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A photograph of a single performer standing barefoot on a stage lit by blue, green and yellow spotlights in a haze. He wears a crown-like headpiece, a bare chest with a beaded necklace, and a draped reddish-brown lower garment with ankle ornaments. He raises his left hand in blessing and holds a silver trident in his right hand with a damaru drum hanging from its shaft. The stage is set in a theatrical, performance-style setting.

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December 16 20172017-12-16A figure stands alone on a stage lit by strong green, yellow and blue spotlights through haze. The standing figure is bare-chested with a dhoti-style red-brown cloth, multiple beaded rudraksha malas and a turban-like headwrap, raising one hand in blessing and holding a trident (trishula) and a small damaru drum with a tassel. Ankle bands are visible. The stage floor is green-carpeted.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A figure stands alone on a bright stage backlit by yellow-green spotlights and haze, raising one hand in blessing while holding a tall trident (trishula) with a damaru drum hung near its top. The figure wears dark, draped ceremonial clothing and a headdress, appearing as a Shiva-style stage performance. Smoke and light beams fill the background. Appearance cues are limited and the figure is partly obscured by glare, so identity is uncertain.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer stands centred on a stage in misty blue-white spotlights, dressed as a Shiva-form figure with a golden crown, bare upper body, layered gold and bronze costume, beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and armbands. He holds a tall trident with a drum-shaped damaru hanging from its shaft and smiles slightly. Stage lights form a bright arc overhead.2017-12-16A performer stands alone on a dark stage in a haze of blue and green spotlights, dressed as a deity figure with a crescent ornament on the head, bare upper body, metallic gold armband and wrist cuffs, and a draped gold garment around the waist. He holds a tall gold trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. Visible cues are a crescent headpiece, trishul and gold ornamentation, but the face is not clearly enough distinctive for a firm identification.2017-12-16A figure in a dramatic stage performance stands centre-frame in a hazy, smoky beam of green and yellow spotlights. He wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace over a bare upper body, with draped reddish-brown cloth around the waist and legs, and holds a tall trident (trishula) in his raised left hand while his right hand is lifted in a blessing gesture. A fabric wrap hangs from the trident shaft. The figure appears to be a costumed performer depicting Shiva, a deity form with clear iconography, rather than a clearly identifiable individual. Light beams radiate behind him over a sandy-coloured stage floor.2017-12-16A figure in a stage performance stands in blue-white haze under a row of spotlights, dressed as Shiva. He holds a gold trident, with a red-and-gold ornamental piece near its crossbar, in his right hand, while his left hand is raised in a gesture of greeting or blessing. He wears a wrapped rudraksha-style necklace and a dhoti-like lower garment in dark red, with a headpiece of matted hair. A dense light-beam atmosphere surrounds the performer. Only this single person is visible in the scene, and the photograph is a stage darshan image.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A performer dressed as Shiva stands alone on a stage under bright blue-white spotlights and haze. He has a crescent-style headdress, bare chest, bronze-toned rudraksha-style beaded necklace, metallic waist wrap and a bangle on his upper arm. He holds a golden trident-style staff topped with a damaru drum hung with fabric. The figure is a costumed performer rather than a verified identity, and the a person field is uncertain because no clear appearance cues establish who is present.2017-12-16