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A performer stands on a blue stage dressed as a Kalabhairava-style figure, wearing a leopard-print top with a tiger-striped wrap, rust-brown dhoti-style trousers, a red sash with gold tassels, and a bead necklace. Long dark braids fall over the shoulder as the head tilts back. A tall ornate golden circular arch frames the figure, and a trident, a curved sword, a silver staff and a feathered fan stand upright on the left. Smoke and red-orange flames fill the backdrop with stage lights glowing behind.

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A single performer on a stage stands before a large ornate golden ring, with orange flames rising behind it and smoke drifting through the air. He wears a leopard-print garment, a leopard-print sash, brown dhoti-style trousers, and dark wristbands, and he holds a tall ornate trident-topped staff. Ceremonial props stand in a row on the left, including a curved silver staff, a tall silver rod with a finial, a peacock-feather wand, a golden damaru drum on a pole, and a small brass pot on the floor. The scene reads as a Kalabhairava darshan staging.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in a dramatic Kalabhairava-style performance, head tilted back with eyes closed, holding a silver staff topped with a small damaru-like form. He wears a leopard-print bodice, a rudraksha-style necklace, and maroon dhoti-style trousers with ornate sandals. Behind him a large ornate golden circular arch stands before a backdrop of red-orange flames and smoke. To the left, a trident, a feathered staff, a silver mace and a serpent-shaped ornament are displayed on stands. The scene is lit with stage spotlights.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A standing man in a staged Kalabhairava-style costume stands on a stage before a golden circular ring frame and a backdrop of projected fire. He wears a leopard-print garment across the chest, a rust-red dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and a trident in his right hand. Beside him are ceremonial weapons and ritual objects: a trident-topped standard with a drum, a peacock-feather fan, a staff with a finial, a curved tool and small offerings of fruit on a cloth. Smoke drifts across the stage. The scene reads as a theatrical Kalabhairava darshan presentation.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance set before a backdrop of stylised orange flames and stage smoke. A single man stands beside a large ornate golden ring-shaped prop and holds a long trident-tipped staff. He wears a leopard-print top with a rudraksha-style necklace, a dark-red dhoti and sandals, and his long hair is swept back. Weapon props stand around him: a trident, a curved blade, a pointed staff and a hanging tassel of animal hide.2017-12-22A photograph of a man standing on a dark stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, with fiery orange flames painted on the backdrop and haze in the air. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with a cartridge-style belt across the chest, maroon dhoti-style cloth, armbands and a thin gold necklace, holding a trident. Beside him stand a trident on a pole with a striped cloth, a black peacock-feather staff and a curved ceremonial blade.2017-12-22