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A staged performance photograph with flame-patterned backdrop lit in red, orange and yellow. A large ornate silver disc-shaped prop stands centre stage beside tall ceremonial weapons including a trident, a staff with a tassel, and a curved blade. A figure with long dark hair and a dark garment stands with back partly turned, holding a ceremonial rod against the disc. Stage lights and haze fill the scene.

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Stage performance at night under yellow stage lights with flame-patterned backdrop. A figure with long dark, matted hair and dark attire stands with back partly turned, holding a silver-tipped staff beside a large ornate golden ring-shaped prop. Foreground props include a large trident-style staff, a curved sword-like blade, a wooden-handled ceremonial weapon and a dark spear-like staff. The figure is a performer in a Kalabhairava-style theatrical tableau; identity uncertain from appearance.2017-12-22A staged performance photograph at night with warm yellow stage lighting and a backdrop of painted orange flames. A large ornate silver circular ring stands centre stage beside a tall trident-topped staff, a curved ceremonial staff with a hooked tip, and other tall ritual poles with decorative finials. A single performer with long dark hair in a dark costume stands at the right side of the ring, one arm raised and touching its edge. Floor lights glow along the base and haze fills the air.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A staged performance scene against a backdrop of large orange and red flame projections and hazy smoke. In the centre stands a large circular silver-toned metal ring or disc, with a tall trident mounted on a stand above it and a curved dark ceremonial staff and a feathered wand on wooden bases in front. At the right edge a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a dark wrap and bracelets, stands beside the ring, holding a small handheld implement. Yellow stage lights glow along the floor.2017-12-22A figure with long dark hair and a dark ornate costume stands in profile beside a large silver circular ring on a stage lit with warm yellow and orange light. Flame-patterned backdrops rise behind, and ceremonial weapons stand in front: a trident, a curved blade and a tall staff with a wooden handle. The scene evokes a Kalabhairava darshan staging. The figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A dramatic stage performance lit in orange and yellow, with flame-patterned backdrop and haze. A figure in dark, flowing garments stands in silhouette beside a large circular silver ring, one arm raised to the ring's edge. In front stand a tall silver trident, a silver axe-like staff, a curved blade on a stand, and a ceremonial dagger-style staff on a stand.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A staged performance under orange and yellow stage lighting with tall flames painted on the backdrop and haze in the air. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a dark wrap and bare shoulders, stands beside a large ornate silver circular frame. Ceremonial objects are arranged on the stage: a trident raised on a pole at the top of the frame, a long curved ceremonial staff with a serpent-like head, a spear-like staff and a cudgel-like rod, all set on stands. The overall scene resembles a theatrical Shiva-themed ritual display rather than a formal puja. The figure is partly visible and cropped at the right edge, with the face not shown.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a Kalabhairava-themed performance under warm yellow stage lights and a backdrop of painted orange flames. A single performer with long dark hair and a dark fringed garment stands in silhouette, back to the camera, one hand on hip and the other resting on a tall ornate staff, beside a large silver ringed arch engraved with patterns. In the foreground stand a trident, a ceremonial mace-like staff, a feathered staff, and a curved blade on metal stands. The performer's identity is not visible, so no a person candidate is asserted.2017-12-22