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A photograph taken from behind of a single figure standing barefoot on a dark stage facing a large backdrop of illuminated red and white lit grid panels. The figure has very long dark hair hanging down the back, wears a bare upper body with ornamented gold-coloured bands and beaded adornments on the arms and shoulder, and an orange-rust draped dhoti-style lower garment. Rows of brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the stage in the foreground. The scene is a ritual or performance setting with a dramatic lit backdrop.

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December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A person with very long dark hair falling down the back walks away from the camera on a stage, wearing a rust-orange draped dhoti-style garment with gold trim and bare arms adorned with gold armlets. Rows of brass oil lamps line the stage edges on both sides. Behind, two tall walls of glowing red and white lights frame a dark central opening.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18Photograph of a stage performance at night. A figure with long dark hair falling to the back, wearing a reddish-orange dhoti-style garment and a bare upper body with gold ornaments, stands barefoot with back to the camera in front of a large dark central panel flanked by two tall red-and-white illuminated LED screens with a grid pattern. Rows of polished brass oil lamps stand on the stage floor at the lower left and right. A partially visible person in dark clothing sits or stands in the lower foreground. Spotlight beams fall from the rig above. The figure's frontal appearance is not visible, so no identity cue is confirmed.2017-12-18A photograph from a stage event shows a figure seen from behind, standing centre stage in orange-saffron draped clothing with long, dark, rope-like hair falling down the back, and bare feet. Rows of tall brass oil lamps line the stage front and both sides. A large LED backdrop displays a symmetrical grid of glowing amber and red flame-like imagery. In the lower left foreground, a seated audience member's head and shoulders are partly visible. The presentation is appearance-based only; the hair, saffron clothing and stage setting are the cues, with no identity established from the face.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A barefoot man in a rust-red draped dhoti and matching red shawl with a leopard-print patterned border walks across a stage in profile. He has long dark hair with a small ornament at the crown, a gold necklace, and a bare upper arm with a gold armband. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing orange and yellow flame-like lamps, and a row of tall brass oil lamps stands along the stage edge in the foreground. Stage lights hang from the rig above.2017-12-18A figure with very long dark hair worn in a thick braid down the back stands on a stage with the back turned to the camera. The person wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a matching orange top, with bare feet and wrist bangles. Behind is a large backdrop of illuminated red-and-white LED screens arranged in panels around a dark central opening. In the foreground row, many tall brass oil lamps stand in a line along the stage edge. A silhouetted audience member sits at the lower left edge of the frame.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18