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A single performer stands barefoot on a wooden platform in front of an ornate gilded arch with carved golden panels, lit by green and red stage lights. The figure has long dark wavy hair and a painted green face, holds a silver trident in the right hand, and wears a green and red draped garment with a leopard-print sash and a layered green and red bead necklace. One hand rests on the hip. The setting suggests a costumed dramatic enactment of a deity form rather than a worship scene. Identity is not established by visible cues, so the figure is described by role only.

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March 08 20132013-03-08A photograph of a single performer standing barefoot on a raised wooden platform in front of an ornate gold-toned arch with repeating floral and scroll relief. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a green draped garment with a red-and-green leopard-print band at the waist and sash, and a long red-and-green beaded mala around his neck. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders, and he has a red mark on his forehead. Red and green stage lighting colours the scene. A large green-and-white leopard-print shawl is draped over one shoulder.2013-03-08March 04 20132013-03-04March 04 20132013-03-04A single performer stands barefoot on a dark raised platform before an ornate gold arched backdrop lit in red and green. He has long dark hair, a red bindi, layered red and green beaded malas, and a leopard-print sleeveless top with a red and green draped dhoti. His right hand rests on his hip while his left hand holds a silver trident with a small drum-shaped ornament. Red and green stage lighting washes over the scene, and a patterned cloth covers the platform edge. The costume and trident suggest a Shiva-themed stage performance. Whether this performer is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-03-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a single performer standing on a stage in front of an ornate green and gold metallic arch lit with red and green light. The figure has long dark hair, a red-and-green leopard-print garment, red trousers, and multiple strands of green beaded necklaces. The figure holds a silver trident (trishula) upright in one hand. Small offerings in green and red sit on the platform at the base. The appearance is a costumed deity-style presentation, but the performer is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so no identity is asserted.2013-03-04 +1 copiesMarch 08 20132013-03-08March 08 20132013-03-08March 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate golden throne with a large gilded backrest, smiling and holding a tall silver staff with his right hand. He wears long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless top, a long necklace of gold-toned beads, bangles, and a rust-red dhoti-style garment. A silver trident stands to the left and a partially visible person in white clothing is at the right edge in the foreground. Warm stage lighting fills the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style necklace and ornate ceremonial attire seated on a throne.2014-08-02March 16 20132013-03-16September 16 20122012-09-16