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A photograph of a ceremonial setting with rows of black stone deity statues stacked on tiered steps, many draped with white and orange garlands. At the centre-top, a large floral canopy of marigold and multicoloured garlands frames seated deity murtis, including one with a blue body and a crown. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti and a wrapped white sash, holding a short rod in one hand, and appears to be walking past the steps. To his left, a younger man in an orange robe stands near a rudraksha-style garland. Silver ritual vessels and lamps sit in the lower right. Several onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. a person is the man in the orange-red dhoti with long hair and a wrapped sash, shown in person; the identification rests on appearance cues and no printed caption names him.

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December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor temple-like scene with rows of dark stone murtis, many draped in white and coloured cloth and wearing garlands, seated on tiered steps against a red wall. A large ornate canopy hung with marigold and multicolour flower garlands frames central deity murtis, including a figure with a blue-grey face and a figure in a purple sari-like garment. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a long-haired, bearded appearance walks past a white-clad altar area; a second man in saffron-orange robes stands at left. Silver lamps and offerings sit at the lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, a bearded man with long dark hair in rust-orange ceremonial dress, shown walking in procession near the murtis.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor photograph of a ritual set-up before a tiered stone structure lined with rows of black seated figures, many draped in orange and white garments and wearing white flower garlands. At the centre, a large ornate deity murti stands within a canopy of marigold-style garlands and flower strands. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and sash kneels on a platform in front of a fire pit and kalasha-style brass vessels, holding a white staff. Logs are stacked at the foreground edge and brass ritual objects, lamps and pots are arranged on the right beside a silver-canopied palanquin-like structure.2017-12-12A photograph of a temple-style tiered stone platform lined with many seated stone or metal deity figures draped in flower garlands, some in orange, green and white cloth. At the centre a large dark deity murti stands with a ribbon-wrapped pillar of flower garlands behind it. In the foreground a man in a rust-orange robe and dark rudraksha mala stands on the stone floor with white markings on his arms, holding a small object, while a white-clad attendant is at the lower right beside a brass lamp and white ceremonial offerings. Garlands of marigold and white flowers cover the scene.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands centrally on a raised platform, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with a bare chest and bare arms, holding a small object in one hand. Behind him, a tiered stone structure holds rows of black stone murtis, many wearing white, orange and green cloth and white flower garlands. At the top is a flower-decorated canopy in red, yellow and white garlands framing a deity murti with a crown and ornate skirts. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels stand in the foreground near the platform edge. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair and saffron-orange clothing, presented as the central figure in a ritual setting.2017-12-12December 28 20172017-12-28December 12 20172017-12-12