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A performer on a stage stands in a Shiva-like pose holding a silver trident in his right hand, his left hand on his hip. He has long dark curly hair and wears a headset microphone. He is draped in layered dark red and black rudraksha malas with silver bells, with matching beaded bands on his arms and ankles. His clothing is orange and a leopard-print cloth. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed backdrop with a large circular medallion, lit by red and blue stage lights with smoke.

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A performer stands on a stage holding a silver trident in his left hand, his right hand on his hip, under pink and orange stage lighting with haze. He has long dark curly hair and wears a rust-orange garment with a leopard-print cloth wrap, layered dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces with silver tubular beads, beaded armbands and beaded anklets with small bells. Behind him is a large golden ornamented backdrop with circular patterns resembling a decorated shrine or mandala. The figure is dressed as a Shiva-style deity character rather than shown in an appearance-based identification.2012-04-28A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange and yellow draped garment and a leopard-print cloth, standing in front of an ornate gold-and-red arched backdrop under red stage lighting. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces with small metal bells, rudraksha armbands and a rudraksha-and-bell waist strand, and a red mark on his forehead. A lapel microphone is visible near his face. The look resembles a Shiva-style stage costume. He appears to be a single performer, and the image is credited to the archive in its lower corner.2012-04-28A standing man in a theatrical Shiva-style costume holds a silver trident with a tall shaft in his right hand, his left hand on his hip. He has long, dark, wavy hair and wears a layered garland of dark rudraksha beads and silver bells across his chest, matching beaded bracelets, and a belt of rudraksha. His dhoti-style lower garment is orange-pink with a leopard-print panel at the waist, and bead-and-bell anklets are visible at his feet. Behind him is a large ornate golden backdrop with embossed circular and floral patterns, lit by warm red and blue stage lighting with haze.2012-04-28A performer stands in front of an ornate gold arched backdrop under red stage lighting, holding a silver trident with a long shaft in the left hand. He has long dark hair, a red bindi, and eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless orange-red garment, a leopard-print wrap at the waist, and an orange lower drape, with red rudraksha mala strands woven with small silver bells across the chest, waist, arms and legs. A headset microphone is visible near the face. The scene resembles a stage performance or shiva-themed presentation.2012-04-28A performer stands before an ornate golden-red arched backdrop, holding a silver trident with a red gem in one hand. He has long, dark, wild hair, a red bindi on his forehead and a small headset microphone. He wears a dense necklace and sash of dark rudraksha beads interspersed with silver bells, a leopard-print wrap, and orange-red drapery. Warm red stage lighting and a sunset-like background of water and distant land complete the scene.2012-04-28A performer stands on a stage in front of an ornate golden arch with red-lit sunset backdrop. He wears an orange draped garment with a leopard-print cloth at the waist, layered red and black rudraksha-style beaded malas across the chest and arms, bells at the ankles, and holds a large silver trident with his right hand. His long dark hair is loose and he appears to be in a dramatic, costumed Shiva-style pose. The scene resembles a staged theatrical performance with a golden-red arch throne behind him.2012-04-28A man stands on a stage in front of an ornate golden embossed backdrop lit in red light, holding a silver trident in his left hand and resting his right hand on his hip. He has long dark curly hair and wears a bare-chested look with layered dark rudraksha beads and small silver bells draped across his chest and waist, rudraksha bracelets on both arms, and rudraksha anklets. His lower garment is an orange drape with a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist. He is smiling and appears to be a performer or speaker, with a small headset microphone visible. The trident and rudraksha malas suggest a Shiva-themed costume, and the scene resembles a theatrical stage performance rather than a seated devotional gathering.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A performer stands on a stage in a costume of saffron-orange draped cloth with a leopard-print wrap, holding a tall silver trident with a rudraksha mala and small bells across the body and wrists and ankles. Long dark hair falls around the face, which is turned downward. The figure stands before an ornate golden-red arch with embossed floral and lion-like relief carvings, against a glowing sunset backdrop over water. The costume is a theatrical depiction of Shiva-style iconography rather than a clearly identified deity murti.2012-04-28A performer dressed as Shiva stands in front of an ornate golden-red arch, holding a silver trident with one hand and resting the other on his hip. He has long, wild dark hair, wears an orange and saffron garment with a leopard-print cloth at the waist, and is adorned with red rudraksha malas, bells and wrist bands. The warm red lighting and gilded backdrop frame the figure, who has his eyes closed. The swami identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role and attire only.2012-04-28A man stands on a stage before an ornate gold-embossed arch glowing red and orange, with a sunset backdrop over water. He wears long dark curly hair, a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a leopard-print drape, orange dhoti-style lower wear, and a dense layered mala of red-brown rudraksha beads with small metal bells crossing his chest and waist. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip, with red beaded bracelets on his wrists and ankles. The figure is a single performer in a theatrical, deity-like costume evoking Shiva; no ritual activity is visible.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28