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A man stands on a stage before a large ornate golden ring and a backdrop of orange flames and smoke, holding a trident. He wears a leopard-print garment with tassels, a rust-red dhoti, a red and gold waist cloth, and a tilak on his forehead, with a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside him stand ceremonial weapons and staffs on stands, including a trident, a peacock-feather fan on a pole, a mace, and a curved blade, and a small brass vessel with lemons sits on a mat at his feet. The scene resembles a staged Shiva-themed presentation.

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A man stands on a stage before a large gold ornate ring and a backdrop of orange flames and haze, posed beside a row of ceremonial weapons and implements: a trident, a damaru drum with a draped leopard-print cloth, a peacock-feather fan, a curved blade and a mace. He wears a leopard-print garment across one shoulder, a belt of brass beads, a red-brown dhoti, bangles, a pendant necklace and a forehead tilak, and holds a staff-like spear. He smiles with one hand on his hip. Wooden sandals and a decorated mat lie at his feet. The appearance is consistent with a person figure in costume, presented in a stage performance or mythological tableau, though the image does not confirm a physical identity.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large golden ring frame and a backdrop of orange fire and smoke. He wears a leopard-print shawl over the chest, a leopard-print wrap, rudraksha-style necklaces, a sindoor-style bindi on his forehead, and a rust-red dhoti. He holds a silver trident and stands beside a row of ceremonial implements, including a silver staff, a peacock-feather fan on a stand, a silver mace-like rod, and a curved silver horn. Brass offerings sit on a small mat at his feet. The scene is a staged, theatrical ritual setting.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A performer on a stage dressed as the fierce deity Kalabhairava, with a leopard-print wrap over the chest and waist, a dark maroon dhoti, rudraksha-style bead bracelets and anklets, and a bead necklace. He stands beside a large ornate golden circular frame in front of a backdrop of red-orange flames and haze. Ceremonial weapons are displayed on stands to his left, including a trident, a damaru drum, a peacock-feather fan, a curved blade and a staff. Small offerings sit at his feet on a patterned cloth.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring framed by orange flames and haze, in a costume of leopard-print fabric, a wide leopard-print bandolier with brass bells, dark maroon dhoti-style drapes, bangles and ankle ornaments, and a gold necklace. He holds a long silver staff topped with a trident-like finial and a small hand drum, and a row of ceremonial implements stands beside him: a curved silver horn-like rod, a silver staff, a peacock-feather fan, a drum on a tasselled post, and a trident.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage beside a large ornate golden ring, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a leopard-print garment with a sash of beaded and bell-like tassels, a rust-red dhoti, rudraksha-style beads on his wrist, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, orange flames and white stage smoke fill the backdrop. On the left, a row of ceremonial weapons stands on pedestals: a silver trident, a silver mace, a dark feathered spear and a curved silver staff.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in a smoky, fire-lit set, posed beside a row of ceremonial props. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a rudraksha-style bead garland across the chest, a beaded belt, maroon draped dhoti-style trousers, and ornate sandals, with bangles on his wrists and a gold necklace. His long hair falls loose and he has a red forehead mark. He holds a staff topped with a small trident-like ornament, and beside him stand a trident, a drum, a peacock-feather fan, and a curved staff on stands. Behind him a large ornate golden ring frames a backdrop of orange flames.2017-12-22A man stands on a purple-lit stage in front of a large golden circular frame and a backdrop of orange flames and haze, posed in a dramatic stance with one hand on his hip and the other resting on a tall staff. He is bare-chested apart from a leopard-print garment worn diagonally over the shoulder and a belt of brass bells, with rudraksha bead bracelets, a gold chain and a rust-red dhoti-style lower wrap. Beside him stand several ceremonial weapons and implements mounted on silver bases: a trident-topped staff with a small drum, a peacock-feather fan, a curved horn-like staff and a silver-capped rod. A small green object sits on the floor near his feet on a patterned mat.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage beside a row of ceremonial weapons and ritual implements set on white bases: a silver-tipped trident, a damaru drum, a peacock-feather fan on a staff, a silver mace and a curved silver blade. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a bullet-like bandolier, rust-red dhoti-style drapes and beaded wrist bands, with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He rests one hand on his hip and holds a trident-topped staff. Behind him stand an ornate golden ring-shaped arch and orange fire-like backdrop lighting in haze. a person's presence cannot be established from appearance alone, so only the visible costume and staging are described. The only physical person is this one man, a performer or devotee in costume rather than in a ritual setting.2017-12-22 +1 copiesA man stands on a stage before a large golden ring framed by bright orange flames and haze. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a leopard-patterned kilt in rust and brown tones, a gold necklace, rudraksha-style beaded bands, and red-brown dhoti-style drapery, with sandals on his feet and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a trident-topped staff. To his left stand ceremonial implements: a curved silver blade, a silver baton, a peacock-feather fan, a leopard-skin tassel staff and a silver trident, set on metal stands. The image is a stage photograph from a Mahasadashivoham event, and the caption reads Kalabhairava-Darshan with Yoga Session.2017-12-22