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A performer stands on a stage beside a large ornate golden circular ring, wearing a leopard-print garment across the chest, a belt of gold beads, rust-red dhoti, and a red tilak on the forehead with long dark hair. Hands rest on hips near a trident and a dark ceremonial staff. Behind him, a red-orange fire backdrop and stage smoke. Ceremonial weapons and implements stand in a row at left, including a trident with a drum, a black feathered wand and a serpent-headed mace. Stage lights glow above. The figure resembles a costumed enactment of a fierce deity form, with no identifiable individual named in the scene.

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A man stands on a dark stage beside a large ornate golden circular frame, in front of a backdrop of red and orange flames and rising smoke. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a dark red dhoti, a gold necklace, and a tilak on his forehead; long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him are ceremonial implements: a trident, a metal staff, a whisk-like broom, and a curved black staff.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large golden circular prop framed by red and orange flame graphics and stage haze. He wears a leopard-print bodice with a sash of beaded rudraksha-style strands, rust-brown dhoti-style drapery, and a long gold necklace, with a vermilion-style mark on his forehead and a hand resting on his hip. He holds a small trident-headed staff. Beside him stand ceremonial implements: a curved blade-like staff, a black fan-like whisk, and a tall golden trident with a book and leopard-print cloth. The watermarked archive photo shows a stage performance. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and ornate leopard-print ceremonial attire with rudraksha-style beads.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a man in a dramatic Kalabhairava-style costume standing before a large ornate golden circular frame. He wears a leopard-print wrap across his chest, rudraksha-style beaded adornments, a maroon dhoti and ornate sandals, and holds a silver staff in one hand. Behind him, a trident and other ceremonial weapons such as a sword, a khatvanga-like staff and a curved blade are arranged on stands. Red fiery backdrop projections and smoke fill the stage with dramatic lighting. Ceremonial stage performance setting.2017-12-22A photograph of a staged performance with a man standing beside a large golden ornate ring against a backdrop of red and orange flames and smoke. He wears a leopard-print garment, a red dhoti, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a belt of beads, with a red-orange tilak on his forehead and long hair. He holds a trident-topped staff, and a trident, a curved blade, a fringed mace-like staff and a black tasselled object stand in front of the ring. Small brass offering dishes sit at his feet on the stage floor. The a person candidate is shown in a costumed ceremonial role rather than a plain setting, with appearance cues of long hair, bead necklaces and bold ritual adornments, though identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a dark stage in front of a large golden ring frame, with orange flames and smoke rising behind him. He wears a leopard-print garment with a bare chest, red-brown dhoti-style cloth, sandals, rudraksha-style beads and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver trident-tipped staff in his right hand. To the left stand a silver trident, a curved horn-shaped staff, a dark fringed staff and a metal post, arranged as ritual weapons. The setting resembles a stage performance with theatrical lighting.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22