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A photograph in an ornate room with gold-finished furniture, a gold Nandi bull figure on a gold table, and leopard-print and tiger-skin rugs. A man with long dark hair and a rust-red robe with a beaded shawl sits on a leopard-print couch, smiling and extending his hand over a person in a blue top and white trousers who is bent forward at his feet. Red cushions, a guitar, a tabla-like drum and a framed painting are in the background.

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May 13 20162016-05-13May 13 20162016-05-13A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-leafed furnishings. A long-haired figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robe sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, one hand resting on a bent knee while smiling. A person in a white top and jeans kneels before a golden seated bull figure on a gold-trimmed table, with a wooden tray of apples nearby. Gold lion-form sculptures, a golden miniature shrine and a wooden swing-style bench surround them, along with a tabla-like drum and a stringed instrument on the back shelf.2016-05-03May 07 20162016-05-07May 13 20162016-05-13A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a thick rudraksha mala around the neck, places a hand on the head of a man in white kurta bowing low before him. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair beside ornate gold lion-headed armrests, with gold-tiered canopies and a tabla and drum on a wooden shelf in the background. Red carpet covers the floor. The bowing man in white is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-05-02A seated man in a maroon-red robe sits on a leopard-print throne with a gold-and-brown backrest, long dark hair swept back, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a shawl draped over his shoulder. He rests one hand on the bowed head of an older man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers, who bends forward to touch his feet in reverence. Two orange-robed attendants stand at left and a man in a light blue shirt watches from behind. A gilded deity murti and ornate framed panels decorate the background, and an open book lies on a wooden table at the lower edge. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, shawl and beaded necklace, seated on a throne while receiving veneration.2016-05-13A photograph inside an ornate ceremonial room with a white backdrop, gilded lion-headed armrests and a leopard-print seat cover in the foreground. A man in an orange-red turban, orange cloth and a brown beaded mala sits on the leopard-print throne, his long dark hair falling over his shoulder, with one hand extended toward a devotee. A man in a blue patterned shirt bows low with his head near the seated man's knee. To the right, a man in a checked shirt sits beside a gold table with a brass bell. Behind them stand gold kalasha-style shrines, a wooden railing decorated with colourful tassels, a tabla and other instruments. A man in white dhoti with a gold chain stands at the left edge. Appearance-based cues on the seated man (turban, orange clothing, long hair, mala, throne) suggest a person in a seated darshan setting.2016-05-02May 03 20162016-05-03A seated man in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and a long rust-brown rudraksha-style beaded necklace smiles while resting his right hand on the head of a standing man in white ritual clothes who bends forward at the waist. The seated man sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair with gold lion-headed armrests on a red carpet. Behind them are gilded ornate canopies, a gold palanquin-like structure, a pair of tabla drums and a stringed instrument leaning against a wall. A small purple book lies on the left chair. The scene is an indoor VIP blessing setting. Appearance cues are a turban and long swept hair with orange robes, so this seated figure is a person candidate, seated on a throne-like chair with a devotee bowing before him.2016-05-02A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and a red-and-white bindi on his forehead, smiling broadly on a gold throne with a leopard-print cushion. A man in a blue denim shirt and jeans leans down and bows toward him, touching his knee and hand in respect. Behind them a gold-framed painted tapestry shows deities and gold lion-face ornaments sit at left. Two physical people are visible.2016-05-07May 01 20162016-05-01