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A performer in a red-lit stage setting stands beside a tall silver trident, holding its shaft with one hand while the other rests on his hip. He has long dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red centre, and wears a sleeveless salmon-pink garment, a leopard-print wrap and a belt of rudraksha beads with metal bells. Strands of red beads and metal discs hang from his shoulders and chest. A bead bracelet is on his wrist. The background is a deep red curtain. a person appears in the stage performance with the trident, distinctive long hair, bead and bell adornments.

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August 28 20122012-08-28A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tripundra with a red bindi stands in red stage lighting, wearing a sleeveless salmon-pink garment, layered rudraksha and bead necklaces, and a beaded belt with metal bells over a leopard-print cloth. Their outstretched arm holds a silver ceremonial object at the left edge and a red beaded bracelet is visible. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate bead-and-bell adornment match the page's identification, though the face is not clearly shown. A kalabhairava-style ritual performance is suggested by the costume and setting.2012-08-28August 28 20122012-08-28August 24 20122012-08-24August 28 20122012-08-28August 28 20122012-08-28August 24 20122012-08-24A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red forehead marking, seen in profile and smiling under warm red stage lighting. He wears a rudraksha mala with a white bone bead necklace, a spotted leopard-print cloth over the chest, and a dark red garment, with many rudraksha strands and small brass bells layered across his shoulder and arm. He holds a polished silver trident in the left foreground, with a red curtain behind him.2012-08-24August 24 20122012-08-24A man with long dark swept-back hair and a white-and-red forehead marking sits in red stage lighting, holding a silver trident with a red gem in its centre and a small damaru drum at its shaft. He wears a leopard-print cloth, a thick band of rudraksha beads with brass bells across the chest and waist, a white bead necklace and a heart-shaped pendant. Behind him is a gold ornate throne-like backdrop. The figure shows distinctive Shiva-style cues: trident, rudraksha, bells and leopard skin, consistent with a Kalabhairava-themed performance presentation.2012-08-28A performer in a Kalabhairava-style ritual costume grips a silver trident with a long shaft, its prongs held close to the face. Long dark wavy hair falls around the shoulders, a white horizontal forehead marking is visible, and the bare upper body is decorated with red beaded armbands, a red beaded mala, and bells or metal cylinders across the chest and waist. A leopard-print cloth wraps the hips, and a pink braided rope coils around the shaft. Warm red stage lighting and an ornate gold-embroidered backdrop surround the figure.2012-08-28August 28 20122012-08-28