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A staged photograph of a man standing beside a large ornate golden ring against a backdrop of red flames and smoke. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a leopard-print garment with a red dhoti and a multi-strand beaded ornament across his chest. He holds a long silver-tipped staff in his right hand. To his left stand ceremonial props: a silver trident mounted on a pole, a curved horn-like implement, a feathered staff with a black plume, and a tall silver rod. Stage lights glow behind the flames.

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A 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 20172017-12-22A man stands on a dark stage in front of a large golden circular frame, holding a trident-topped staff in his right hand. He has long dark hair, a red forehead mark, and wears a leopard-print bodice with a dark red draped lower garment and ornamental belts. Beside him are a curved horn-like prop, a black tassel-topped wand, a torch-like staff, and a trident on stands. Red and orange flame graphics and drifting smoke fill the backdrop. Whether this is the a person candidate is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a performer on stage.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a single performer dressed as Kalabhairava-style Shiva on a dark stage with red flame backdrop and smoke. He stands before a large gilded ornate ring, holding a long silver trident-tipped staff, wearing a leopard-print wrap over the shoulder, a rudraksha-style bead belt, a loincloth in dark red, and sandals, with a red tilak on the forehead. Beside him stand a golden trident, a curved horn-like staff, a black tasselled fly-whisk and a dark rod. Stage lights and fog surround the scene.2017-12-22A man stands on a dark stage before a large golden circular frame carved with ornate patterns, with red and orange flame projections behind him and haze in the air. He wears a leopard-print garment over his torso, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a sash of beads at the waist, dark red-brown dhoti-like drapery and sandals, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. He holds a trident-tipped staff in one hand, and a trident, a black feathered staff, a curved serpent-headed rod and other ceremonial implements are arranged on stands at left. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the a person presentation cues on this page, though this is an appearance-based candidate rather than a confirmed identity. Set in a theatrical staging of Kalabhairava darshan.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.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A staged photograph of a man standing on a dark stage beside a large ornate golden circular frame, with red and orange flame projections behind him and haze in the air. He wears a leopard-print wrap over the chest, a dark red dhoti-style lower garment, a beaded waist belt, a rudraksha-style necklace and an upper-arm band, with a forehead tilak. He holds a tall trident-topped staff with a dark cloth wrapped around its shaft. In front of the frame stand several ceremonial weapons on metal stands, including a curved blade, a dark staff with a silver finial and a black feathered implement. A man with long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece stands at the centre, matching the a person cues.2017-12-22