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A stage photograph of a single performer in a Kalabhairava-style costume standing before a large ornate golden ring. He wears a leopard-print garment, a sash with a leopard-print wrap, dark brown trousers, bracelets and a beaded necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a long ceremonial staff with a brass-coloured knob in one hand and gestures with the other. Behind him are flames painted on the backdrop, and to the left stand ceremonial weapons and staffs including a trident with a book-shaped plaque, a dark peacock-feather fan and a curved blade. Stage lights and smoke fill the scene.

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December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large golden circular ring with ornate relief patterns, surrounded by ritual weapons and staffs set on stands: a tall trident, a curved sickle-like blade, a dark feathered broom-like implement, and a staff with a leopard-print cloth wrapped around it. Behind him a backdrop of stylised orange flames rises, and smoke drifts through the lights. The man wears a leopard-patterned torso covering with a rudraksha-style necklace and bead strands, dark rust-coloured lower garments, wrist bands, and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, holding a trident-tipped staff in one hand. Wooden clogs or sandals rest on his feet.2017-12-22A stage photograph of a single performer standing inside a large golden ring-shaped prop against a backdrop of orange and red flames and drifting smoke. He wears a leopard-print patterned top, a reddish-brown dhoti-style lower garment, a red tilak on his forehead and a bangle on his upper arm, and he holds a silver trident. Around him stand other ceremonial props: a tall trident with a red-and-gold cloth, a black peacock-feather fan, a curved black horn-shaped staff and a silver-capped staff. Stage lights glow above. The setting suggests a dramatic stage presentation of a Kalabhairava-themed darshan.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large ornate golden ring framed by a backdrop of orange flames and stylised bulls, with stage smoke and bright overhead lights. He wears a leopard-print top, a belt with bead-like ornaments, dark maroon dhoti-style draping, armbands and bangles, and holds a trident. Beside him stand a tall trident on a stand, a black feathered staff, a curved blade and a decorated pole. A printed photographer credit with and a source line appears at the lower right. The figure has long hair and a gold necklace, a presentation consistent with the a person label; the page indicates this is a yoga session with Kalabhairava darshan2017-12-22Photograph of a staged performance on a dark stage under white lights and haze, with a large ornate gold ring behind a standing man and flame-patterned red backdrop. The man has long dark hair, a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print patterned tunic with a rust-red dhoti and a bead necklace, while leaning against the golden ring. Beside him stand ceremonial props: a tall trident with a striped cloth band, a feathered staff, a curved blade and a short staff. a person: the figure's long hair, ornate beaded adornments and distinctive tunic match the appearance-based cues for the page's subject, shown as a living person on stage.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A bare-chested man stands on a smoky stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, with orange flames painted on the backdrop. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap across the torso, a rudraksha-style bead strap, rust-brown dhoti-like trousers and a pair of dark sandals, with a red tilak on his forehead and a trident held in his hand. Ceremonial weapons stand around him, including a trident-topped staff, a curved blade, a mace and a dark feathered staff. Stage lights glow above.2017-12-22A figure stands on a dark stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, framed by flames painted on the backdrop and stage haze. He wears a leopard-print garment across the chest and waist with a cloth sash, brown-red trousers, and a beaded necklace, with long dark hair. He holds a trident-like staff and a rope. Beside him stand a ceremonial trident with a book-like plaque, a black whisk-like staff, a curved staff, and a mace-like rod. The scene is lit by overhead spotlights.2017-12-22A photograph of a single bare-chested performer standing on a stage in front of a large ornate golden ring, with a red and orange flame backdrop and haze. He wears a leopard-print wrap, brown dhoti-style cloth, beaded necklaces and armbands, and holds a trident. Flanking him are a tall trident-topped staff, a feathered staff, a curved blade on a stand, and a striped staff. A probable Swamiji appearance is shown, identified by long swept-back hair, a bindi, distinctive leopard-print wrap and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, presented as a stage depiction of the deity Kalabhairava-style darshan.2017-12-22