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A figure stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, framed by orange and green flames and smoke. He wears a leopard-print bare-chested top with bandoliers of cartridge-like beads, a dark draped dhoti, bracelets and a neck chain, and holds a trident in one hand. Beside him stand a tall trident staff, a feathered ceremonial broom, a curved blade and a decorative pillar, with stage lights below. The setting suggests a staged Shiva-themed performance. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate by cues like the ornate costume and trident, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity.

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Stage photograph of a man standing inside a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a small trident in his right hand. He has long dark hair in a braid over his shoulder, a red forehead mark, a beaded necklace and a leopard-print sleeveless top with a sash and bead-and-tassel adornments, with dark dhoti-style trousers. A tall ceremonial trident stands in front, with a green-lit smoky backdrop and orange flame-like projections behind him. Props include a green curved hook-like staff, a green umbrella-like standard and a green hand drum. Stage lights glow at the bottom. a person: long swept hair, distinctive leopard-print adornment and ceremonial props; a performer in a Kalabhairava-style presentation.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A 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.2017-12-22A figure stands inside a large ornate golden ring on a stage washed in green light with flame-like orange backdrops. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a beaded belt, a dark wrapped lower garment, bangles and a bindi, and holds a long trident-tipped staff and a small dagger-like prop. A tall trident stands to the left beside a broom-like staff and a curved ceremonial blade. The figure's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable) in a theatrical Kalabhairava-style costume, with long hair and a rudraksha-style adornment; the page links this to a Mahasadashivoham yoga session and kalabhairava darshan. One person is visible.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, hands on hips, smiling, with dark-tilak marks on his forehead, long dark hair, a bead necklace and bangles. He wears a leopard-print bodice over maroon draped dhoti-style trousers. Beside him stand ritual weapons and objects: a tall trident with a drum-shaped ornament, a black peacock-feather-like staff, a curved sickle-shaped blade and a dark lamp-post-like stand. Behind them green and orange flames fill the backdrop under stage lighting. Stage performance setting with a kalabhairava-style theme.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a staged performance with a large ornate golden circular frame behind a man standing in front of a backdrop of orange flames and haze. He holds a long trident with a rounded drum-like ornament near its top, and a second trident-topped staff rises at left beside a curved ceremonial staff and a tasselled rod. He wears a leopard-print garment with a bandolier of bells across his chest, rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a pendant necklace, bangles and loose long hair. a person is identified by his long hair, ceremonial necklace and distinctive leopard-and-bell costume, presented as a performer in a fire-themed stage set.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, backed by green haze and orange flame projections. He wears a leopard-print bodice with bullet-shaped ammunition bandoliers, maroon dhoti-style trousers, a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands and a tilak on the forehead, and holds a trident. Ceremonial props are arranged beside him: a tall trident-topped staff, a drum-like instrument, a whisk-like broom, a curved ornate staff and a small gold pole.2017-12-22