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Photograph of a stage performance against a backdrop of projected red and orange flames and white haze. A single standing figure stands inside a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a trident. The figure wears a bare-chested costume with a layered beaded or bandolier-style garment, a dark dhoti-like lower cloth, a red-brown sash, and a tilak on the forehead. Around the frame are ceremonial weapons and staff-like props: a tall staff topped with a trident and drum-like ornament, a dark feathered staff, a curved blade-like weapon, and a short pole. The scene reads as a Kalabhairava-themed darshan staging. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a smoky stage before a backdrop of orange and red flames, framed inside a large ornate gold circular prop. He has long dark hair, a tilak mark on his forehead, and wears a silver and dark bead-and-ornament breastplate with a rudraksha-style necklace and a dhoti-like draped cloth in dark red. He holds a small trident. To the left stand ceremonial weapons and staffs, including a tall trident-topped staff, a tall spear-like staff with a tassel, a curved blade, and a short mace. The scene is lit with smoke and stage light. The setting resembles a staged performance of Kalabhairava darshan.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance set against billowing fire-like backdrop projections and white stage fog. A man stands inside a large ornate golden ring, holding a small trident in his right hand; he wears a bare torso adorned with a rudraksha mala, a dark-red dhoti-style lower garment, a bracelet-like armlet and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him stand a tall silver trident-topped staff, a silver damaru-like drum on a pole, a curved silver blade-shaped staff, a silver spear-like rod and a dark feathered staff. The mood is ceremonial and dramatic, with flames of orange and red lighting the scene.2017-12-22A man stands centrally on a smoky stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a silver trident. He has a red-orange tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style necklace, bare arms with bracelets, and wears a patterned silver-and-brown garment with a draped sash and rust-coloured lower cloth. Behind him stand a tall silver trishul, a ceremonial drum on a pole, a curved sword, a dark spear with a tassel, and a small pillar-like staff. Red and orange flames rise on both sides under misty white stage lighting. Faint printed copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2017-12-22A standing man holds a trident in front of a large ornate golden ring on a stage filled with smoke and red-orange flame backdrops. He wears a bare chest with layered beaded and metal ornaments, a rudraksha-style necklace, a red-brown dhoti, and a tilak on his forehead. Props around him include a tall trident on a staff, a dark ceremonial staff with a crescent-shaped top, a short staff, and a feathered broom-like implement. The scene resembles a Kalabhairava darshan staging. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive ornamental adornments consistent with the presentation described on the page.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph in smoky light with red flame projections behind. A man with long dark hair and a ceremonial bead necklace, wearing a silver-studded bare-chested costume with a dark red dhoti-style lower garment, stands holding a trident inside a large ornate golden circular frame. Ceremonial props stand beside him: a tall trident-topped staff with a drum-like ornament, a curved ceremonial blade, a dark feathered staff, and a short pillar-shaped staff. The figure's appearance with long swept hair, bead necklace and distinctive costume cues is consistent with a person in a staged performance, shown in person on stage.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a staged performance against a backdrop of red and orange flame projections and drifting smoke. A man stands inside a large golden circular ring, holding a tall trident-topped staff with a ceremonial trident in his hand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a dark patterned bare-chested costume with a sash and wrist bands, with red-brown trousers. Beside him stand an upright trident staff, a curved sword-like blade, a black plume-topped spear and a short ornate baton on the stage floor. The image is a stage tableau rather than a seated yoga session.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance set amid heavy stage fog and red-orange flame backdrops. A man with long dark hair and a swept-back style stands centrally inside a large ornate golden ring, one hand on his hip and the other holding a small trident. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a draped ornamented garment with dark and metallic decorative panels, and a dhoti-like lower wrap. Behind him, ceremonial props stand on the stage: a tall silver trident, a curved sword-like blade, a ceremonial staff with a bow-like handle, and a dark feathered staff. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure, distinguished by long hair, rudraksha beads, and ornate ceremonial dress, presented here in a theatrical Shiva-themed tableau.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22