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Stage photograph of a Kalabhairava-style performance under haze and orange-red flame backdrop. A man stands centrally inside a large ornate golden circular ring, holding a silver trident in his right hand, wearing a bare chest with beaded and layered adornments, a rudraksha-style necklace, armbands, and rust-red dhoti-style lower garment. Behind him ceremonial implements are arranged on stands: a tall trident, a damaru drum, a curved blade, and a black feathered staff. a person based on distinctive visible cues of ornate ceremonial adornment and trident presentation, presented in a role of a performer or deity-like figure. Bright stage lights illuminate the smoky scene.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A standing man holds a trident in front of a large ornate golden ring on a stage filled with smoke and red-orange flame backdrops. He wears a bare chest with layered beaded and metal ornaments, a rudraksha-style necklace, a red-brown dhoti, and a tilak on his forehead. Props around him include a tall trident on a staff, a dark ceremonial staff with a crescent-shaped top, a short staff, and a feathered broom-like implement. The scene resembles a Kalabhairava darshan staging. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive ornamental adornments consistent with the presentation described on the page.2017-12-22A performer stands in front of a large ornate golden ring on a stage filled with smoky haze and red-orange flame projections. He wears a silver-and-dark embellished chest piece with a bead-like necklace, a leopard-patterned wrap, a dark belt and maroon-brown dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and long hair hanging over one shoulder. A tall trident stands at left beside a sickle-shaped blade and a dark feathered staff, and he holds a small trident in one hand. Stage lights glow behind the scene. A small Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style dove logo appears at top left and a copyright line sits at right. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so identity is uncertain.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance set against billowing fire-like backdrop projections and white stage fog. A man stands inside a large ornate golden ring, holding a small trident in his right hand; he wears a bare torso adorned with a rudraksha mala, a dark-red dhoti-style lower garment, a bracelet-like armlet and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him stand a tall silver trident-topped staff, a silver damaru-like drum on a pole, a curved silver blade-shaped staff, a silver spear-like rod and a dark feathered staff. The mood is ceremonial and dramatic, with flames of orange and red lighting the scene.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands centrally on a smoky stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a silver trident. He has a red-orange tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style necklace, bare arms with bracelets, and wears a patterned silver-and-brown garment with a draped sash and rust-coloured lower cloth. Behind him stand a tall silver trishul, a ceremonial drum on a pole, a curved sword, a dark spear with a tassel, and a small pillar-like staff. Red and orange flames rise on both sides under misty white stage lighting. Faint printed copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a man standing inside a large ornate golden ring framed by smoke and red flames. He wears a bare chest with a patterned shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands, a dark red dhoti, and a red tilak on his forehead; he holds a small trident-like staff. Around him on the left stand a trident, a damaru-style drum on a pole, a curved blade, a black feathered staff, and a short ceremonial mace. The background is red-orange fire backdrop with stage lights. Swamiji (probable): the figure has a long swept-back hair style, rudraksha adornments and a ceremonial shawl, a plausible match for Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a performance setting.2017-12-22