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A performer stands on stage before a large golden ring frame, with a trident raised beside him and a golden drum-topped staff nearby, against a backdrop of bright orange and red flames. He wears a leopard-print garment across his chest, a rope-like waist sash, a rust-coloured dhoti, bangles and a bead necklace, and his face is painted with white and dark markings. Ceremonial staffs, a curved ornamental rod and a dark whisk-like implement stand in the foreground. a person (appearance-based label): the figure's long swept-back hair, ornate costume and adornments are the only cues, and the scene is a staged theatrical performance rather than a ritual session. Kalabhairava-themed stage imagery.

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A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, with flames and orange haze behind him. He wears a leopard-print bodice with tassels, a rust-red dhoti, a rudraksha-style necklace, and a red forehead mark, and holds a trident-tipped staff. Beside him stand a curved ceremonial staff, a tall wooden staff with tassels, and a trident. The stage lighting is warm yellow and orange. An appearance-based candidate for a person is present, shown in ceremonial dress with trident and staff, as a performer in a dramatic stage tableau.2017-12-22A staged performance photograph against a backdrop of orange and red flame projections and smoke. A standing male performer in a leopard-print costume with a leather-like belt and draped red-brown dhoti stands beside a large ornate golden ring. He holds a silver trident in one hand and wears a rudraksha-style necklace, arm bands and a tilak on the forehead. Props in the foreground include a tall trident staff, a fan-like feathered whisk, a curved ceremonial staff and a torch-like pillar. Stage spotlights glow at the base. The performer is shown in costume on stage, and a pictured sacred-looking ritual is not clearly visible.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, with flames and orange-yellow light behind him. He wears a rust-red dhoti, a patterned leopard-print and gold-beaded wrap across his chest and shoulder, bangles, a necklace, and a bold tilak on his forehead. He holds a long trident-tipped staff in his right hand, and a trident stands upright on the left beside a ceremonial curved staff and a feathered fan-like implement. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-leopard adornments and ceremonial stage dress, appearing to be Paramahamsa Nithyananda in a Kalabhairava-style presentation.2017-12-22A figure in a leopard-print tiger-skin style garment with a sash and bullet-like ornaments stands at the centre of a stage before a large ornate golden circular frame, with a trident held in hand. Orange and red flames fill the backdrop, with smoke rising behind. Beside him stand a tall trident, a drum-like object, a curved staff and a feathered whisk. The figure has long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, a necklace and bracelets, and a dhoti-like red-brown lower garment. The scene resembles a kalabhairava theatrical stage presentation.2017-12-22A performer stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, backed by flame-like orange lighting and smoke. He has a long dark hair with a tilak on his forehead, a beaded necklace, a leopard-print patterned top with a sash, a trident held in one hand, and red-brown dhoti-style cloth. Beside him stand a trident on a tall pole, a damaru drum hanging from it, a curved staff, and a whisk-like broom with dark fibres. The scene has a dramatic theatrical, fiery atmosphere.2017-12-22A man stands on a stage before a large ornate golden ring, surrounded by ritual implements: a tall trident, a small hand drum on a pole, a curved sword-like blade, a feathered staff and a tall lamp stand. Behind him, bright orange and yellow flame projections fill the backdrop. He wears a leopard-print wrap over the chest, a rudraksha-style necklace, bead armbands, a red-brown dhoti, and holds a trident. The scene resembles a theatrical Kalabhairava darshan setting. a person appearance cues are not sufficient to name him here; the figure is described by role and costume only.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A man stands on a stage in front of a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a silver trident. He wears a leopard-print patterned garment across the chest, a rudraksha-style necklace, bangles, and rust-red dhoti-like drapery. Behind him are dramatic orange and red fire-like backdrops. In front stand ceremonial objects: a tall silver trident, a drum hanging on a pole, a curved ceremonial blade, a whisk-like fly-whisk, and a decorative ornamented staff. Small oil lamps sit at his feet.2017-12-22A figure in a fiery stage setting stands beside a large ornate golden circular frame, with orange flames and smoke behind him. He wears a leopard-print cloth wrap with a sash, a dark red-orange dhoti, gold armbands and a beaded necklace, and holds a silver trident-tipped staff. Props nearby include a red trident standard, a dark broom-like whisk, a curved red staff and a small red pillar. Yellow stage lights glow at the base. a person candidate appearance is uncertain due to the costume and distance; the figure is a single performer on stage.2017-12-22Stage photograph of a single figure in a fiery theatrical setting. A man stands beside a large ornate golden circular frame, holding a long trident-tipped staff and wearing a leopard-print or patterned bodice with a rudraksha-style necklace, rust-red dhoti and wrist bands. Behind him orange flame projections and smoky light fill the backdrop. A tall trident stands upright at left, with a drum-like damaru, a curved hooked staff and a feathered tool nearby. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified by the long hair, ornate necklace and saffron-red ceremonial clothing, performing a Kalabhairava-style stage presentation.2017-12-22