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A photograph of a large life-sized statue-like figure standing before an ornate temple facade with a wooden lattice door and painted columns. The central figure, with long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, multiple strands of beads and a loose reddish-brown wrap, holds a silver trident and a chain. Flanking figures on either side are painted deity murti with multiple arms holding a trident-like emblem and a lotus. Purple smoke or fog drifts across the lower foreground. The central figure appears to be a sculpted or painted depiction rather than a living person, so no physical people are present.

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A purple-lit temple scene with haze in the foreground. At centre stands a bearded man with long dark hair, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, layered beaded necklaces and a plain dark-red wrap, his arms slightly raised. A tall silver trident stands at left. Flanking him are two painted statues of guardian deities with multiple arms and gold crowns, and a large carved wooden door with blue-and-orange ornamental pillars frames the background. The man's identity is unsure from appearance and the page does not name him; he is a central standing figure, not a seated throne presence.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A figure stands centrally in purple-lit smoke before a large wooden lattice door, flanked by two painted multi-armed deity statues in pink and red. The central figure holds a tall silver trident with a rudraksha-style lower section, wears a dark draped garment, multiple ornate gold necklaces and armbands, and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind the centre are ornate painted pillars and carved panels in blue, pink and green. Two statues on either side hold weapons and ritual objects. The central figure appears to be a statue or sculpted figure rather than a living person.2017-10-15A purple-tinted stage scene with smoke in the foreground. A central figure stands before a carved wooden lattice door, holding a tall trident with a chain and a small ornamental drum-like object near its top. The figure wears a dark wrap, a beaded necklace and a tilak on the forehead, with long hair. Flanking him are two painted or sculpted deity figures with multiple arms, one on each side, in orange-gold tones against ornate pillars and carved frames. A brass lamp stands at the lower right. The figure's appearance is ambiguous in this lighting and no identifying name is visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2017-10-15A purple-lit stage set with ornate painted temple architecture, carved wooden doors and decorative pillars. A tall silver trident stands at centre. A bearded man with a dark wrapped garment and a draped shawl stands beside it, with ornate statues of deities flanking the set on the right, one holding an object in each hand. Purple haze drifts across the left foreground.2017-10-15A photograph of a standing man in a maroon-red dhoti and draped cloth, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold necklace with earrings, holding a tall silver trident (trishul) with a decorated cloth tied to its shaft. Behind him is a wooden door framed by painted temple pillars, flanked by two painted figures of multi-armed deities in orange-pink with crowns and gold ornaments. The scene is lit with pink-magenta light. Two visible persons: the standing man in front of the painted backdrop, the painted figures are statues.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A standing man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, with a dark forehead mark, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles, holds a tall silver trident with a leopard-print cloth and a decorative wrap near its base. He stands before a wooden door framed by painted temple pillars in pink, green and blue, with two painted deity murti figures on either side, each holding ritual objects, under pink-violet stage lighting.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A man in a maroon wrap garment stands before a wooden double door inside a colourfully painted temple-style set, holding a silver trident with a leopard-print cloth tied below its prongs in his raised right hand. He wears layered gold necklaces, a dark bindi on his forehead, gold hoop earrings and bangles. Two painted statues flank him: a multi-armed deity figure on the left and a similar figure on the right, both crowned and adorned with necklaces. Pink and purple stage lighting tints the scene.2017-10-15