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A person stands beside a tall ornate golden arch at a temple-style stage, holding a silver trident with one hand while the other rests on the hip. The figure wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a leopard-print cloth wrapped at the waist, a long red-orange skirt, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and dark bead bracelets. Small brown cylindrical beads hang from a belt across the body. Behind is a red and white flower garland column, and the scene is lit with red and green stage lighting. Only one physical person is visible.

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A man stands on a red velvet throne in front of a glowing golden backdrop and a silver arch, dressed in a leopard-print sleeveless garment with red wrap and gold-trimmed red cloth. He holds a silver trident in his right hand, wears multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas, bead bracelets and chain-linked armbands, and a belt of brass bell-like cylinders. He has a red bindi and tilak on his forehead, and smiles with his left hand on his hip in front of a red throne with a zebra-striped cloth. Tentatively, the figure is a person performing an ornate ceremonial presentation with a trident and throne.2012-09-21A performer stands on a red velvet throne-like seat before a large ornate copper arch, lit with green and orange stage lighting. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top, a red draped skirt, layered rudraksha-style beads and chains, bangles and arm bands, and holds a tall silver trident in his left hand while resting his other hand on his hip. A tiger-striped cloth covers the platform edge. Garlands hang at the top corners. No ritual fire or deity murti is visible.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer in a theatrical costume stands on a red patterned throne beneath a large golden arch with embossed circular studs. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. He wears a leopard-print bodice, a red draped skirt, layered rudraksha-style beads, a chain-and-bell belt, wrist bands and a long necklace of bells. Warm red and green stage lighting and a glowing backdrop surround him.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A performer dressed as a Shiva-like deity stands on a stage in front of a large curved golden-red arch and a dark tiger-striped backdrop. Green stage light falls across his face and body. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment layered with rows of small metal bells, a long strand of beads and chains, a red-orange dhoti, and bangles on his arms. A bindi and tilak mark his forehead. He holds a green-painted trident with one hand, its chain wrapped around his wrist. Eyes closed, he smiles. A leopard-print cloth lies across the stage floor below him. The figure is a costumed performer rather than a clearly identifiable person.2012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21September 21 20122012-09-21A standing man on a raised stage holds a tall silver trident in his right hand, its tines curving outward with a small red gem at the centre. He wears long dark curly hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and waist, with a bell-studded rudraksha belt. His garment is a red-orange cloth wrapped at the hips over a leopard-print top, and he wears bracelets and ankle beads. Behind him a red velvet throne with a golden ornamental arch glows under warm red and green stage lighting. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas, trident and ornate red-orange clothing are the qualifying cues for this figure.2012-09-20September 21 20122012-09-21