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Photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arched niche containing a painted or sculpted figure with a tall striped crown and white garland, beside a green cloth backdrop. In the foreground a grey-haired man in a plain white shirt stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border wears a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style mala, and has white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his arms and forehead. Behind them a dark deity murti is adorned with garlands, a red and gold garment and jewellery. Other partially visible people in white attire stand at the edges. Appearance-based identity unclear, so no candidate is named.

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A photo inside a temple shrine with gold-carved arches and a dark deity murti draped with garlands and red flowers. In the foreground an older bald man with grey hair and a white short-sleeved shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, with a small tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him stands another man in a white dhoti with a gold-and-brown shawl, gold necklaces, and a tilak, hands folded in front of a yellow-green curtain. Other figures stand partly visible in the background.2019-04-07A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground an older bald man with grey hair and a white short-sleeved shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a bearded priest with hair tied in a topknot and a red-brown dhoti and shawl holds a small bell-like object, and a deity murti with an elaborate headdress and red garment stands at the left against gold pillars. Other people in striped shirts and white clothes stand nearby, some with hands folded in prayer, and a rudraksha mala hangs at the right edge. Red and gold ritual decorations fill the background.2019-04-07April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph inside a golden-pillared temple hall decorated with colourful hanging cloth tassels and framed portraits on the walls. In the foreground a man with white sacred ash marks on his bare upper body wears a long rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned ceremonial necklaces, hands folded in namaste. Behind him an older man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together, and another man in white dhoti with an orange turban-like headcloth also holds his hands in prayer. A man in an orange robe with a dark beard and rudraksha beads stands further back, and people in pink shirts, white dhotis and a woman in a yellow sari stand together in devotion. A black stone animal sculpture is visible at the left edge.2019-04-07A photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13April 07 20192019-04-07May 08 20122012-05-08April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine. In the foreground at left, an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, palms pressed together in namaste. Center right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the shrine, touching or offering to a deity figure. The gold-painted shrine holds a seated deity murti with a crown and ornate gold attire, garlanded with marigolds and flower strings, plus a small decorated image in front and a brass vessel on the platform. Gold pillars and a gold arch frame the scene, with a further gold-clad figure and a garlanded statue at right.2019-04-07April 07 20192019-04-07A photograph of a ceremonial stage at an ashram event. Centre, a man with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace in a rust-brown wrap sits on a large ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in greeting. Standing to the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with gold bracelets and hands pressed together in anjali faces the throne. At left, a saffron-robed man sits with a microphone stand nearby, and a gold staff with a trident-like finial stands at the edge. Behind them, gilded carved panels, golden floral decorations and a pink-draped figure form the backdrop. The seated man is an appearance-based candidate, a person, given cues of long hair, ornate gold necklace and rust-coloured clothing. Three visible people.2017-03-18May 14 20122012-05-14