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Overhead view of a painted floor design on a plain beige cloth, with a gold and brown trident (trishul) at the top and a large white swan or hamsa figure with an orange beak on a dark blue oval below. A partial cream and yellow decorative cutout appears at the left edge, and a bit of a person in white and yellow clothing is visible at the top right corner. Ornate carved wooden border runs along the upper edge. Appears to be a ceremonial floor artwork set up for a festival.

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A large painted backdrop on grey-brown cloth shows a stylised woman's profile in orange-and-white, facing right with a spray of water from her mouth, beside a white trident-like emblem and a white swan with orange beak over a deep blue circular field. Gold ornamental pinnacles and a dark top border frame the scene, and a gold rod or staff appears at the upper right. No physical people are visible; the figures are painted decorations on the backdrop.2008-12-28Close photograph of a decorative display on a tan cloth backdrop, with a painted face in profile wearing dark hair, a red-orange garland and a ring earring, its mouth open as if spraying a stream. Beside it stand three white stylised bars and a curved white crescent-like element, with a pale pink curved shape, all cut-out wooden or cardboard forms. A carved golden wooden railing with spiked finials and yellow and white flower garlands appear at the top left. No people are visible.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a temple stage backdrop being painted during evening festivities. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a paint pot and brush while painting a dark blue oval with a white crescent on a burlap-like cloth. Above is a painted face of a woman with dark hair, a red-and-gold headband and earrings, and a painted sword and crescent-shaped blade hang on the backdrop. At left are yellow and white flower garlands. In the lower right a seated man in white clothing holds a lit lamp near a red pillar, with a blue wall behind.2008-12-28A temple-style stage at a Brahmotsavam celebration shows a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring liquid from a blue-tinted vessel near a painted backdrop of a woman's profile with a sun or moon-like disk and crossed swords. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornate palanquin or deity canopy frame the left. A seated attendant in white lights candles along the lower right ledge. Visible people: two.2008-12-28A standing man in plain white dhoti-style clothing with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder holds a small woven basket-like container while stepping toward a painted backdrop. Behind him, a seated man in a white shirt sits near lit candles. The backdrop is burlap-toned with a painted blue oval moon-like shape, a painted female face with a red-and-gold headband, and a painted sword-like device. Yellow and white garlands frame the left edge, and red, green and white candles burn on the right beside a red brick-pattern wall. The scene appears to be a ritual or staged performance setting.2008-12-28Close photograph of a decorative backdrop at a festival stage. A cream-white crescent moon and a stylized Shiva symbol with three horizontal white bands and a central eye-like shape in pink and black are painted on brown cloth, edged with green light outlines. Above is a gold fretwork cornice. At lower right, a green and gold ornate canopy or palanquin top is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flower strings. No people are visible.2008-12-28A photograph of a gold-coloured trident (trishula) mounted on a silver metal pole against a blue textured backdrop. A small clear box with a golden inner item and an orange cloth tied around the pole sit below the trident head. At the lower left edge, a partly visible figure in a yellow and red garment with floral garlands and white flowers is seen.2009-07-01Close-up of a large illuminated decorative Om symbol sculpture in pale pinkish-white with gold edging, lit by pink and purple stage lighting against a dark blue draped backdrop. Pink petal-like forms and a golden trident motif appear at the lower left, with small white star shapes at the top and right. No people are visible.2014-05-19June 29 20092009-06-29 +1 copiesA golden trident (trishul) stands upright in the centre-right foreground against a blurred blue and purple cosmic backdrop with glowing starry haze. At the left edge, a dark-skinned deity murti or statue with a raised arm and a gold ornamental necklace is partially visible, and a figure in orange-saffron robes with a braided dark hair fills the lower-left corner, viewed from behind. A small dark figurine appears near the lower-left, and a bit of a white lotus-like shape shows at the bottom. The image is a close crop focused on the trident against the cosmic sky.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA person in a white long coat and dark trousers stands on a silver aluminium stepladder, reaching up to adjust decorations on a large brown fabric backdrop. The backdrop displays painted-style Shiva symbols: a white crescent moon, a white trident (trishul) with a tilted decorative element, and a drum-like damaru shape on the left. A gilded crown-like ornamental border runs along the top edge. At right, the gold-canopied palanquin or ratha is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands. Overhead, metal roof trusses and stage lighting are visible.2008-12-28