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A photograph of a large carved relief of a four-armed deity murti with a golden face, ornate crown and layered necklaces, set against a dark reddish-purple wall. In the foreground a silver trishul with a twisted shaft is held by a hand at lower left, and drifting smoke or incense haze fills the lower half of the frame. A partly visible human figure stands in front of the relief, but no clear physical face is identifiable and no appearance-based a person candidate is distinct enough to claim. The scene suggests a darshan moment at an event setting.

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May 04 20162016-05-04 +1 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04 +1 copiesA figure stands in front of a large carved stone-style relief of a multi-armed deity with a golden face, crown and ornate necklaces. The standing figure holds a tall silver trident with a long twisted shaft in his right hand, and wears a leopard-print dhoti, layered gold-toned beaded necklaces and a pendant, with bangles on the arms. Yellow-tinted smoke drifts across the scene in front of the relief.2016-05-04A hazy, smoke-filled stage scene lit in warm amber and green. A large figure stands behind the smoke, partly obscured, with a long black jatta-style hair mass visible and a bright silver trishul held upright at the centre. The figure's face is only faintly visible and appears to be a statue or deity murti rather than a clear person; the shape resembles a Shiva-form image. Smoke drifts across the lower foreground. The trishul is the clearest object in the frame.2016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04A man stands on a stage in front of a large golden-brown sculpted deity murti with multiple arms, holding a silver trishul in his right hand. He wears a dark fur-trimmed headdress, a brown shawl over one shoulder, a leopard-print lower garment, layered gold and bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and armlets. Yellow-tinged smoke swirls around his feet at the front of the stage, and a dark camera silhouette is visible at the bottom edge. a person is shown in the ceremonial stage presentation with the trishul and ornate clothing cues.2016-05-04 +1 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04 +3 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04 +1 copiesMay 04 20162016-05-04May 09 20162016-05-09 +3 copiesA photograph of a person standing on a red-edged stage before a large carved relief of a multi-armed deity with a golden face, seated with a drum and other attributes. The standing figure holds a silver trishul in the right hand, wears a dark turban-like headwrap, rudraksha bracelets, a multi-strand gold and bead necklace with a large pendant, and a leopard-print wrap over rust-red dhoti-style garments. A tiger-striped cloth lies on the stage floor. Stage lighting highlights the figure and carved panels with attendants on either side. A small phone-like object is visible at lower left among audience silhouettes.2016-05-04 +1 copies