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A man seated on a blue platform before a large painted deity murti with a fierce lion-faced head and a blue multi-armed figure behind him. He wears a rust-orange robe, a multicoloured garland of marigolds and white flowers, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, and smiles with eyes closed. A silver trident stands beside him. A small painted mask hangs at right, and a pink and orange flag rises beside two seated devotees in the background. a person (appearance cues: shoulder-length hair, rudraksha, orange robe, ornate gold necklace), seated as a central figure during a festival tableau.

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A bearded man in an orange-rust sannyasi robe sits on a blue platform in front of a large festival deity figure, with a lion-like mount and a buffalo head at its base. He wears a multi-coloured flower garland, rudraksha malas and bracelets, and holds a white staff in one hand while smiling. Behind him a woman in a beige top and orange shawl sits at the right edge. Colourful festival decorations and a glowing mask are visible in the background. a person: he is a bearded figure with rudraksha malas and an orange robe, seated at a deity procession setting.2017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver throne-like chair on a decorated float or procession vehicle. He wears a rust-orange robe, a red tilak on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a large garland of white, yellow, green and red flowers. He holds silver staffs with lion-head finials. Behind him is a large painted lion figure with a flower garland, a turquoise sculpted figure, and a yellow-and-red mask-like deity face with decorations. a person is described by his robe, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garland in a festival procession setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A photograph at night of a smiling man seated on a blue-draped palanquin-style platform in front of large painted deity figures. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long layered garland of red, white and yellow flowers, a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bands on his arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds two white ceremonial staffs. Behind him a golden lion and a turquoise-blue deity figure with a mask-like face are visible, and at right a woman in white with glasses holds a pole.2017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man seated on a festival float in front of a large painted lion and a turquoise deity figure with an ornate golden crown and a fierce mask. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and upper cloth, a long rudraksha mala with a red and white flower garland, rudraksha armbands, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds two silver staffs, one in each hand. The lion and deity figures are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and colourful embroidered cloth. Swamiji (probable): long hair and rudraksha malas with an orange garment. Night-time setting with lights in the background.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a blue-draped platform in front of a large lion-headed deity murti with a turquoise, multi-armed figure beside it. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, a white and multicoloured garland of flowers with red and yellow strands, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and a rudraksha mala across his chest, with a red vertical mark on his forehead. He holds a silver staff in each hand. Gold and embroidered costume fabrics and a painted demon-style mask are visible on the murti. a person appearance-based label: a single seated figure with rudraksha malas, orange clothing and a garland, presented as the festival figure seated before the deity murti.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits on a blue platform in front of large painted deity sculptures, including a golden lion-like figure with a mane and a teal muscular figure with a yellow face. He wears a multi-coloured floral garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red tilak on his forehead. He smiles and holds a silver staff with an ornate handle in his right hand, while his left hand rests on his hip. A second silver staff stands at the left edge. The setting appears to be a night festival procession float decorated with garlands and bright fabrics.2017-09-30