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A photograph of a single performer in a Shiva-style costume against a warm golden backdrop with red and green stage lighting. He has long, wild dark hair blown back, a horizontal white band and red bindi on his forehead, and dark eye makeup. He wears a leopard-print garment, layers of rudraksha beads interspersed with small skull-shaped beads, metal bells and chains, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. Flames glow in the lower left. The appearance matches the a person cues of long swept hair and rudraksha malas, but the identity is uncertain, so the figure is described by role as a performer in ritual costume.

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September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22A photograph of a single man in ceremonial Shiva-style dress under red and orange stage lighting. He has long dark wavy hair, white horizontal tilaka on his forehead with a red bindi, and a white painted band on his upper arm. He wears a leopard-print garment layered with many rudraksha malas, strands of skull-shaped beads, chains, and small metal bells draped across his chest, waist and wrists. Behind him a golden arched frame and a warm-lit pillar suggest a ritual stage setting.2012-09-22A man in a theatrical Shiva-style costume stands before an ornate golden arch, holding a silver trident with his left hand. He wears long curly dark hair, white and red forehead markings, a leopard-print garment, layered rudraksha-style beads and small cylindrical metal ornaments across his chest and waist, with chains and beaded bracelets on his wrists. Warm orange and pink stage lighting washes over a decorated temple-like backdrop. The figure is a single standing performer in costume.2012-09-22A man with long dark hair and a white-and-red forehead marking stands under warm red and orange stage lighting, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered with many rudraksha malas, small metal bells and chains. He wears rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and a head microphone. Behind him an ornate glowing arch with lit panels forms the backdrop. The look is a ceremonial performance costume with ritual ornaments rather than an ordinary ashram setting. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the person is described by role as a performer in ceremonial dress.2012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22December 22 20172017-12-22September 03 20122012-09-03A performer on a stage under red and green lights wears a long, flowing red-orange wrap, a leopard-print sleeveless top, and many layered rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, with a belt of small bells at the waist. Long dark hair flies outward as he turns, with a white tilak and red bindi on the forehead and a headset microphone near the face. A gold-toned metallic backdrop stands behind him.2012-09-20A photograph of a single person in a theatrical, ritual-style costume under green and red stage lighting. The figure wears a leopard-print garment layered with metal tube and bell ornaments, chains and dark rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, with a dark bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. Behind, a large curved red-brown structure with raised rounded patterns forms the backdrop. The person's arms are extended outward and the face is smiling. Visible ceremonial-style cues include long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm the identity of the person.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21