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A smiling man with a short beard and a red-ochre sannyasi-style cloth sits in front of a large colourful deity statue with a lion-faced figure and a painted blue torso. He wears a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers with apple-like fruit, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He grips two silver staffs and has a red tilak on his forehead. A blue platform and a buffalo figure appear below. No other people are visible. a person: the appearance cues are a long swept-back hairstyle, a rudraksha mala and a garland, but the face and framing do not confirm identity.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on a blue-draped platform in front of a large lion sculpture and a colourful deity murti with teal skin and sequined garments. He wears a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white flowers with red, yellow and green accents and apples. He rests his hands on two ornate silver staffs, and a red tilak marks his forehead. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange robe, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold necklace match the page's cues for Swamiji seated in a ceremonial setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard, and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a blue platform in front of large painted deity statues, including a lion figure with a golden mane and a turquoise figure with ornate gold and blue garments. He wears a reddish-brown robe, layered rudraksha malas, a multicolour flower garland with white, yellow and red blossoms, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. He holds two silver staffs with rudraksha bead tops and laughs broadly. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-toned robe and ceremonial garland are present, but the identification rests on appearance alone. Procession-style decorated vehicle setting at night.2017-09-30A smiling man in a rust-orange ochre robe sits on a blue platform in front of a large painted lion-headed or lion-form figure with a yellow mane and a tiger-striped mount, plus a painted deity figure with turquoise skin and ornate gold and jewelled garments behind him. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a long ropes of rudraksha beads across his chest, and a garland of white flowers, red-and-yellow flowers and dotted blue-white strands around his neck, and he holds two long silver staffs. Orange-red and gold cloth borders the base. A dark buffalo-like figure lies at his side on the platform. Behind him a colourful painted mask face is visible at the upper right. The scene appears to be a nighttime festival display. a person: long dark hair with a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha malas and garlands match the page's a person reference, though the cues are partial.2017-09-30A man in a rust-orange robe sits laughing on a raised blue platform beside a large painted lion sculpture with a flowing mane and a colourful deity figure behind him. He wears a multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers, a rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, a gold pendant and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds two silver staffs at his sides. Vibrant decorated figures and illuminated procession setting suggest a night procession. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and garlanded, featured in a nighttime festival procession.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.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard and a small red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a large colourful figure of a lion-headed deity murti. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers with blue and orange ribbons. He grips a tall white staff with both hands and rests one hand on a rudraksha-beaded armband. Behind him are ornate painted sculptures with gold and blue fabric and yellow marigold garlands, lit at night.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man sits cross-legged on a blue platform during a night procession, bare-chested apart from a rust-orange dhoti-style cloth and a shawl draped over the shoulders. He wears long hair, a red bindi, a gold chain and many rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a thick garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. He holds two silver staffs. Behind him stand large painted deity figures with a lion-like form, a turquoise-skinned figure and ornate colourful costumes, along with flower decorations on the platform.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with a dark beard and a vermilion mark on his forehead sits on a blue platform in front of a large lion sculpture and a painted deity figure with turquoise skin and gold garments. He wears a rust-orange robe, a long multicoloured garland of marigolds and red and white flowers, multiple rudraksha malas and wrist bands. A small gold necklace is visible. Two white ceremonial staffs stand beside him and a red umbrella is at the right edge. Night-time procession setting with a painted deity figure and lion vehicle. a person seated as the honoured figure, identified by rudraksha malas, saffron-orange robe and ceremonial garland; a second person's hand is visible at the right edge.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30