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A man stands on a stage lit by bright green spotlights against a backdrop of illuminated panels. He wears an orange-brown draped garment with a leopard-print bodice and matching leopard-print fabric, plus arm bands and a dark hair bun. He holds a long staff topped with a small hand drum (damaru) decorated with a leopard-print fringe. Ornate lamp-like fixtures line the base of the stage. The scene reads as a staged performance or discourse setting.

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December 18 20172017-12-18A standing man on a stage under bright green stage lights, with light beams fanning out behind him and a backdrop of tiled screens with lit panels. He has long dark hair swept up, a red-orange forehead mark, and wears a leopard-print bodice over an orange-brown draped dhoti and wrap. He holds his right palm raised in a blessing gesture with eyes closed, and grips a tall trident-like staff with a drum hung from it and leopard-print tassels. Two candelabra-style stands stand at the lower edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate orange clothing and a trident staff are visible cues for the speaker's role on stage.2017-12-18A photograph of a single man standing on a brightly lit stage against a backdrop of green spotlights and grid-mounted screens. He wears a leopard-print bodice over an orange-brown draped lower garment, a bindi on his forehead, and bangles on his upper arm. His hair is long and braided, and his right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Beside him stands a tall trident-like staff with a drum-shaped ornament and leopard-print tassels. Lamps line the bottom edge of the stage. a person: the figure has long braided hair, an ornate leopard-print and saffron ensemble, and a trident, cues consistent with the page's description of the event.2017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a stage lit by bright green and red spotlights against a large wall of flickering LED screens. He wears a saffron and gold draped garment with a leopard-print blouse, a crown-like headpiece over braided long hair, and a bracelet on his arm. He holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a small drum and a leopard-print fringe. Rows of brass oil lamps line the stage floor in front of him.2017-12-18A figure stands alone on a stage lit by bright green stage beams and a backdrop of small lights, holding a tall ceremonial staff with a decorative cloth band and a leopard-print tassel. He wears a rust-orange draped garment, a leopard-print bodice, arm bands and a leopard-patterned sash, with his hair styled up and a small ornament at the forehead.2017-12-18A man stands on a stage with bright green stage lights blazing behind him and a backdrop of mirrored panels. He holds a tall trident-topped staff with tassels in his right hand. He wears an orange-brown draped dhoti and a leopard-print bodice, with a red tilak on his forehead, armbands and bangles, and his hair is piled high in a topknot. He stands alone and is not seated on a throne. Ornate metal lamp stands line the front of the stage. The appearance is consistent with the presented candidate, with cues including the trident, the topknot and the stage presentation, so this is a person in a performance setting.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A figure stands alone on a illuminated stage under green and white spotlights, in front of a backdrop of lit tiled panels and rows of brass oil lamps along the stage edge. The central figure wears a golden-orange draped garment with a gold bodice and red-and-gold accents, long dark hair tied up, and holds a tall trident with a drum-shaped ornament.2017-12-18A man stands on a lit stage holding a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his left hand, its base wrapped with a patterned fabric. He wears a leopard-print or spotted bodice, a draped orange-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a long crown-like headdress over long dark hair, a beaded necklace, bangles and armbands. Behind him a dark backdrop with a grid of small glowing lights is lit by green and yellow beams, and a row of small brass lamps lines the stage edge. The image is a stage performance photograph. The page identifies the event as a person session, but the visible appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2017-12-18A man stands on a stage lit by green spotlights in front of a backdrop of illuminated panels. He wears an orange-red dhoti-style draped garment, a leopard-print bodice and matching leopard-print shawl hanging from a tall silver trident. He wears a crown, long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace, bangles on his arms and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a small hand drum mounted on the trident's shaft. Rows of ornate brass lamps line the foreground. The scene appears to be a staged performance of Shiva-style iconography, with the figure's appearance consistent with a person candidate.2017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a lit stage in front of a dark backdrop with large red and white flickering screen panels and green spotlights. He wears a rust-orange draped dhoti with a leopard-print patterned bodice and waist sash, plus bangles on his arms and a matching patterned cloth hanging from a trident. He holds a silver trident with a small damaru drum tied to it in his right hand, while his left arm is extended outward. His hair is long and swept up with an ornament on top, and his forehead bears a tilak. Rows of brass oil lamps line the front edge of the stage.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18