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A photograph of a single standing figure on a stage platform in front of a large ornate golden arch with a glowing sunset backdrop of red and orange tones. The figure wears a sleeveless orange top, a leopard-print wrap around the waist, and a layered rudraksha mala draped across the chest and shoulders, with bead bracelets on the wrists and ankles. He holds a silver trident in one hand and rests the other hand on his hip, with a second staff-like pole visible at the right edge. The setting resembles a theatrical tableau with a painted sea and sky backdrop.

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April 28 20122012-04-28A man stands on a gilded golden platform in front of a large ornate golden arch, against a red-orange glowing backdrop with a painted sunset-like scene. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti under a leopard-print wrap, with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and dark rudraksha bands on his arms and ankles. His long dark hair is swept back. A golden peetha-style throne frame and a red stage floor surround him. Appearance-based cues suggest a person for the figure in saffron and rudraksha, though the image is ambiguous and the figure may be a costumed performer or depiction.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A performer stands on a gilded stage platform in front of a large ornate golden arch, against a glowing red and orange sunset backdrop with a painted sea horizon. The figure has long dark hair, wears a saffron-orange garment with a leopard-print wrap at the waist, and multiple rudraksha bead malas crossing the chest and hanging at the hips, with beaded bangles on the wrists and ankles. In the right hand is a silver trident, and the left hand rests on the hip. The figure is posed as a deity-style tableau in front of a carved shrine-like panel, with a black staff standing at the right edge of the stage. The costumed figure appears to be a person in an exhibition-style display rather than a clearly identifiable individual, so no identity is asserted.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A photograph of a single figure standing on an ornate gold raised platform inside a large ornate golden circular arch. The figure has long dark hair and wears a red and orange garment with a leopard-print wrap, multiple red and white beaded malas and necklaces, and red bangles. The figure holds a silver trident in one hand and rests the other hand on the hip. Behind is a backdrop of a red-orange sunset over water with a glowing sun and dark silhouettes. A dark ceremonial staff stands at the right edge.2012-04-28A figure stands on a golden ornate platform framed by a large gilded circular arch set against a fiery red and orange backdrop of sky, sun glow and water. The standing figure wears an orange and leopard-print garment with a saffron wrap, long dark hair, a red-beaded necklace, bangles and rudraksha-style beads, and holds a silver trident (trishul) upright. The gilded throne-like structure and dramatic stage lighting frame the figure; a silhouetted head appears at the right edge of the frame. The figure's appearance matches the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha beads, and is presented on a stage as a central figure.2012-04-28