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Outdoor photo at a stone step beside a yellow-railed walkway, with a corrugated metal wall behind. A man with long dark hair and a beard sits smiling on the steps in a rust-red saffron cloth, palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees stand and sit: a woman in white with a white vibhuti line on her forehead and hands joined, a bespectacled woman in a dark blouse and gold necklace, a man in a red garment with a rudraksha mala, and an older man with white hair in white clothes. On the right, a attendant in white dhoti with gold border holds a pair of wooden sandals on a tray. A pink flower offering sits in a red bowl at the bottom of the frame. Watermarked-style copyright appears on the image but is not transcribed.

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January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph inside a covered yellow-railed shelter with white-painted walls and scratched graffiti. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap over bare shoulders, sits on a concrete ledge smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala raises his folded hands. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange clothing, one with a flower garland, and a man in a blue shirt. A red-and-pink flower offering sits in a copper vessel at the front. The man seated on the ledge has long hair, a crown-less head, orange wrap and bare-shouldered presentation, with a distinctive ceremonial look, so the appearance is only partly consistent: a person cues are present but limited, so the identity is uncertain.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04Outdoor photo of a devotee pilgrimage scene under a corrugated metal shelter with yellow railings. A man in red-orange robes sits on a concrete step with his feet resting in a red bowl holding pink and white flower petals, while a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl kneels with palms joined in namaskar. Around them, men in white clothing, one in an orange top with a flower garland, and others stand watching. On the right, a man with a red tilak on his forehead wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti, rudraksha mala and an orange pendant, holding sandals. A man in a red-orange robe with long hair is seated at the center and appears to be a person candidate in robes, though his face is not clearly identifiable from this image.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a gold chain, smiling broadly and raising one hand. Around him, a man in white clothes with white cloth bundles and a sandalwood-marked forehead holds his palms together in namaskar, while a younger man in an orange-red wrap and rudraksha mala sits behind him. A woman in a black top with glasses stands at left, and an older man in white with a mala stands behind the rail. Yellow metal railings and a corrugated white wall form the backdrop, and at right a hand holds a pair of worn sandals. a person (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, gold necklace) appears to be the central seated figure, shown in a casual moment amid devotees.2018-01-04A photograph under a yellow-railed metal shelter with a corrugated roof, showing a group of devotees around a seated man in a rust-red robe with long dark hair. He sits on a low concrete ledge with his legs folded, hands raised in greeting, and a pile of pink flower petals lies at his feet. To the right, a young man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold-bordered white dhoti and shawl stands holding leather sandals and speaking. Around them, people in white dhotis, an orange-clad sadhu with flower garlands, a woman in a dark sari, and a man in a blue shirt press in, some with hands folded in namaskar. Nothing in the scene is a clearly identifiable throne or ritual setting; the seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2018-01-04A photograph of a ritual padapuja in a covered, yellow-railed area with a corrugated roof. A man in a rust-red robe with long dreadlocks and a tilak stands on a stone step while a man in white dhoti kneels and offers flowers and water at his feet, which rest on a red cloth with pink and yellow garlands. Around them, a man in an orange top kneels with a hand on the railing, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds sandals, and several devotees in white clothes stand nearby, some with orange garments. The man in the rust-red robe is a candidate for a person, based on long hair, saffron-toned robe, and rudraksha malas, shown as a devotee receiving the puja.2018-01-04