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Studio photograph against a plain black background showing a single standing man in a Bhairava-style costume. He holds a tall golden trident with a small drum tied at its shaft in his raised left hand and rests a wooden staff under his right arm. He wears a white forehead band, a gold pendant, an orange-brown draped dhoti, a layered belt and chest garland of brass bells and cowrie shells, and gold anklets. He stands barefoot with one foot on a gilded pedestal. A copyright credit is printed in the lower corner. a person appears as this figure, shown in costume with distinctive ornaments and bare-chested presentation.

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A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white band across his forehead stands in a posed pose against a black background, smiling. He wears rust-orange draped dhoti-style trousers with gold embroidery, a belt and sash of beaded and bell-like cylindrical ornaments, a gold ornamental necklace, and gold anklets. He holds a gold trident in one hand, a golden drum-like instrument hangs near the top, and a tall gold rod runs beside him. One foot rests on a tiered golden pedestal, and a curved gold horn hangs at his hip. The figure is staged like a deity costume for a devotional photograph.2021-04-18April 18 20212021-04-18April 25 20212021-04-25January 21 20212021-01-21 +1 copiesA standing man poses against a plain black background, bare-chested and smiling, with a white forehead band and a beaded necklace. He wears a bandolier of white beads across his chest, brown dhoti-style trousers with an ornate belt and gold anklets, and wrist bands. His right hand is raised in a mudra and his left hand grips a tall golden trident with a drum-shaped ornament. One foot rests on a tiered stone pedestal. The figure is posed in a theatrical, deity-like stance; no other people are visible.2021-04-25A shirtless man with long dark hair and a white tilak across his forehead stands against a black background, smiling, one arm extended to the left holding a gold ceremonial trident-like staff topped with a gold ornament, the other hand on his hip. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti and a wide sash and waist belt strung with rudraksha beads, white shell-like beads and brass bells, plus a gold pendant necklace and a gold armlet. The setting is a dramatic studio backdrop with warm golden tones.2021-04-18A standing man in a dramatic pose on a black background, wearing a shirtless upper body with a bronze-brown draped dhoti-style lower garment and a wide belt of rows of small brass bells and beads crossing the chest and waist. A white forehead band marks his head, and he holds a tall gold staff topped with a trident-like finial in his right hand while his left foot rests on a gold stepped pedestal with a coiled rope. He has gold armlets, anklets and a pendant necklace. a person is shown in an ornate costume with a white forehead band, gold staff and bell belts, consistent with a figure in a staged costume portrait.2021-04-18A standing male figure in a costume evoking Bhairava, shown against a plain black background. He is bare-chested with a white forehead band and dark hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with gold embroidery, a cord of rudraksha-like beads and bells crossed over one shoulder, a matching bead-and-bell waistband, a horn tucked at his hip, and gold anklets. He raises one hand in blessing and holds a tall gold trident with the other. A small gold ritual vessel appears at the lower right corner.2021-04-18April 04 20212021-04-04MAy 02 20212021-05-02A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white cord across his chest stands on one foot, resting the other on a stacked stone pedestal, holding a tall golden trident (trishul) in his left hand while his right hand rests on his hip. He wears rust-orange dhoti-style draped cloth with a belt of bronze bells at the waist, against a plain black background. A small bird is visible at the upper left. The figure is a deity-style costume portrait in the manner of Bhairava. a person cues are present: long dreadlocked hair, a white sacred thread and rust-orange ceremonial dress, shown here as a costumed figure posing with the trident.2021-04-04A standing figure against a solid black background wears a rust-red draped dhoti with gold embroidered edges, a wide belt and chest band strung with gold bells and white beads, a gold pendant necklace, gold anklets, and a white forehead band. He holds a tall gold trident with a drum hung from its shaft in one hand and a gold-tipped staff in the other, one bare foot planted on a tiered golden pedestal. He is shown without shirt and looks toward the camera, smiling. The scene is a posed studio-style image. This appears to be a costumed depiction of Shiva iconography, with the trident, drum and bells marking the deity form.2021-04-18