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A man stands alone on a stage with hands on hips, wearing a rust-red draped garment, a leopard-print or spotted bodice with a bare shoulder, red armbands and bangles, and a dark swept-back hairstyle with a red headband. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large LED screen shows glowing amber lamp-like patterns, and rows of silver oil lamps line the front edge of the stage. Lighting trusses hang above. Appearance-based cues are a person figure, in a ceremonial stage presentation with a distinctive swept-back hairstyle and a rust-red garment.

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December 18 20172017-12-18A standing male figure in dramatic stage costume fills the centre of a large lit stage, hands on hips, facing forward. He wears a rust-red draped dhoti with a patterned gold-and-white bodice, red arm bands, a red-and-gold headpiece with a central jewel, and a forehead mark. Behind him a large LED backdrop shows a grid of glowing orange and yellow flame-like light patterns. A row of brass oil lamps stands in rows along the lower left of the stage, and stage lighting trusses hang overhead. a person: a long-haired man with a central forehead mark, bare-chested with a patterned gold-and-white bodice, red clothing and ornate headpiece, appearing in a staged performance.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a stage with hands on hips, wearing a rust-red draped dhoti-style garment with a patterned leopard-print shawl across the chest, bare upper body, red armbands, a jewelled headpiece and long dark hair. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing orange flames, and in front of the stage a row of gold-coloured oil lamps stands in lines. Stage lights hang from the top of the frame. a person cues: long hair, ornate headpiece and distinctive red-and-gold ceremonial garb on the central performer.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A barefoot man stands centre stage in a rust-red draped dhoti and matching shoulder cloth with leopard-print or spotted patterned panels, a gold necklace and dark hair pulled back with a small ornament. He stands before a large LED backdrop filled with glowing orange and amber lamp-like motifs on a dark blue field. Rows of ornate brass oil lamps line the stage floor in the foreground. The scene resembles a staged performance or discourse set.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18A man stands barefoot on a stage with his hands on his hips, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style drape with a gold-and-white embellished bodice and bangles, a red bindi and a dark hairstyle with a jewelled ornament on his head. Behind him a large LED screen shows a grid of glowing oil lamps in warm orange and red tones. Rows of tall brass oil lamps line the foreground of the stage. The scene reads as a performance or theatrical presentation rather than a ritual setting.2017-12-18December 18 20172017-12-18