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Stage photograph with dramatic smoke-filled lighting and a red flame backdrop. A man stands centrally inside a large ornate golden ring, holding a trident-tipped staff in his right hand. He wears a dark patterned bare-chested garment with a beaded necklace and wristbands, and dark red-brown dhoti-style lower cloth. Wooden-handled weapons and ritual implements stand to the left, including a curved blade, a short staff, a feathered object, and a tall trident-topped pole. Appearance-based a person: long dark hair, rudraksha-style beaded adornments and ceremonial costume visible on the performer, consistent with the page's Kalabhairava darshan context.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a smoky stage before a large gold ring framed by red and orange flames, holding a long trident in his right hand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a bead necklace and bangles, and wears a patterned brown and gold wrap over bare shoulders with dark red cloth below. Ceremonial props stand beside him: a tall trident on a stand, a curved black blade, a black staff topped with a ball, and a black fan-like brush. Bright stage lights glow through the haze. a person cues include long hair, ornate beaded adornments and a ceremonial trident, with an appearance-based label only.2017-12-22A figure in a stage production stands centrally within a large ornate gold ring, holding a small trident. He wears a dark red dhoti, a beaded sash across the chest with a bead garland, bangles on the wrists, and a long braid hanging down the back. Stylised flames in red and orange and a haze of smoke surround the scene. Props at left include a trident-topped staff, a dark curved blade, a tall staff with a dark plume, and a short ornamented rod. The image is a stage-set tableau with a dramatic fiery backdrop. a person cues: the braid and ornate sash, though the figure's visible features are uncertain.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a smoky stage before a large gold ring framed with ornate carving, holding a trident-tipped staff. He is bare-chested with a leopard-print wrap or shawl, rudraksha-style beads at the waist and wrists, and a red-brown lower garment. Behind him, red and orange flame-like backdrop shapes rise through haze. In the foreground, a trident staff, a curved sickle-like blade, a dark whisk-like brush and a short ceremonial staff are arranged. The figure has long swept-back hair and a red tilak on the forehead. a person appears as the central figure, with cues of long hair, ornate adornments and a trident in a ceremonial stage performance.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance set in smoke with red flame projections behind. A bare-chested man stands centre within a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a trident. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded garland, a sash of beads across the chest, and rust-brown dhoti-style clothing with a wrapped waist cloth, and has a tilak on the forehead. To the left stand a trident topped staff with a drum, a curved sickle-shaped blade and a broom-like whisk on tall poles. The lighting is dramatic with spotlights low in the frame.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a man standing inside a large ornate golden ring framed by smoke and red flames. He wears a bare chest with a patterned shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands, a dark red dhoti, and a red tilak on his forehead; he holds a small trident-like staff. Around him on the left stand a trident, a damaru-style drum on a pole, a curved blade, a black feathered staff, and a short ceremonial mace. The background is red-orange fire backdrop with stage lights. Swamiji (probable): the figure has a long swept-back hair style, rudraksha adornments and a ceremonial shawl, a plausible match for Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a performance setting.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage performance photograph in smoky, fiery lighting with orange flame graphics behind. A man stands before a large ornate golden ring, bare-chested, wearing a beaded, layered garment with a sash, a crimson-red lower cloth, a forehead mark, and bangles on his arms, holding a small trident. Flanking him are a trident-topped staff, a curved blade, and a black feathered broom-like staff.2017-12-22