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A photograph of a stage performance lit in green and orange, with flame-like backdrops. A single bare-chested performer with long dark hair and ornamental armbands stands within a large ornate golden ring, holding a silver trident-like staff. Beside him are a golden trident on a pole, a black-handled ceremonial staff with a cobra-head finial, and a tall ceremonial pole with a dark fringed tuft. The performer wears an orange dhoti and a patterned waist sash with a beaded belt. The scene resembles a theatrical or ceremonial presentation rather than a seated discourse. No identification is made from appearance.

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December 22 20172017-12-22Stage performance photo with a green-lit backdrop of painted orange flames. A single male performer stands centrally, bare-chested with a dark wrap and dhoti-style orange-brown trousers, his face painted, long dark hair and an ornate beaded necklace and armbands, holding a tall silver trident. Behind him a large ornate golden circular ring frames him. Ceremonial items flank the left: a tall silver staff with a ringed finial, a dark peacock-feather fan, a brass lamp and a curved horn. Small lit oil lamps sit at his feet. The image is a kalabhairava darshan style staging.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a single man standing on a dark stage in front of a large ornate silver circular frame, with green-yellow smoky lighting and orange flame-like backdrop. He wears dark patterned Kalabhairava-style dress with a white beaded necklace, arm bands and a tilak mark on his forehead, holding a silver trident in one hand while his other hand rests on his hip. Beside him stand ceremonial props: a tall silver trident-topped staff, a black ceremonial broom-like implement, a curved black rod and a small lamp stand. Sign text is not readable. Visible candidate appearance has long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial clothing with a trident, consistent with a person presentation.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate silver ring frame, holding a trident in his right hand and resting his left hand on his hip. He wears a dark patterned sleeveless top with a silver necklace, a beaded waist belt, armlets, and dark dhoti-style trousers with sandals. Beside him stand a trident on a staff, a decorative sword-like blade, a tall plumed staff, and an ornate lamp-post. The background shows green-yellow stage lighting and orange flame projections with haze. Appearance-based label: a person, shown with long hair, a tilak, and ornamental adornments in a stage performance setting.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a performer standing beside a large golden circular ring, a prop with ornate embossed edges, against a backdrop of orange and pink flames and green-blue stage light. The performer wears a bare upper body with gold and beaded adornments, bangles, a sash, and a gold-clad dhoti-style lower garment, and holds a tall metal staff with a trident-like top. Ceremonial implements stand in the foreground: a curved golden sword-like blade, a tall staff with a tassel, and a peacock-feather whisk on a slim rod. The scene suggests a staged theatrical performance rather than a ritual setting.2017-12-22