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Outdoors 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.

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Outdoor 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.2016-10-11Night procession on an orange-draped platform before a large colorful deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini, the teal-faced goddess with a trident, beside a golden lion mount. A bearded man seated centrally wears a rust-red robe, a red tilak, and a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers. Behind him, shirtless attendants in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near the murti. On the right, a smiling woman in a purple and gold sari sits beside a bearded man in white with a mala. Brass lamps and offerings rest on the platform at left.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11Night outdoor photo of a seated man in rust-orange robes with a brown shawl and a long multi-coloured flower garland, sitting barefoot on a low blue-and-gold platform cushioned with a red bolster. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with a blue-skinned figure and a lion beside it, both garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. On the left a man in orange dhoti and white shawl wears a rudraksha mala; on the right a bearded man in white and a woman in a purple sari with pink blouse attend. Brass bowls with offerings and a golden tray are in front.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 photograph of an evening ritual at night. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an orange cloth over a red bolster, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long multicolour garland of yellow, red, green and pink flowers over his shoulders; a leopard-print cloth lies behind him. Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland. To his left stands a large white deity murti with gold trim and a yellow flower garland. Behind him a man in white ritual dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man in a white shawl stand; a woman in a purple sari with pink blouse sits to the right, and other people are partly visible at the edges and foreground, with lit oil lamps and flower petals on the cloth.2016-10-11September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30October 11 20162016-10-11A man seated on a white-covered seat in front of a large festival idol with a golden-brown lion figure and a turquoise-skinned figure in ornate gold and blue brocade. He wears a rust-orange cloth, multiple rudraksha malas, bracelets, a gold chain, a forehead bindi, and a garland of yellow, white, red and multicolored flowers. He smiles and looks to his left. Two dark silhouettes of other people appear in the foreground. a person: the seated man has long dark hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, a presentation consistent with the page's a person reference, though the image is not conclusive.2017-09-30