-22A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a raised platform in front of a large ornate golden circular arch, glowing with warm orange and yellow light. The figure wears a green-sequined bodice, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a chain across the shoulders, bangles on both arms and a draped reddish-orange dhoti. A trident leans against the arch beside the figure, and a dark chain hangs from it. Behind the arch a flame-lit backdrop shows temple-style carvings. Red and white ornamental banners hang at the right edge.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22