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A performer dressed as Lord Shiva stands on a stage with his back to the camera, holding a silver trident in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print headband over long dreadlocks, a rust-orange draped garment, rudraksha bead bands on his upper arm and wrist, and a leopard-print cloth. Behind him stand a leopard-print platform and large orange flames, with haze lit from the front. The image is a stage photograph, and a performer costumed as the deity is visible, not a deity murti. Roles and dress are visible, but the figure's identity is not established by appearance.

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A figure seen from behind stands on a stage before a large backdrop of animated fire flames. The person wears a rust-orange draped garment, a leopard-print headband, and long dark dreadlocks falling down the back, with a silver trident raised in one hand and the other hand on the hip. Beside them is a raised platform covered in leopard and tiger print fabric. The stage floor reflects the fiery light. Ceremonial sthaged presentation suggests a theatrical depiction of Shiva-like iconography rather than a seated ritual.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A performer seen from behind on a dark stage, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, leopard-print headband and dark dreadlocks falling down the back, with bangles and armlets. The figure holds a silver trident with a tall shaft and a wrapped section, while flames in orange and red light up the backdrop on both sides.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18A seated man on a leopard-print pedestal on a stage in front of a large red and orange fire projection. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a leopard-print headband, and a silver belt. A tall silver trident with a leopard-print tassel and damaru drum stands to his left. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and ornate saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. Stage performance setting, no other people visible.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18August 10 20172017-08-10 +1 copiesA figure seen from behind on a dark stage stands before large animated flames. The figure wears a rust-orange draped garment, a leopard-print headband, and rudraksha bracelets on the upper arm and wrist, with long dark dreadlocked hair falling down the back. The right hand grips a tall silver trident, and the left hand rests on the hip. A zebra-striped or animal-skin cloth lies at the bottom edge of the frame, and spotlight beams cut through the haze above. Appearance-based cues of long hair, rudraksha adornment and a trident suggest a person in a staged performance, but the figure's face is not visible and the identity remains uncertain.2017-09-18A performer seen from behind on a stage, dressed as a deity with long dark hair tied up under a leopard-print headband, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, beaded armbands and a beaded wrist band. He holds a tall silver trident with crescent-tipped prongs and a silver damaru-like drum in the other hand, one hand on his hip. Behind him swirling red and orange flames and smoke fill a dark stage backdrop. The figure appears to be a performer in a deity costume rather than a verifiable identification of any named person, and the scene conveys a dramatic stage performance with fire effects.2017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18September 18 20172017-09-18