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A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, surrounded by ceremonial weapons: a trident, a curved blade, a ritual staff and a spear-like pole. He wears a leopard-print garment, a red dhoti, rudraksha-style beaded adornments across his chest, a gold necklace, and a long beaded braid over one shoulder, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a trident in his right hand. Behind him are pink and blue flame-like stage projections.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with pink and magenta flame-like projections and blue lighting behind him. He wears a leopard-print bare-chested garment with rows of brass bells, a maroon dhoti, bracelets and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and holds a trident. Ceremonial props are placed beside him, including a trident-topped staff, a curved kukri-like blade, a peacock-feather fan and a gold-topped staff. A brass lamp and fruit offering sit at the base of the frame. The scene resembles a theatrical Kalabhairava darshan staging.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large golden ring-shaped frame, holding a trident and wearing a leopard-print tunic, a rudraksha-style necklace and armbands with dhoti-like red-brown drapery. Behind him, pink and orange flame projections and blue haze fill the backdrop. Props include a large trident on a pole, a curved blade on a stand and a whisk-like ceremonial staff. a person appears as a performer on stage, identified by the swept hair, adornments and ceremonial staging, in a Shiva-themed presentation.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a dark stage in front of a large golden ring-shaped prop, a kalabhairava-style staging with a flaming red and orange backdrop and smoke. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrapped over one shoulder, a belt of tan cartridge-like beads, a red dhoti and a gold chain, with a red bindi on his forehead, and he holds a silver trident-tipped staff in his right hand. Beside him stand a black ceremonial staff with a feathered top, a curved black sword-like object and a trident on a pole. Pale stage lights glow at the base of the set.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with blue and magenta flame-like projections behind him. He wears a leopard-print garment with a dark maroon dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bead armbands, with a bindi on his forehead. He holds a trident in one hand and rests his other hand at his hip. Beside him stand a trident, a curved blade, a dark whisk-like staff and a tall ceremonial post with a small finial. Stage lights glow at the base. Printed on the image are the archive copyright notice and source credit.2017-12-22A figure stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, framed by a blue and magenta flame backdrop with stage lights. The figure wears a leopard-print bare-chested garment with a dark red wrap, a bead necklace, arm bands and a dark sash, and holds a sword-like staff. Beside the ring stand a trident, a curved black staff and a black ceremonial whisk on stands. Appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair and distinctive ornamentation, but the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, beside tall ceremonial staffs with a trident, a curved blade-like staff and a feathered wand, against a backdrop of red flame graphics and stage haze. He wears a leopard-print cloth over the chest, a multi-strand rudraksha-style necklace with bead garlands, red dhoti-style cloth, red wrist bands and sandals. A dark gold chain necklace and a red mark on his forehead are visible. Lights glow behind the scene.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph under blue and magenta lights with flame-like backdrop. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead and a leopard-patterned sleeveless top stands before a large ornate golden circular ring. He holds a trident-topped staff and wears a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles. Beside him stand a tall trident, a damaru-like drum, a curved blade and a dark tasselled staff.2017-12-22