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A performer dressed as a deity stands on a raised platform in front of a large curved gilded arch lit with red and green light. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with tiered brass bells, a long rust-red dhoti, a long layered bead and bell necklace, and dark beaded bracelets. He holds a silver trident with green-lit tips and a chain draped across his body, with eyes closed and a smiling expression. Behind him a dark red fan-patterned throne and a yellow-lit figure are partly visible.

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A figure stands on a raised red-draped platform before a large ornate golden-red arch with embossed panels, lit with green and amber stage lighting. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment, a rust-red dhoti-style lower wrap, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bead belts, and a bead-and-chain bracelet, and grips a tall silver trident with a chain hanging from its shaft. The figure is smiling, with hair loose and a tilak on the forehead, and a dark cushioned throne-like backdrop stands behind. The image is a photograph of a staged performance with one person visible.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A person stands on a raised platform in front of a large ornate golden arch and a dark red throne with tiger-stripe patterned upholstery. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a draped rust-orange lower garment, a rudraksha-style bead mala, layered metal bells and chains at the waist and chest, and beaded armbands. They hold a polished silver trident with a tall shaft and smiling expression under green and red stage lighting. Warm yellow lights glow behind, and a tiger-patterned cloth covers the platform edge.2012-09-21A performer dressed as a deity stands on a raised red platform before a large circular golden arch with embossed panels, framed by red and yellow lighting and string garlands. He wears a leopard-print top and wrap, a broad belt, red dhoti-like lower cloth, rudraksha-style beads, and bangles, holds a silver trident in his left hand and grips a chain with his right, smiling with a red bindi on his forehead. A red tiger-striped drape and a white lace-patterned table cover sit below.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer dressed as a deity in a theatrical tableau sits on a red and black zebra-striped throne before a large ornate golden arch lit with warm orange light. He holds a silver trident in one hand, with chains draped across his arm and torso. He wears a leopard-print top, rudraksha-style bead necklaces, a belt of tubular beads, a red-orange dhoti and a red tilak on his forehead. His face is painted green-tinged under colored stage lights. A leopard-print cloth covers the throne's base.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi stands on a raised platform before a large ornate arched backdrop of embossed copper panels, lit in green and red. He wears a leopard-print garment draped over one shoulder, a strand of wooden rudraksha-style beads crossing his chest, a belt of tubular beads, a red dhoti, and chain-link bracelets. He holds a tall silver trident-staff with a green-lit ornament in his right hand and smiles. A dark patterned throne-like seat stands behind him.2012-09-21