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A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on an illuminated stage, hands on hips, facing the camera. He wears a rust-red draped garment with a leopard-print patterned sash across the chest, bare shoulders and arms with red bangles, and a red tilak and small ornament on his forehead, with long dark hair swept up. In front of him, rows of tall brass oil lamps stand on the stage floor. Behind him, a large backdrop screen shows a grid of glowing lamp-like flames in orange and red. Overhead, stage lighting rigs hang from the truss.

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December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a stage with his hands on his hips, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style draped garment, a white and gold embroidered upper-body wrap, gold armbands and a red forehead mark, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him a large glowing screen shows a grid of golden flame-like lights, and a row of brass oil lamps lines the stage edge in front of him. a person wears distinctive ornate clothing and adornments on stage. Nearby audience members are only partly visible at the bottom edge.2017-12-18A man stands alone on a stage with hands on hips, wearing a rust-red draped garment, a leopard-print or spotted bodice with a bare shoulder, red armbands and bangles, and a dark swept-back hairstyle with a red headband. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large LED screen shows glowing amber lamp-like patterns, and rows of silver oil lamps line the front edge of the stage. Lighting trusses hang above. Appearance-based cues are a person figure, in a ceremonial stage presentation with a distinctive swept-back hairstyle and a rust-red garment.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A photograph of a stage performance under a large LED backdrop showing a repeating grid of glowing amber and orange flame-like lights. A single standing figure in a rust-red draped dhoti-style garment with a silver-embellished bodice, bare arms with red bangles, and long dark hair tied up with a decorative headpiece stands with hands on hips on a dark stage. Rows of tall golden oil lamps line the front of the stage on both sides. Stage lighting trusses hang above.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a stage with hands on hips, wearing a rust-red draped dhoti-style garment with a patterned leopard-print shawl across the chest, bare upper body, red armbands, a jewelled headpiece and long dark hair. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing orange flames, and in front of the stage a row of gold-coloured oil lamps stands in lines. Stage lights hang from the top of the frame. a person cues: long hair, ornate headpiece and distinctive red-and-gold ceremonial garb on the central performer.2017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a lit stage with hands on his hips, wearing a rust-red draped dhoti and matching red cloth with a leopard-print patterned sash across the chest, arm bands and a topknot of dark hair. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing flame-like orange and red lights. Rows of ornate brass oil lamps line the front of the stage. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair tied up, distinctive ornamental adornments and ceremonial red-saffron clothing, standing centre stage as the performer. Overhead stage lights hang from a truss.2017-12-18A standing male figure in dramatic stage costume fills the centre of a large lit stage, hands on hips, facing forward. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti with a patterned gold-and-white bodice, red arm bands, a red-and-gold headpiece with a central jewel, and a forehead mark. Behind him a large LED backdrop shows a grid of glowing orange and yellow flame-like light patterns. A row of brass oil lamps stands in rows along the lower left of the stage, and stage lighting trusses hang overhead. a person: a long-haired man with a central forehead mark, bare-chested with a patterned gold-and-white bodice, red clothing and ornate headpiece, appearing in a staged performance.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18