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A figure stands centred within a large ornate gold ring on a stage shrouded in smoke, with red flame-like backdrop graphics behind. He holds a trident in his right hand and wears a patterned dark garment with a rudraksha-style mala across his chest, plus arm bands and a waist cloth. Props on the left include a ceremonial sword, a black fan-like yak-tail whisk on a staff, a small staff with a finial, and a tall trident with a dhamaru drum. Bright spotlights hang from the top edge. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and trident fit the depiction. Overall the scene resembles a theatrical Shiva-themed presentation.

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December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a single performer standing within a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a small trident in one hand. He wears a bare upper body with a beaded sash and a draped dhoti-style lower garment in dark red and brown tones, with a thick beaded necklace and armbands. Behind him, red flame-like backdrop imagery and heavy smoke fill the stage. Ceremonial props are arranged to the sides: a tall trident, a curved blade, a staff with a small cap and a broom-like bundle. Stage spotlights shine from above. The figure appears as a kalabhairava-style ritual costume depiction, with no visible audience.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a dark stage amid billowing white haze, framed inside a large ornate golden circular arch decorated with carved patterns. He wears a leopard-print sleeveless garment with layered beaded necklaces, bangles and a dark red-brown dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. He holds a small trident in one hand. Behind him, red and orange flame-like backdrop graphics glow. Weapons and ritual objects are arranged in the foreground: a tall trident staff with a damaru drum, a curved sickle-shaped blade and a dark whisk. Stage lights sit low on the floor.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a performer in a dramatic Kalabhairava-style presentation against a backdrop of red and orange flames and dense haze. A man with a dark, swept-back hairstyle and red tilak stands centred inside a large ornate golden ring, wearing a leopard-print bodice with a patterned sash, bead-and-cloth adornments, a necklace and red-brown dhoti-style lower garment. He holds a silver trident-like staff in his right hand, and a dark curved blade, a dark staff and a feathered black tassel-topped implement stand in the foreground. Overhead stage lights pierce the smoke. The image is a photo, with no visible ritual fire pit or homa, and the presentation is theatrical rather than verifiably identified by name.2017-12-22A man stands on a smoky stage before a large gold ring framed by red and orange flames, holding a long trident in his right hand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a bead necklace and bangles, and wears a patterned brown and gold wrap over bare shoulders with dark red cloth below. Ceremonial props stand beside him: a tall trident on a stand, a curved black blade, a black staff topped with a ball, and a black fan-like brush. Bright stage lights glow through the haze. a person cues include long hair, ornate beaded adornments and a ceremonial trident, with an appearance-based label only.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a smoky stage inside a large ornate golden ring, holding a trident in one hand, with red flame-patterned backdrop behind. He wears a bare chest with a wrap of dark cloth at the waist, a sash of beaded and metallic adornments across the chest, rudraksha-style beads, a red tilak on the forehead and wrist bands. Nearby props include a large trident on a stand, a black ceremonial whisk, a curved blade and a small staff. Stage lights glow overhead through haze. Appearance-based a person with distinctive ceremonial adornments and long hair, shown in person on stage.2017-12-22