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A performer on a stage stands with his back to the audience, dressed as a Shiva-like figure in salmon-pink draped dhoti-style trousers and a salmon-pink wrap, with a patterned headband and long dark braided hair falling down his back. He holds a silver trident (trishul) in his right hand, its shaft wrapped with a leopard-print cloth, and rests his left hand on his hip. Behind him, a large backdrop of red and orange flames fills the stage, and a leopard-print covered platform sits beside him. Stage spotlights cut through the haze above. No a person candidate is identifiable by appearance here, so this is a costumed stage performance rather than a confirmed presence of the a person.

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September 18 20172017-09-18A performer seen from behind on a dark stage in front of a large backdrop of bright orange and red flames. The figure wears a rust-orange draped garment, a leopard-print headband, bracelets and armbands, and has long dark dreadlocked hair falling down the back. In the right hand is a silver trident, and the figure stands near a stage platform covered with leopard-print fabric. Blue stage light beams rise behind. a person appearance-based label applies: long dreadlocked hair, distinctive adornments, and a ceremonial trident suggest a depiction of the Shiva-form role in this staged performance; the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2017-09-18 +1 copiesA stage performance photograph seen from behind. A single performer with long dark hair tied up under a patterned headband stands on a glossy stage, wearing a peach-coloured draped dhoti-style garment and armbands. He holds a silver trident with a small drum-shaped ornament and a tassel in one raised arm, while his other hand rests on his hip. Behind him a leopard-print pedestal sits in front of a large backdrop of projected flames and red fire-like shapes, with spotlight beams from above.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer seen from behind on a stage, dressed in orange-saffron draped garments and a matching wrap, with long dark braided hair falling down the back and a decorated headband. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip, standing on a leopard-print platform before a backdrop of large stylised orange and red flames. A small white candle or pillar sits at the foot of the platform, with spotlight beams cutting through the dim red curtain above.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer on a stage stands with their back to the camera, dressed in a salmon-pink draped dhoti and a patterned leopard-print headband, with long black hair falling down the back. They hold a silver trident with a damaru drum hanging from its shaft in one hand, while the other hand rests on the hip. Behind them a large projected backdrop of bright orange and red flames fills the stage, and a leopard-print pedestal sits to the right. The setting resembles a staged dramatic performance rather than a temple ritual.2017-09-18A man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print raised platform on a dark stage, in front of a large red and orange flame backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, a dark ornate headpiece with a crescent, multiple rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and sits with one hand resting on his knee. A silver trident stands upright beside him, draped with a golden cloth. The appearance includes long swept-back hair, ornate saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person, seated on a throne-like peetha during a stage performance.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer stands on a stage seen from behind, facing a large blazing fire backdrop with orange and red flames. The figure has long dark hair with a crown-like headpiece, wears peach-coloured dhoti-style drapery and arm bands, and holds a silver trident aloft in the right hand while the left hand rests on the hip. Before the fire stands a leopard-print pedestal or throne. Stage lights beam down from above. The scene resembles a Shiva-themed stage presentation rather than a clear ritual.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18