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A night photograph of a man in a procession standing before a large painted demon effigy with a green face, bared fangs and a yellow mane. He wears a rust-orange cloth over a bare upper torso, a long multicoloured garland of marigold-yellow, red and white flowers, and a rudraksha mala. He smiles and holds a white ceremonial staff with a red-and-gold tassel. Behind him a red flag and a lion-faced mask are visible, and the foreground is dark with partially visible shoulders and hands of a crowd.

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Night photo of a man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala, wearing layered flower garlands in yellow, white, red and blue, seated in front of a large painted deity figure with a blue torso and a lion-like form in yellow, with red banners and a painted mask behind him. Dark silhouettes of heads in the foreground suggest a festival procession or vehicle display. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange clothing, with the page noting he is present. The page excerpt mentions a Vijaya Dashami event and a horse vehicle procession, but those are not visible here.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night procession photograph. A man in a rust-orange robe sits on a raised vehicle draped with multicoloured flower garlands, including white, yellow and red blooms, and rudraksha malas around his neck. He smiles toward the crowd. Behind him is a large painted lion-like figure with a turquoise face and a red-and-yellow mask, and a red flag is visible on the right. The dark night setting and silhouetted onlookers in the foreground suggest a festival procession. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands, seated as a central honoured figure on the vehicle.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A night-time photograph of a man seated on a sculpted, mostly yellow-brown lion-like vehicle with a large painted figure behind him. He wears a rust-orange ochre garment, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a white staff in each hand and smiles toward the left. Dark silhouettes of onlookers fill the foreground, and a red canopy with beaded trim hangs at right. Scene reads as a procession.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with a dark beard and a red-orange ochre robe sits in front of a large golden-maned lion sculpture decorated with yellow marigold garlands and ornate embroidered fabric. He wears long rudraksha mala beads, a gold chain, and a red-and-white floral garland with a red tilak mark on his forehead. A silver ceremonial staff appears beside him, and a blue-skinned deity figure stands in the background. Part of another person in dark clothing is visible at the right edge. The candidate's appearance is consistent with the page reference, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the description uses his role as a devotee-like participant only.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30