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A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a full beard sits smiling with eyes closed, holding a silver staff in his right hand. He wears a rust-brown garment, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, and a long garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers draped over his shoulders, with a gold pendant at his chest. Behind him are a large painted lion-like figure with a garland of yellow flowers and a colourful embroidered cloth. The scene suggests a festival setting. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garland are cues, but the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A man seated on a festival float at night, smiling, wearing a rust-brown robe and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a ceremonial garland of yellow, red, white and blue flowers. He holds a silver staff with a white cloth wrap. Behind him are large painted deity figures in turquoise and multicoloured silk, a lion's mane with yellow marigold garlands, and a painted face in yellow and red. A red-and-white tilak marks his forehead. a person: the figure's long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands match the page's reference to him, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.2017-09-30A smiling man sits in a procession at night, wearing a garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white jasmine over bare shoulders and an orange-brown cloth. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large painted figure with a blue-green body and gold-embroidered decoration is visible, with a wooden staff at left. The scene suggests a festival procession with a decorated vehicle.2017-09-30A smiling man with dark, swept-back hair and a short beard sits at night in front of an ornate vehicle, possibly a chariot or palanquin, with a golden-yellow lion-like figure and a large turquoise statue with many hands behind him. He wears a red vermilion mark on his forehead, a brown-red cloth over his bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red roses with blue and orange ribbons. A silver staff with a decorative knob rests in the foreground on the left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a processional vehicle during a festival procession.2017-09-30A smiling man sits on a raised platform before a large deity murti with a lion-like head and a colourful painted body. He wears a rust-orange cloth, layered rudraksha malas, a bracelet of rudraksha beads on each upper arm, and a long garland of white flowers, yellow marigolds and red and multicoloured beads. A silver staff with a carved handle rests in his right hand, and a second silver staff stands at left. A glowing illuminated face mask appears at the upper right, and a sprinkling of yellow flowers is visible behind him. The scene suggests an evening festival or procession setting.2017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a ceremonial vehicle decorated with a lion-shaped figure and a large painted figure in turquoise and red behind him. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a tripundra mark on the forehead, layered rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a thick garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a silver staff with a lion-head finial. A decorated mask-like figure with yellow and red features is visible at the right edge. Overall a festival procession setting. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace worn over saffron-toned clothing, seated in an honoured position on the vehicle.2017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man seated in front of a large lion-headed deity murti with a yellow flower garland and a turquoise figure behind him. He wears a rust-red robe, a long rudraksha mala and layered flower garlands in red, yellow, white and blue-orange, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver staff with a lion-head top and a rudraksha bead hanging from it, and his other hand is raised in gesture. A dark stone object with flower offerings sits at the lower left. a person is seated centrally, identified by a crown-like long swept hair and rudraksha mala cues.2017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard, wearing a red tilak on his forehead, a dense rudraksha mala and a multi-coloured garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a white ceremonial staff in one raised hand. Behind him is a large painted sculpture with a lion-like mane and a turquoise, muscular figure, plus a yellow-and-white painted demon-style mask on the right, against a dark night background. Only one physical person is visible. The description cannot establish whether he is a person; the page names him, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so identity is uncertain.2017-09-30A smiling bearded man with a red bindi and a long dark hair stands beside a large ornate deity murti, holding a silver staff topped with a silver finial. He wears a rust-orange robe and a heavy necklace of brown rudraksha beads layered with white and multicolored flower garlands studded with red and yellow blooms and apples. Behind him, the deity's painted blue and gold ornamented figure and floral garlands are visible.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30