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A 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.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A performer on a stage dressed as the fierce deity Kalabhairava, with a leopard-print wrap over the chest and waist, a dark maroon dhoti, rudraksha-style bead bracelets and anklets, and a bead necklace. He stands beside a large ornate golden circular frame in front of a backdrop of red-orange flames and haze. Ceremonial weapons are displayed on stands to his left, including a trident, a damaru drum, a peacock-feather fan, a curved blade and a staff. Small offerings sit at his feet on a patterned cloth.2017-12-22A performer stands on a stage in front of a large golden ornate circular arch, with flames and pink-blue lighting behind. He wears a leopard-print garment, a red dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead belt with bells, bangles and a tilak on his forehead, and holds a trident while extending a curved golden horn. Ceremonial props stand beside him: a trident-topped staff, a drum staff, a peacock-feather fan, and a golden rod. The setting appears to be a staged performance.2017-12-22A 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.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large gold ornate ring and a backdrop of orange flames and haze, posed beside a row of ceremonial weapons and implements: a trident, a damaru drum with a draped leopard-print cloth, a peacock-feather fan, a curved blade and a mace. He wears a leopard-print garment across one shoulder, a belt of brass beads, a red-brown dhoti, bangles, a pendant necklace and a forehead tilak, and holds a staff-like spear. He smiles with one hand on his hip. Wooden sandals and a decorated mat lie at his feet. The appearance is consistent with a person figure in costume, presented in a stage performance or mythological tableau, though the image does not confirm a physical identity.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring framed by orange flames and haze, in a costume of leopard-print fabric, a wide leopard-print bandolier with brass bells, dark maroon dhoti-style drapes, bangles and ankle ornaments, and a gold necklace. He holds a long silver staff topped with a trident-like finial and a small hand drum, and a row of ceremonial implements stands beside him: a curved silver horn-like rod, a silver staff, a peacock-feather fan, a drum on a tasselled post, and a trident.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in a smoky, fire-lit set, posed beside a row of ceremonial props. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a rudraksha-style bead garland across the chest, a beaded belt, maroon draped dhoti-style trousers, and ornate sandals, with bangles on his wrists and a gold necklace. His long hair falls loose and he has a red forehead mark. He holds a staff topped with a small trident-like ornament, and beside him stand a trident, a drum, a peacock-feather fan, and a curved staff on stands. Behind him a large ornate golden ring frames a backdrop of orange flames.2017-12-22A single performer stands on a blue-lit stage before a backdrop of stylised orange and red flames, in a dramatic Kalabhairava-style presentation. He wears a leopard-print garment across the chest, a belt of bells, a brown dhoti, a gold necklace and sandals, with a red tilak on his forehead and a trident held in one hand. Beside him stands a large golden ornate arch or halo, and a row of ceremonial staffs and weapons, including a trident, a mace and a curved staff, rests on pedestals.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22