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A stage performance under a draped tent with red and white fabric. A figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban sits on a chair at centre, holding a tall golden trident. Three seated performers in white dhoti-style clothes with gold borders face him, one with palms joined. Two women in white and gold classical dance costumes with red blouses and gold jewellery stand with arms outstretched on either side. Behind them a backdrop shows a banyan tree with aerial roots and a conical hill. A musician sits at the left edge beside a keyboard. The red stage floor is visible in front.

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A stage performance under a white and pink tent with red draped valances. On the red carpeted stage, a dancer in white and gold dhoti-style costume with a red blouse and gold jewellery raises one arm and lifts a leg, while another performer in white with gold borders stands at left. Seated figures in white and gold clothing kneel and sit at center, one with hands in anjali. A standing figure in saffron and orange robes and a saffron turban holds a golden trident. Behind them hang a backdrop with a pyramid-like image and a tree-trunk image. Several people are visible at the edges, including a seated musician. The scene looks like a dramatic or dance performance.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A stage performance in a tent-like setting with red stage floor and white draped curtains. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a chair holding a tall golden trident and raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel or stand around him with hands in anjali, and a backdrop shows a thatched hut and a large banyan tree. The scene appears to be a staged dramatization, with the seated figure's appearance and role distinct from the attendants.2015-01-13A staged dramatic performance on a red-carpeted stage before painted backdrops of a thatched hut and a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a tall golden trident, his wrist adorned with bangles and a beaded necklace. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel or stand in devotion and attentive posture around him; the standing figure bows forward with hands joined near the centre, while two kneeling men press palms together at the sides. The scene reads as a theatrical enactment of a sage's teaching or a rural ascetic narrative.2015-01-13A staged performance on a red-carpeted stage in front of a large photographic backdrop of a massive banyan tree with aerial roots and a thatched hut. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a tall golden trident and raises a hand in blessing, sitting on a folding chair. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders surround him: one stands bent forward with hands folded, one kneels at left with palms together, and one kneels at right with hands joined. Red and white draped curtains frame the backdrop. The scene appears to be a dramatised tableau of a sage receiving devotees.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13March 10 20132013-03-10A staged scene on a red carpet in front of a backdrop of a thatched hut and a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a tall golden trident upright, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck; this person is a person by the distinctive saffron clothing, turban and trident, though the appearance is only partly clear. Two young men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel on either side with palms pressed together in namaskar, one facing forward, the other gazing toward the seated figure. Red and white draped curtains frame the stage, and a camera is partly visible at the right edge.2015-01-13