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A man in a dark, dimly lit setting holds a silver trident staff with his right hand. He wears a tall dark topknot crowned with a silver crescent and a small ornament, a red tilak on his forehead, dangling copper-coloured earrings, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, rudraksha beads draped across a rust-red garment, and a leopard-print lower cloth. He smiles while looking off to the side, with dark foliage behind him and blue-violet stage lighting. The figure is styled as Lord Shiva, with trident, crescent and topknot. a person appears in the Mahashivaratri Pratyaksha Pada Puja event context, with appearance cues including the distinctive topknot, crescent and rudraksha draping.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A performer stands on a dark blue stage backdrop dressed as Lord Shiva. He wears a tall black matted hair crown topped with silver crescent moon ornaments, a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead, and gold earrings. He holds a silver trident in his left hand and rests his right hand on his hip. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a heavy gold necklace with a deity pendant, gold armlets, and a leopard-print lower cloth. The scene is a staged theatrical costume rather than a ritual. No identity of the performer is asserted.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a single man standing in a dim, purple-lit setting with foliage overhead. He holds a tall silver trident (trishula) in his right hand and gazes upward with a smile. His hair is piled high in a crown-like topknot adorned with a silver crescent moon and a small ornament. He wears a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body, a heavy gold necklace, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, gold armlets and bangles, gold earrings, and a leopard-print waist cloth. A red bindi and white forehead markings are visible. a person appears as a bare-chested figure with ornate adornments, the trident and Shiva-style crown matching the Mahashivaratri context.2016-03-07A single standing figure in a purple-lit stage setting with blurred foliage overhead. The figure wears a tall, piled dark hair crown decorated with silver crescent moons and a small silver emblem, a red-brown draped garment, a leopard-print waistcloth, a thick gold necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and rudraksha mala strands across the chest and shoulders. A silver trident is held upright in the left hand while the right hand rests on the hip. A tilak mark is on the forehead. Probable Swamiji cues: the swept crown of dark hair, saffron-toned clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, shown in a Shiva-themed performance pose.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a man performing as Shiva in a blue-lit setting with leafy foliage behind him. He wears a tall, voluminous black hair crown adorned with a silver crescent moon and a small silver ornament, plus a red-brown sleeveless garment, a rudraksha-style mala draped across his chest, a gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and a leopard-print lower garment. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, a bindi on his forehead, and smiles toward the camera. a person cues are the swept-back hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial dress, presented as a figure in costume.2016-03-07A photograph of a single man standing against a deep blue backdrop with foliage at the top. He wears a tall, voluminous black hair crown adorned with silver crescent moon and serpent ornaments, a red-brown robe, a brown rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, and a leopard-print lower garment. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and smiles with one hand on his hip. A bindi and white forehead markings are visible.2016-03-07A photograph of a single person standing against a deep blue stage backdrop with foliage at the top. The figure wears a tall, voluminous black hairstyle adorned with a silver crescent moon, a silver dove-like ornament and a silver curved horn. He wears a rust-red garment, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, gold drop earrings, gold armlets and bangles, a leopard-print waist cloth, and long rudraksha mala strands across the chest. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, left hand on hip, with a red bindi and tilak on the forehead. The look matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha malas and a saffron-toned garment, presented as a stage portrayal of Shiva.2016-03-07A man stands centre stage before a blue-violet lit backdrop of foliage and a tree trunk, smiling and holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a tall black turban decorated with silver crescent moon and a small silver ornament, a rust-red top, a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, gold earrings and gold bangles, and a leopard-print lower garment. A red bindi marks his forehead. Subject count is one physical person on stage.2016-03-07