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Night photograph of a procession or festival scene in front of a large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, with a lion beside her and a dark blue demon figure at her feet, all draped in yellow and orange garlands. In the centre, a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-red robe, a multicolour flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and smiles while a red umbrella is held over him. To his right, a bare-chested young man wearing a white dhoti and beaded necklaces gestures upward, and a young shirtless attendant stands at left holding a brass staff.

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October 11 20162016-10-11Outdoor evening puja before a large painted deity murti of Devi on a lion, with a blue-skinned figure and garlands of yellow and pink flowers. A bearded man in a rust-orange cloth and layered beads sits on a blue-and-orange raised dais with a red bolster, wearing a long flower garland; a red and white pot and brass bowls are beside him. A woman in a purple sari sits at right, and two men in orange dhotis stand behind. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally as the figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, marked by appearance cues only. Incense smoke rises at left.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession photograph of a large deity murti of Durga or Mahishasura Mardhini, decorated in white and red with a lion mount and a blue demon figure at its base, garlanded with yellow marigolds. A man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a multicolour flower garland and folded hands, sits on an orange-and-red cushioned seat beneath a red umbrella. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds an orange parasol, and a shirtless attendant with rudraksha beads stands at left. Women in saris, including a woman in a dark blue sari with folded hands, watch from the right under blue and red umbrellas.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night procession on a decorated float. A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a red cushion behind him, wearing a long multicolour garland of marigolds and roses, sits on an orange cloth before a large painted figure of a fierce goddess in blue with a golden-orange demon-like figure beside her, both draped in yellow and white flower garlands. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at right, one with a bare chest and the other in white with saffron-trimmed cloth, and another man stands behind the float. Dark trees and a red wall are in the background.2016-10-11A smiling bearded man in a rust-brown robe sits on a blue-draped float at night, wearing a multicolour garland of white flowers and red-and-yellow fruit-like beads, a red bindi, and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm. Beside him stands a large painted lion figure with a yellow flower garland and a green-faced demon mask with horns. A metal staff rests against the float. Two people are partly visible at the right edge, and a bull figure lies at his feet. The figure appears to be a person in a festival procession setting, identified by the rudraksha malas, garland and robe.2017-09-30October 11 20162016-10-11September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession with a large ornate lion-mount vehicle on the left, its mane brown and its body covered in embroidered red and gold cloth and yellow marigold garlands. A blue-skinned deity murti with a raised trident-like weapon rides above the lion. In the centre, a seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-brown robe, a white and orange flower garland and beaded bracelets, holding a staff. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth and glasses raises a hand. Pink and red decorated umbrellas and a crowd fill the background under string lights. a person appearance is unconfirmed, so the seated man is described by role and dress only.2017-09-30Outdoors at dusk, a bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red bolster and orange mat, wearing a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and a multi-coloured marigold and rose garland hangs across his chest. Behind him stands a large turquoise and white clay murti of a goddess with a yellow garland, trampling a lion-headed demon. A woman in white sits at the left edge, a woman in a purple sari sits in the foreground, and a man in an orange dhoti with a mala sits at the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre, identified by his long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland.2016-10-11