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A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead stands in front of an ornate golden arched backdrop lit with red and green light. He wears a leopard-print garment layered with dense rows of rudraksha-style beads and dark metal chains across his chest, plus chain bracelets on his wrists. A bright flame glows at the lower left edge of the frame. Appearance cues (long hair, ornate beaded adornments, tilak) suggest the page's a person, probable.

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September 22 20122012-09-22September 25 20122012-09-25A photograph of a single man in ceremonial Shiva-style dress under red and orange stage lighting. He has long dark wavy hair, white horizontal tilaka on his forehead with a red bindi, and a white painted band on his upper arm. He wears a leopard-print garment layered with many rudraksha malas, strands of skull-shaped beads, chains, and small metal bells draped across his chest, waist and wrists. Behind him a golden arched frame and a warm-lit pillar suggest a ritual stage setting.2012-09-22A smiling man with long, wavy dark hair stands in front of an ornate gold-toned backdrop, lit with green and amber stage light. He wears a leopard-print garment, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with bells and a long chain across the chest, rudraksha bracelets and a waist belt of rudraksha and metal bells. A bindi and white forehead markings are visible. Appearance-based identification is not possible, so no name is assigned.2012-09-21A smiling man with shoulder-length swept-back dark hair, white forehead band with a red dot, stands before a golden arched ornamental frame lit in red and yellow. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless top with long layered rudraksha and bead malas, metal bells and chains draped across his chest, a matching bead and chain belt with bell fringe, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. One hand rests on his hip. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in a ceremonial-style outfit with rudraksha malas and ornate adornments; the scene is a single performer in a decorated setting.2012-09-22A photograph of a man standing under a red and green ornate arch in a dimly lit stage setting with a starry, dark-blue backdrop. He wears a red-brown garment with rudraksha-style beads, layered bead necklaces and chains across his chest, and beaded bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. He holds a tall silver staff hung with small bells, and a red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the page label alone is not confirmation, so the identification is uncertain.2012-09-25September 21 20122012-09-21A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in front of a glowing, metallic cobra-hood-like backdrop lit in green and red. He wears a leopard-print garment, a necklace of rudraksha and bead strands with brass bells, a bell-studded belt, and bracelets of rudraksha beads with chain links on his arms. He smiles with his hands on his hips against a red cushioned seat. a person: long swept-back hair, ornate ceremonial beads and bells, and a performative pose suggest the a person candidate, shown in person.2012-09-21September 25 20122012-09-25A single man stands in a warm red and green stage light before a reflective metallic golden backdrop, smiling broadly with arms outstretched. He has long, wild dark hair, a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a thin black moustache. He wears a sleeveless leopard-print top, a belt and skirt studded with brass bells and chains, a long rudraksha mala with bead ornaments, and rudraksha bracelets with chains on both arms. The look is theatrical and ornate. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ornate costume cues.2012-09-21September 22 20122012-09-22September 22 20122012-09-22