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Stage photograph in heavy haze with red-orange flame backdrop. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a red-orange tilak on his forehead stands holding a silver trident, wearing a leopard-print wrap with rudraksha beads and a row of brass bell-like cylinders across his chest and waist, plus a gold necklace. A second trident and a leopard-print drum stand at left, and a gold ornate arch rises behind him. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha adornment and trident-bearing costume, in a Kalabhairava-style performance role.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in a smoky, fire-lit setting, holding a silver trident with a crescent finial in his right hand. He wears a leopard-print cloth draped over his chest, a dense multi-strand rudraksha mala across his torso and arms, a gold chain at his neck, and a red-marked tilak on his forehead. Behind him a gilded arch frames red and orange flames. A leopard-print fringed cloth hangs at the left edge.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with smoke and red-orange flames behind him. He wears a leopard-print garment with a belt of metal cartridge-like beads, a short rust-red dhoti, a braided rope of hair falling forward, and bangles on his wrists and upper arms; a tilak mark is on his forehead and a gold chain at his neck. He holds a long staff topped with a trident-like ornament in his right hand. In front of him stand props including a tall trident on a pole, a feathered staff and a curved horn-shaped implement. The scene is a stage performance or ceremonial display.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands on a stage with smoky red flame backdrop, holding a silver trident-tipped staff with a dhamaru drum on top. He wears a leopard-print garment with rows of brass bells across his chest, a rudraksha bracelet and arm bands, a red belt, and a gold chain necklace. Behind him an ornate gold arch frames the scene. A large trident stands at left beside a leopard-skin wrapped pole. Photo of a dramatic performance-style staging.2017-12-22A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in smoke, holding a silver trident with curled prongs. He wears a leopard-print garment with a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bands on his wrist and waist, with a gold chain at his neck. Behind him is an ornate gold and purple arch. The photograph appears to be from a Kalabhairava darshan event, and the man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and a trident, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in an appearance-based sense.2017-12-22A photograph of a performer on a stage set with billowing smoke and orange flame backdrops. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, white and red forehead markings, and a gold chain stands in a leopard-print garment with a rudraksha mala crossing his shoulder. He holds a long silver trident aloft and wears rudraksha bracelets and a brown and gold waist belt with bells. Behind him stand a large golden trident, a leopard-patterned drum on a pole, and a golden arch.2017-12-22A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands before a large ornate golden arch, holding a silver trident with a red gem. He wears a leopard-print cloth draped over one shoulder, a bandolier of brass cylinders across the chest, a dark belt with brass cylinders, a braided cord, rudraksha-style arm bands and a pendant necklace. Behind him a red glow and haze fill the stage. A palm-leaf-like panel edges the left side. This is a stage photograph of a single figure in a ceremonial Shiva-style costume, with the appearance of a person in performance attire; the figure's role is a performer or presenter in a Kalabhairava-themed darshan setting.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22