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A photograph of a performer dressed as Shiva in a stage setting before a red draped curtain. The performer holds a silver trident with a red gem and wears a headband of white and red tilak, a rudraksha mala, bead armbands and a belt of brass bells over a dark wrap. With one hand raised, the performer touches the forehead of a seated man in a black sweatshirt with an orange strip, who has his palms pressed together in reverence.

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August 24 20122012-08-24A performer dressed in ceremonial Shiva-style costume stands on a red-lit stage in front of red velvet drapes. He has long dark hair, a face painted in red and white, and holds a silver trident in his left hand. His chest and arms are adorned with rows of brass bells, red rudraksha-style beads, a white-and-brown patterned garment and beaded necklaces. His right hand rests on the forehead of a man in a dark polo shirt with a small badge on the sleeve, who bows his head forward with his palm raised. The scene resembles a devotional blessing or ritual performance.2012-08-24April 16 20122012-04-16August 24 20122012-08-24A performer with long dark wavy hair stands at left in a leopard-print wrap skirt with a fringe of brass bells and red beaded bracelets, holding a large golden trident with its shaft grasped in one hand while extending an arm forward. Opposite, a man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard lifts both hands toward the trident and the performer's outstretched arm in a blessing or gesture gesture. A bald man in an orange garment sits low at the bottom centre, gazing upward. Warm red stage lighting and dark drapes form the backdrop.2012-04-16A photograph of a woman in a leopard-print costume with a belt of small brass bells and red rudraksha beads, holding a golden trident and touching the forehead of a man in a black t-shirt with a lanyard, who stands with his head tilted back and palms raised. Warm red stage lighting and dark curtains form the backdrop. A bald man in a dark top watches from the lower right, and a dark figure is partly visible in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment on stage. A pedia.org appears at lower right2012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16April 16 20122012-04-16A performer dressed as a Shiva-like figure with long dark curly hair, a leopard-print garment, red rudraksha-style beads and bracelets stands on a stage under red-orange lighting, holding a golden trident and extending his other arm toward a man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard who raises his hands near his head in blessing. In the lower foreground a shaved-headed man in a light shirt watches. The dark backdrop suggests a stage performance or ceremonial blessing.2012-04-16A photograph of a staged performance against a red draped backdrop under red stage lighting. A performer dressed as Shiva, with long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, a leopard-print garment, rudraksha malas and a silver trident, raises a hand to the head of a young man in a dark t-shirt who bows with hands raised to his forehead. The scene reads as a blessing moment during a Shiva-themed performance.2012-08-24August 24 20122012-08-24April 16 20122012-04-16