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Photograph of a stage performance with a performer seen from behind, wearing a rust-orange turban with gold embroidery and a long rust-orange garment. Long dark dreadlocks fall down the back to the waist. The performer wears orange bangles on the upper arms and wrists, one hand on the hip and the other holding a silver trident. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon and a blue face in a Kerala-style painted style. A wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth and green foliage sits at the lower left under blue stage lighting.

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February 15 20162016-02-15Photograph from behind of a performer on a stage lit with violet haze. The figure has very long, straight black hair falling to the waist, wears a rust-red turban edged with gold embroidery, and a rust-red garment with gold trim, plus stacked red-brown bangles on both arms. The right hand grips a silver trident, and the left hand rests on the hip. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a blue-faced deity figure with a crown and ornate red and gold patterned ornaments. Foliage and a low table are visible at the sides of the stage.2016-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20162016-02-15A performer stands with back to camera on a dim stage lit in violet and blue, with purple haze in the foreground. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, a sleeveless red-orange garment, and red-orange armbands and bangles, with very long dark hair falling down the back. One hand rests on the hip and a metallic trident-like staff is visible beside the figure. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity murti with a crescent moon and a face with a third eye, set among stylised foliage. Plants line the lower stage. The figure appears to be a performer in costume, and no identity is asserted.2016-02-15Photograph from behind of a person standing on a stage before a large painted backdrop of a blue-faced multi-armed deity figure with a crescent moon in dark hair. The person wears a rust-red turban with gold embroidery, a rust-red garment, and red-beaded bangles on both arms. Very long dark braided hair falls down the back to the waist. The figure holds a silver trident in one hand and rests the other hand on the hip. Two red chairs with a tiger-striped cloth stand beside them, flanked by green potted plants.2016-02-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a performer seen from behind on a dimly lit stage, washed in violet light and haze. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, long dark braided hair falling down the back, a bare upper back with arm bands, and a pink-red garment, and holds a silver trident in the right hand. Behind is a large painted backdrop of a blue-faced deity murti with a crescent moon and a trident-like form, with foliage at the left and right edges and a low bed-like set piece in the foreground. The scene appears to be a theatrical staging rather than a ritual gathering.2016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15February 15 20162016-02-15A performer seen from behind on a stage, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, an orange turban with gold beadwork, and multiple beaded red-and-gold armbands. Very long dark dreadlock-style hair falls down the back to the stage. The figure holds a silver trident-like staff in one hand and rests the other hand on the hip, facing a large painted backdrop of a blue-faced deity with red adornments and multiple arms, shown in a kalamkari-style illustration. Potted green plants and a wooden chair draped with a tiger-striped cloth sit at the lower edge of the frame, with the stage dimly lit.2016-02-15A person seen from behind stands on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a blue face, red crown and jewellery. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold beading, a red-orange draped garment, and red-orange beaded armbands and bracelets. Very long dark dreadlocks fall down the back. The figure holds a silver trident and rests a hand on the hip. Green foliage and a carved wooden chair with a tiger-striped cloth are at the lower edge of the stage.2016-02-15Photograph from behind of a single performer on a stage, standing with one hand on the hip and holding a silver trident in the other hand. The figure wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, a red-orange garment, and beaded red bracelets on both upper arms and wrists. Long dark dreadlocks fall down the back. Behind is a large painted backdrop with blue, white and maroon stylised figures, resembling a deity mural. The figure's identity is not established by visible cues, so this is a performer or devotee in costume rather than a confirmed a person.2016-02-15A photograph of a staged performance with a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity with a crescent moon on its head, set among dark jungle foliage. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind has long dark braided hair, an orange-red turban with gold trim, and an orange-red garment, with bare arms adorned with bangles and holding a ceremonial staff. Purple fog fills the lower frame. Flanking the stage, two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, and another figure kneels in prayer near the centre-left. Pink lotuses float on a pool at the right edge.2016-02-15 +1 copies