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A man stands on a stage before a golden ornate circular arch and red-orange flame backdrop with blue haze. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap over the chest, a beaded chest adornment, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bangles, and maroon dhoti-style drapes. He holds a silver trident with a small damaru drum. Ceremonial props are arranged to his left, including a staff with a curved top, a dark feathered staff, and a silver rod with a drum. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a long braid, and stands on a patterned mat. The ceremonial costume suggests a Shiva-themed staged performance or darshan.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage beside a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a trident, with flames and green-yellow light behind him. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and beads, and wears a leopard-print garment over one shoulder with a rust-red dhoti. Beside him stand ceremonial props: a trident, a damaru drum with a leopard-print cloth, a peacock-feather fan, a staff and a curved ceremonial staff.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A performer stands on a dark stage in front of an ornate gold circular frame backed by orange and red flames, under blue and purple lighting. He wears a leopard-print tiger-skin wrap over the shoulders and chest, rust-red dhoti-style trousers, and wrist bands, with a trident-topped staff at his side. Nearby on the stage are a silver trident, a damaru drum, a silver staff, a dark umbrella-like prop, and a silver rod. The look evokes Shiva-as-Kalabhairava staging, with the performer appearing to be a Kalabhairava-style figure in a dramatic theatrical set.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a purple-lit stage in front of a large golden circular frame and a backdrop of orange flames and haze, posed in a dramatic stance with one hand on his hip and the other resting on a tall staff. He is bare-chested apart from a leopard-print garment worn diagonally over the shoulder and a belt of brass bells, with rudraksha bead bracelets, a gold chain and a rust-red dhoti-style lower wrap. Beside him stand several ceremonial weapons and implements mounted on silver bases: a trident-topped staff with a small drum, a peacock-feather fan, a curved horn-like staff and a silver-capped rod. A small green object sits on the floor near his feet on a patterned mat.2017-12-22