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A staged photograph of a performer in a Kalabhairava-style costume standing beside a large ornate golden ring against a backdrop of red and orange projected flames and haze. He wears a leopard-print or spotted animal-skin wrap, a belt of brass cartridge-like beads, a red-brown dhoti, armlets, and a necklace, with a trident held in one hand. Props in the foreground include a trident, a black ceremonial whisk-like staff, a curved serpent-headed staff, and metal poles. Stage lights glow at the base. The figure is portrayed as a deity-style depiction in a theatrical setting; no clear appearance-based a person candidate is established, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of a stage performance with a single man standing centre-stage beside a large golden circular ring with ornate relief patterns. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a leopard-print wrap over the chest and a dark red dhoti. He holds a trident-topped staff in one hand and rests his other hand on his hip. Ceremonial props stand nearby, including a trident, a black snake-headed staff, a tall black ceremonial whisk and a small lamp. Behind them, large red and orange flame graphics fill a dark smoky backdrop, lit by stage lights.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a performer in an elaborate Kalabhairava-style costume against a backdrop of red and orange flame projections and stage haze. He stands before a large gilded ring, holding a tall ornate staff topped with a finial in his right hand, with a trident, a curved blade and a black feathered fan-like tool arranged on the left. He wears a leopard-print garment, a crisscross of beaded bandolier straps across his chest, a maroon dhoti, bangles, a gold necklace and a long braid, with a red tilak on his forehead. One visible person on stage.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A figure stands on a dark stage before a large golden ring and billowing red flames, holding a silver trident-tipped staff with red ornaments in the right hand. He wears a leopard-print wrap over the shoulder and chest, a dark red dhoti, gold necklace, arm bands and sandals, with a red tilak on the forehead. Beside him stand a tall trident on a pole, a curved silver staff, a black whisk and other ceremonial rods. Smoke drifts above and stage lights glow. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in a costumed stage presentation with a trident and leopard-print wrap.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Stage photograph of a performer in a Kalabhairava-style costume standing inside a large ornate golden circular frame. He wears a leopard-print bare-chested garment with a leopard-print sash and cord, a dark reddish-brown lower cloth, bangles, a rudraksha-like necklace and a red tilak. He holds a trident-topped staff and a long rope, while a mace-like staff, a dark whisk-like staff and a curved blade stand around him. Smoke and red-orange flame backdrops surround the scene. No a person identity is established from appearance; the costumed figure is a stage performer.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a trident-tipped staff in his right hand and a thin staff in his left. He wears a red-brown dhoti and a leopard-print bodice with a beaded and tasselled band across the torso, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a forehead mark. Behind him, orange and red flame-like projections and smoke fill the backdrop. Ceremonial weapons and staffs, including a curved blade, a peacock-feather fan and a trident, stand in a row on the left, and small oil lamps sit at the base of the frame. The scene is a staged theatrical or devotional performance. The figure has long, swept-back hair and distinctive adornments, which match the page's claim that a person was present, though the appearance is only partly clear.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a single man standing before a large ornate golden circular frame in a smoky setting with red flame-like backdrop lighting. He wears a bare chest with a patterned leopard-print style garment across the torso, a rudraksha-style beaded adornment, dark maroon-brown lower wrap, bangles on his wrist, and holds a trident-like ceremonial staff in one hand. Ceremonial implements stand to his left, including a trident-topped staff, a dark ceremonial fan-like object, a curved blade and a pole lamp. The lighting is theatrical with haze and spotlights.2017-12-22