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A performer stands in profile on a stage, walking across a dark stage floor lined with rows of small brass oil lamps. He wears long dark hair, a bindi, bare arms with armlets, a rust-red draped dhoti-style garment and an ornate silver-embellished bodice. Behind him a large LED screen shows glowing amber and red flickering lights in a grid, and a magenta velvet curtain hangs at the right edge of the stage. The scene reads as a theatrical staged presentation rather than a ritual.

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A photograph of a stage performance. A man with long dark hair and a small ornament on his forehead walks barefoot across the stage. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti-style garment and a bare-chested ornamented top with white beaded accents, and a thin necklace. He is the only visible person. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing orange and yellow flame-like lights on a dark background. Rows of ornate brass oil lamps line the front of the stage, and a magenta velvet curtain hangs at the right edge.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A performer in a stage costume stands in profile on a lit stage, walking slowly. He has long dark dreadlocked hair, a red-brown dhoti-style lower garment and a matching bodice with silver embellishments, and a gold ornament at his forehead. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing orange and red lights. Rows of silver oil lamps line the front edge of the stage, and a magenta curtain hangs at the right. The scene reads as a staged performance rather than a seated discourse. The performer's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-12-18A photograph of a stage performance with a single barefoot performer in a rust-red draped costume with silver embellished bodice and belt, long dark hair falling down the back, and a forehead marking. He walks across a stage lined with rows of brass oil lamps in the foreground. Behind him a large backdrop projects a grid of glowing amber and orange lights, and a magenta velvet curtain hangs on the right. The appearance-based cues of long hair and ornate costume are present, but the performer's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A barefoot man in a rust-red costume walks across a stage lined with rows of brass oil lamps on stands. He wears a red-brown draped garment with silver-white embroidered trim, arm bands, a beaded headpiece and a long dark hair tied up, with a lamp-lit backdrop of glowing amber flames on a large screen. To the right hangs a magenta velvet curtain. The scene is a theatrical stage performance under overhead lights. The man's appearance shows a long swept-back hairstyle and ornate adornments, a presentation consistent with a person, but the identity is uncertain, so this is a probable candidate on stage.2017-12-18A barefoot man in a rust-red draped dhoti and a matching red shawl with silver-white embellishment walks across a stage in front of a large video screen showing a grid of glowing orange and amber lights. His forehead bears a red tilak and his hair is tied up. Rows of ornate silver candlestick-style lamps line the stage edge, and a magenta curtain hangs at the right. No legible text is visible in the frame. The setting suggests a staged ceremonial performance, and the figure's appearance does not clearly establish whether he is the a person candidate.2017-12-18A barefoot man with long dark braided hair walks across a stage in a reddish-brown costume with a sleeveless top, leopard-patterned embellished belt and loose maroon dhoti-style trousers. Behind him a large screen shows glowing orange and yellow lamp-like patterns on a deep blue background. Rows of brass oil lamps stand along the stage edge at the bottom, and a magenta curtain hangs at the right. The figure has a distinctive long-haired, adorned appearance consistent with a stage performance, but the face is not clearly enough distinguishable to confirm an identity.2017-12-18