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Five men stand close together before a red backdrop and a gold-framed deity murti, with a golden decorated altar in the foreground. The central figure wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, with a long multi-strand garland of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and red flowers, and gold bangles; he smiles with hands clasped at his waist. The men flanking him wear bare chests or white dhotis; the man second from left wears a saffron-striped white shawl and a rudraksha mala, and the men on the right wear white dhotis with gold-bordered silk, bangles and sacred thread.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A procession in a temple hall with saffron-robed attendants. The central figure has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a leopard-print shawl, a thick orange rudraksha mala, a pink and white flower garland and gold ornaments and earrings; he is smiling and walking forward. a person (appearance-based label, unconfirmed) in the centre. Flanking him are shaved-headed attendants in orange robes with white forehead bands, gold beaded necklaces and white sandalwood markings on their arms, one carrying a silver tray of green leaves and offerings. Behind them stand orange and gold ceremonial banners with a bird emblem, and a dark deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands sits at the right edge.2013-03-10A bearded man in a red-orange turban and rust-red robe with gold trim stands centre on a red carpet, smiling, wearing a long white-and-pink flower garland and a gold necklace, with hands clasped at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron-orange shawls stand under a decorated canopy with green banana leaves and flowers. One man on the right holds a trident-topped staff, and a cameraman in a white dhoti films at left. Several men press palms together in respectful greeting at the right edge. The person in the centre is a person by appearance: a red-orange turban, gold ornaments and a flower garland, with attendants around him at a ceremonial event.2016-12-23A procession walks through a temple corridor with ornate stone pillars and painted gopurams visible behind. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white jasmine garland and a gold pendant, smiling as he holds the hand of a bare-chested man in a white and green dhoti with a gold necklace. Behind them, a bald priest in orange clothing wears a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white kurta wears a long dark rudraksha mala. Another orange-robed attendant stands at the left edge, and a few onlookers and a uniformed officer appear in the background.2012-05-07May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph of a ritual reception on a stage before a large backdrop showing an orange-robed figure. On the right, a man in an orange turban, saffron-yellow shawl and a long garland of green leaves with yellow, white and purple flowers stands with hands raised in front of a bare-chested priest with white sandalwood markings, red and orange beaded necklaces, and an orange-and-green dhoti holding a woven basket of offerings wrapped in cloth. Behind him stands another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala and shaved head. On the left, three bare-chested men with white painted body markings and white dhotis stand together, one holding a small cylindrical item, and a young man in a cream shawl with red border and tilak stands near them. The setting is an indoor event with a large portrait backdrop.2011-11-26July 13 20152015-07-13February 06 20132013-02-06January 03 20162016-01-03