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A figure stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with a backdrop of orange and red flame projections and smoke. He has long dark hair, a red bindi, and wears a leopard-print bodice with a tiger-print wrap and a red dhoti, and holds a trident with a bronze-tone finish. A trident and a curved ceremonial staff stand in the foreground beside the golden ring. The stage lighting is warm and dramatic.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A staged performance scene before a backdrop of orange and yellow flames with smoke. A single standing man, bare-chested with a leopard-print wrap and red-brown dhoti, holds a trident and wears rudraksha-style beads, a necklace and armbands. Beside him stands a large ornate golden ring-shaped prop, with a trident, a curved blade and a long-handled staff nearby. Yellow stage lights glow at the base. The overall mood is fiery and dramatic. Appearance-based candidate: a person with long hair, forehead markings and ceremonial adornments, shown performing as a fierce Shiva-like figure.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with flames and orange haze behind him. He wears a leopard-print bodice with tassels, a rust-red dhoti, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a red forehead mark, and holds a trident-tipped staff. Beside him stand a curved ceremonial staff, a tall wooden staff with tassels, and a trident. The stage lighting is warm yellow and orange. An appearance-based candidate for a person is present, shown in ceremonial dress with trident and staff, as a performer in a dramatic stage tableau.2017-12-22A staged performance photograph against a backdrop of orange and red flame projections and smoke. A standing male performer in a leopard-print costume with a leather-like belt and draped red-brown dhoti stands beside a large ornate golden ring. He holds a silver trident in one hand and wears a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands and a tilak on the forehead. Props in the foreground include a tall trident staff, a fan-like feathered whisk, a curved ceremonial staff and a torch-like pillar. Stage spotlights glow at the base. The performer is shown in costume on stage, and a pictured sacred-looking ritual is not clearly visible.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, with flames and orange-yellow light behind him. He wears a rust-red dhoti, a patterned leopard-print and gold-beaded wrap across his chest and shoulder, bangles, a necklace, and a bold tilak on his forehead. He holds a long trident-tipped staff in his right hand, and a trident stands upright on the left beside a ceremonial curved staff and a feathered fan-like implement. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-leopard adornments and ceremonial stage dress, appearing to be Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a Kalabhairava-style presentation.2017-12-22A stage performance against a backdrop of large orange and red flames and glowing smoke. A man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands beside a large gold ornate ring-shaped frame. He wears a bare-chested costume with a leopard-print wrap, a dark red dhoti, gold necklace and bracelets, and holds a trident. Nearby stand a tall trident, a curved staff with a snake-like shape, a ceremonial rod and a feathered ritual fan. The figure's long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and distinctive adornments are visible cues, consistent with a person presence in the role of performer on stage.2017-12-22A figure in a leopard-print tiger-skin style garment with a sash and bullet-like ornaments stands at the centre of a stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, with a trident held in hand. Orange and red flames fill the backdrop, with smoke rising behind. Beside him stand a tall trident, a drum-like object, a curved staff and a feathered whisk. The figure has long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, a necklace and bracelets, and a dhoti-like red-brown lower garment. The scene resembles a kalabhairava theatrical stage presentation.2017-12-22A performer stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, backed by flame-like orange lighting and smoke. He has a long dark hair with a tilak on his forehead, a beaded necklace, a leopard-print patterned top with a sash, a trident held in one hand, and red-brown dhoti-style cloth. Beside him stand a trident on a tall pole, a damaru drum hanging from it, a curved staff, and a whisk-like broom with dark fibres. The scene has a dramatic theatrical, fiery atmosphere.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man in a leopard-print bodice with rudraksha-style beads and a dark red dhoti stands on a stage beside a large ornate golden circular frame. He holds a silver trident staff and smiles, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him, red and orange flame projections and haze fill the stage, and props including a black feathered staff, a curved horn-like object and a trident-topped rod stand nearby. Dimensions match a stage performance.2017-12-22A figure stands before a large ornate golden circular arch against a backdrop of orange flames and smoke on a stage. He wears a leopard-print cloth over his shoulder and torso, a layered bandolier of beads and metal pieces across his chest, bangles on his arms, and dark red-brown dhoti-style trousers. A trident, a curved blade and a ceremonial staff are placed around the arch. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown as the central figure with long swept-back hair, a sacred thread-like necklace and red-brown ornate dress, standing in the performance role of a Kalabhairava-style stage presentation.2017-12-22