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A photograph in warm orange and red light shows a figure in smoky haze holding a tall wooden staff with a spiked finial and hanging brass bells, plus a curved dark implement. The figure wears a gold necklace, a headpiece with a decorative pendant and beaded bracelets, with a golden ornamental arch behind. The face is partly hidden in shadow and smoke. The image appears to be a ritual or performance moment, with the staff.

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A photograph of a performer in a red-orange costume standing on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular backdrop, lit with red and green stage light and haze. The figure wears a red-orange garment with a sash, a long necklace of beads and pendants, a choker, and earrings, with a bindi on the forehead and long hair falling past the shoulders. In one hand is a slender staff or rod held near the chest, and the other arm extends to hold a long pole with a tassel-like ornament angled diagonally toward the floor. A small oil lamp sits at the base of the stage. Behind the figure, a tiered, jewelled canopy and a green-lit pillar are visible.2017-08-13A single standing figure in red-orange saffron-toned garments against a large ornate golden circular backdrop lit with red and green light. The figure wears layered red beaded malas, a wide silver collar necklace, silver earrings and a forehead tilak, and holds a slender staff in the left hand and a tall rod with small hanging bells in the right. Mist fills the stage. a person candidate cues are not clearly established by appearance, so identity is left unsure. Printed copyright text appears at lower right.2017-08-13A young girl stands in profile in warm red-orange lighting, wearing an orange-pink sari-style garment with a gold-bordered sash, layered rudraksha malas, a gold choker necklace and drop earrings, with a white tilak on her forehead. She holds a tall dark staff with small bells and red thread tied to it, resting beside a large gold-brocaded ceremonial backdrop. Dim temple interior with blurred golden ornaments behind her. No identifiable a person candidate is visible, so this is a ceremonial performer or attendant rather than the swami. Ceremonial stage setting.2017-08-13A young woman stands on a stage in front of a golden arched backdrop draped with orange fabric, wearing a red-orange dress with layered red-brown rudraksha malas, a gold choker and earrings, and a forehead tilak. She holds a curved blade in one hand and a tall staff hung with bells in the other, in a dramatic reddish stage light. Behind her, a painted image of a deity and a golden lamp stand are visible, and a partially visible person stands at the left edge holding a paper. The scene resembles a staged dramatic performance rather than a clearly identified ritual.2017-08-13A single performer stands in front of a large ornate golden circular backdrop in red-tinted stage lighting with drifting red smoke on the right. She wears a red draped garment, layered gold and dark beaded necklaces, a choker, earrings and a forehead tilak, holding a curved sword-like staff in her raised right hand. A tall ornate umbrella hangs above, and a second figure with a raised arm is partly visible at the upper left. This appears to be a staged costumed performance; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-08-13A person stands barefoot on a dark red tiger-striped throne before a golden arched backdrop with marigold and red-white garlands. He wears a red-orange draped cloth, a leopard-print sleeveless top, a beaded belt, red rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists, and a red bindi with a forehead marking. He holds a long curved dark blade in one raised hand and a silver-green trident in the other, with green and red stage lighting. a person by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial dress, posed as a deity-style figure.2012-09-20December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A young performer stands in a red-lit stage setting in front of a large ornate gold-embossed circular backdrop, with a decorated umbrella-like canopy above. She wears a flowing red-pink garment, a long rudraksha-style mala with ornate gold necklaces, drop earrings, a nose ring and a tilak on her forehead, with long braided hair. She holds a slender rod in one hand and a tall dark staff with red wrapping in the other. Behind her, a painted figure holds a sword. The photograph is tinted by red stage lighting and is a costumed tableau rather than a verified depiction of any named person.2017-08-13A young woman stands on a striped red-and-green cloth in a lit temple-like hall, holding a tall dark staff with metal bands. She wears an orange-red blouse and a long pink-red skirt, a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, and a white vertical tilak on her forehead. Behind her is a golden ornate canopy and a gilded deity murti in a niche, beside a large brass trident on a stand. The scene is lit in red and green.2017-08-13A standing performer in a pink and red costume stands before a large ornate golden circular backdrop lit with red and green stage light. She wears a gold choker, layered rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, drop earrings, a forehead tilak, and holds a thin rod in one hand and a long staff in the other. The scene resembles a staged dramatic presentation rather than a ritual setting, and the figure is not clearly identified as any particular person.2017-08-13A photograph of a bare-chested person with long, dark, wavy hair and a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, performing a ritual under red and green lighting. The figure holds a large ornate silver-gold trident-shaped mask or prop in front of the face, with a red stone at its centre, and the hands clasp the lower part of it. Striped white marks appear on the forehead and body. Green and red decorative fabric arches above.2012-10-09