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A standing figure on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed red deity with a crown and jewelry. The person wears a deep red draped garment with gold borders, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and a dark matted hair bun with a crescent ornament. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and stands with his left hand on his hip, eyes closed. Potted plants surround the stage, and a red-draped chair sits behind him.

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A standing figure on a stage holds a silver trident with his right hand while his left hand rests on his hip. He wears a deep red draped garment with a gold border, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, gold armbands, and a rudraksha-style dark hair arrangement topped with a crescent and small ornament. Behind him a large red and white painted deity murti in a Kerala-style folk design fills the backdrop. To the left stands a wooden chair draped in orange cloth with a leopard-print cushion, flanked by potted green plants and rocks. Stage lighting is purple and warm.2016-03-15A standing man in a red-and-gold draped robe and a dark turban with a small crescent ornament stands on a stage before a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed red deity with a crescent and a flowing red cloth. He holds a silver trident-tipped staff in one hand, wears layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style pendant, and gestures with the other hand. Behind him is an empty ornate wooden throne with orange and leopard-print cushions, flanked by potted green plants and stones.2016-03-15A performer stands on a stage dressed as the deity Shiva, holding a silver trident with a twisted grey shaft in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He wears a crescent moon ornament in his black hair, a red bindi, a draped deep red garment with gold border, heavy layered gold necklaces with a central pendant, and gold armbands. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows red and white stylized figures, and potted plants and rocks flank a red-draped chair with a leopard-print cushion on the stage floor.2016-03-15A standing figure on a stage holds a silver trident and smiles while resting one hand on hip. He wears a deep red draped garment with gold border, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and gold armbands, with a dark turban-style head covering and a crescent ornament. Behind him a large projected or painted red and white deity figure with multiple arms fills the backdrop. Potted plants and stones frame the stage, and an orange-cushioned wooden chair stands to the left. The visible cues of long dark hair wrapped in a turban, saffron-red ornate clothing and rudraksha-style adornment suggest a candidate for a person performing as a Shiva-themed figure on stage, though appearance alone is uncertain.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15A man stands on a stage in a red saffron-toned draped garment with gold border, wearing a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, gold bangles and a dark turban-style headwrap with a crescent ornament. He holds a silver trident staff in his left hand with eyes closed and right arm extended. Behind him a large projected painting of a multi-armed red deity murti with a red-and-white face fills the backdrop. Potted plants and rocks line the stage, and an orange-draped chair sits behind him. Appearance-based cues suggest the a person, though this is unconfirmed; the page does not place him at this event.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15A standing man on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed red-and-white goddess figure with a crown and a flowered mural style. He wears a deep red draped garment with gold border, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and has long dark hair with a crescent-moon and small ornament at the crown, a red tilak on the forehead, and eyes closed. He holds a silver trident staff upright in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip. Beside him is a dark wooden chair draped with an orange cloth and leopard-print cushion, flanked by potted green plants and rocks at the stage edge.2016-03-15A photograph of a single performer standing on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop with red and blue folk-style figures. He wears a red-maroon draped garment with a gold-bordered pallu, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a crescent ornament with a small silver element in his long dark matted hair. He holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand, his other hand on his hip, eyes closed. Behind him are a wooden chair draped in orange cloth and potted plants on the stage floor. Clothing and iconography suggest a Shiva-themed costume, and the stage setting points to a performance or staged display rather than a ritual.2016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15March 15 20162016-03-15