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A photograph inside a covered temple-style hall decorated with garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a white garland around his neck, reaches up to touch the beak of a large painted peacock vahana, white-faced with a colourful feathered body. Behind him stands a gilded deity figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and an ornate carved chariot or palanquin in bright green, red and gold. Flower petals lie on the blue platform, and a row of decorated arches stretches into the background.

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December 25 20072007-12-25A photograph inside a covered pavilion of a decorated ceremonial vehicle with a painted white and green swan-like vahana figure and a red-and-gold canopy hung with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a white flower garland, and touches the decorated vehicle with one hand. Behind, several people in white clothes stand near a red umbrella and a silver vessel, with overhead lights strung along the roof. The scene suggests a procession or temple ritual.2007-01-01December 27 20072007-12-27December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a temple scene under a stone canopy with a blue sky behind. A man with long dark hair and an orange headband, wearing an orange robe and orange shawl with a white and red flower garland around his neck, stands at left smiling while reaching toward a large garland of white, red, yellow and green flowers draped over a figure at right. Behind him, a priest in white clothing and another figure in orange stand nearby. At right, a deity murti or statue is adorned with flower garlands, a purple cloth and gold-coloured feet. Strings of small bells and ornaments hang from the canopy. The man's appearance with long hair, headband and orange clothing is a person cue, though the identification is uncertain.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A temple ritual scene in which a man with long dark wavy hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange silk dhoti and shawl, kneels at left and reaches up to adjust a garland on a deity murti. The murti stands on a golden vahana-like base and wears a decorated white and silver face, an orange and saffron headcloth, a silver ornamental necklace and a trident-like staff. It is heavily garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers, with green fabric draped behind. A gilded carved backdrop and orange-washed temple walls with potted plants frame the setting. The kneeling man appears to be an appearance-based a person candidate from his long hair, orange ceremonial clothing and bare-chested presentation, but the cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm.2011-10-26December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25October 31 20112011-10-31December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a man with long, dark, swept-back hair wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a white and red jasmine garland around his neck and a gold rudraksha-style mala. He stands at left, reaching with his bare arm and gold bangle toward a tall decorated structure covered in yellow marigolds, purple and red flowers, green leaves and white jasmine garlands studded with red and green stones. Behind the flowers a golden ornamental crown-like form is visible above an orange-clad figure. Overhead, red and white decorative pieces line the top edge. The man appears to be arranging or adorning the flower-covered deity murti in a temple setting. A second person in white is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference, though not conclusive.2008-01-01