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A staged theatrical scene under green and red lighting with flame-like red backdrops and smoke. A performer stands bare-chested inside a large ornate golden-green ring, wearing a leopard-print wrap, a beaded sash, a necklace, arm bands and dark dhoti-style cloth, holding a long staff. Beside him stand a green trident, a green ceremonial staff with a peacock-feather-like fan, a curved hooked staff and a pole. The figure's long dark hair and ornate adornments suggest a costumed role, though the face is not clearly identifiable; a person in a performed depiction of a fierce deity figure.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, lit in green with red flame projections behind. He wears a leopard-print garment with a sash of beaded cartridge-like bands, a dhoti, a rudraksha-style necklace and armbands, and a long braided rope of hair over his shoulder. He holds a staff-like ceremonial implement in one hand and stands among props including a trident, a ceremonial umbrella, and a curved horn-shaped staff. A candidate appearance is present, with long swept-back hair, ornate adornments, and a distinctive ritual costume, so this is a person in person.2017-12-22Stage photograph under green and red lighting with smoke and flame-like projections behind. A standing figure in a leopard-print top, belts of ammunition-style bands, and dark draped trousers holds a trident-topped staff and stands before a large golden ring-shaped frame. Ceremonial props are arranged to the left: a curved blade-like staff, a tall pole with a decorated drum, a feathered fan-like staff, and a trident. A figure matching the a person description appears on stage, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and a leopard-skin-style garment; the appearance cues are partial, so this is an uncertain depiction-style staging rather than a confirmed identity.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a staged performance set under green-tinted lighting with red-orange flame projections on the backdrop. A man stands inside a large golden ring-shaped frame, holding a trident, wearing a leopard-print top with beaded necklaces and bracelets and draped dark dhoti-style trousers. Beside him stand a tall trident with a small drum, a whisk-like staff, and a serpent-headed staff.2017-12-22Stage performance under green and teal lighting with orange flame projections behind. A standing man in a leopard-print sleeveless top with a rudraksha-style bead and cord ornament, a belt of beads at the waist, and dark dhoti-style trousers holds a trident. Beside him are a damaru drum on a pole, a curved blade, a staff and a feathered spear-like implement on stands, and a large golden ring-shaped frame behind him. The man's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity from the visible cues, so he is described by role only as a performer in costume.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a costumed performer in a theatrical Kalabhairava-style staging. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak stands within a large ornate golden ring, holding a trident-topped staff in his right hand and a rope in his left. He wears a leopard-print wrap, a bandolier of metal bells across his chest, a brown dhoti and a beaded necklace. Beside him stand a green ceremonial mace, a peacock-feather staff and a long ornamental blade. The backdrop shows red and orange flame projections against green fog. The scene resembles a Kalabhairava darshan staging, with the figure's identity not established from appearance.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22