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A performer dressed in a Shiva-style costume stands before a red-cushioned throne-like backdrop beneath a metallic arch lit in green and red. The figure has long, wild dark hair, a bindi, and a broad smile, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless top with rows of metal bell-like beads, a large beaded rudraksha-style necklace, a red-orange draped skirt, and beaded bracelets. The right hand holds a tall trident with green-tinted tines. Warm stage lighting and a golden background complete the scene.

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A standing figure on a red throne-like seat in front of a large golden arched backdrop with a glowing amber light. The figure, with long dark hair and a red bindi, holds a silver trident in the left hand and wears layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, beaded bracelets, a dense bead-and-chain bodice and a red draped skirt. Green and amber stage lighting washes the scene and a floral garland hangs at the top edge. a person (long swept hair, ornate beaded adornment, trident and throne cues).2012-09-21A person stands on a raised platform in front of a large ornate golden arch and a dark red throne with tiger-stripe patterned upholstery. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a draped rust-orange lower garment, a rudraksha-style bead mala, layered metal bells and chains at the waist and chest, and beaded armbands. They hold a polished silver trident with a tall shaft and smiling expression under green and red stage lighting. Warm yellow lights glow behind, and a tiger-patterned cloth covers the platform edge.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a stage in front of a large curved golden-red arch and a dark tiger-striped backdrop. Green stage light falls across his face and body. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered with rows of small metal bells, a long strand of beads and chains, a red-orange dhoti, and bangles on his arms. A bindi and tilak mark his forehead. He holds a green-painted trident with one hand, its chain wrapped around his wrist. Eyes closed, he smiles. A leopard-print cloth lies across the stage floor below him. The figure is a costumed performer rather than a clearly identifiable person.2012-09-21A performer dressed as Shiva stands on a red patterned throne under a large gilded arch, holding a silver trident in his left hand and resting his right hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print bodice, a red dhoti, layered rudraksha malas and bead bracelets, and his face and head are tinted green by stage lighting with a red bindi and long dark hair. Bells dangle from his waist and chains hang from his arm. Warm orange and red lights fill the scene. The figure is a costumed portrayal rather than a clear appearance-based candidate for the a person.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer dressed as a fierce deity stands on a red throne with a zebra-striped cushion before a glowing golden arch. The figure holds a silver trident upright in the right hand, left hand resting on the hip, with long dark wavy hair and a leopard-print sleeveless top layered with metal bead strands and chains. A red-orange dhoti-style skirt and beaded bangles complete the costume, lit in green and red stage light. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the identity of the figure is left as unsure.2012-09-21A performer dressed as a fierce Shiva-style deity stands before an ornate golden arched backdrop lit in red and green. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, has dark tousled hair, a bindi and a broad smile, and wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with a red-and-gold draped skirt. Strings of rudraksha beads, chains and small bells hang across his chest and waist, with beaded armbands on his wrists and biceps. A decorated stone wall and a tiger-striped red cushion or seat appear behind him.2012-09-21A person stands on a raised platform in front of a glowing arched backdrop with a red and green metallic sheen. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top layered with strands of bells and beaded necklaces, a red-orange dhoti-style skirt, red beaded bracelets, and a vertical tilak on the forehead. He holds a silver trident with a chain hanging from its shaft, smiling, under green and red stage lighting. A red tiger-striped cushion or throne back is behind him. Dressed as a costumed deity figure for a festival performance.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21