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Stage performance under green and red lighting with smoke and flame-like backdrop projections. A single man stands centre stage in front of a large gold ring-shaped prop, holding a trident. He wears a leopard-print garment with a patterned belt and dark trousers, a forehead tilak, and beaded necklaces. Beside him stand a gold trident-topped staff, a gold dhamaru-like drum staff, a gold ceremonial whisk, and a curved gold staff.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance under green-lit haze with red and orange flame projections behind. A man stands centre in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, wearing a leopard-print wrap, a rudraksha-style bead garland across his chest, bangles and dark dhoti-style lower garment, holding a trident. Tall ceremonial staves with a trident head, a curved serpent-topped rod and a long ornamental staff stand to the left. The stage setting evokes Shiva iconography. a person is shown with rudraksha beads and a trident, but the figure is in costume on a stage and the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A stage performance photograph lit in green haze with orange flame backdrops. A single man stands centrally, bare-chested with a leopard-print loincloth-style garment, a sash of beads across the chest, dark trousers and ankle ornaments, and a trident held in his hand. Behind him is a large ornate golden-green circular frame. Staged props include a trident-topped staff, a drum, a curved club and a feathered wand placed around him.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage at the centre of a large golden-green ornate circular frame, holding a tall trident (trishul) in his right hand. He wears a bare-chested costume of dark beaded and metallic straps, a rudraksha-style necklace, bangles and a draped dhoti-like lower garment, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him red and orange flame-like projections light a smoky green haze. Tall ceremonial staffs with a trident-topped spear, a feathered staff and a curved horn-like staff stand at the sides. Light stage fittings are visible at the lower edge. a person appears in this performance-style stage setting. The photo is credited to the archive.2017-12-22A performer stands in front of a large ornate golden circular frame on a stage lit with green haze and orange flame projections. He wears a leopard-print garment with a patterned belt and dark loose trousers, a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands and a bindi on his forehead, and holds a trident. Ceremonial props surround him: a tall trident staff with a drum and a striped cloth, a curved blade and a feathered staff. Appearance-based a person cues include long swept-back hair, ornate ritual adornment and a trident, consistent with a Kalabhairava-style darshan performance.2017-12-22A photograph of a stage performance against green-lit, red flame backdrop projections. A standing man with long dark hair and beard wears a leopard-print garment, a sash of beaded and bead-like ornaments across his chest, wrist bands and dhoti-style lower wrap, and stands barefoot. He holds a trident-topped staff and stands within a large ornate golden circular frame. Beside him are a ceremonial staff with a serpent-shaped top, a feathered peacock-fan-like object, a vase-shaped finial, and a drum hung from a pole. Atmospheric green haze fills the stage.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a stage in a haze of green-lit smoke, framed inside a large ornate green circular ring. Behind him, red and orange flame projections rise. He holds a trident-tipped staff and wears a bare-chested costume with leopard-print patterning, a bandolier-style belt of cartridges, a sash and brown dhoti-like cloth, with a bead necklace and bangles. Beside him stand a green trident-topped staff with a drum-like ornament, a green peacock-feather-style fan on a staff, and a curved green club. The figure has a red tilak on the forehead and shoulder-length dark hair.2017-12-22