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A standing figure in a maroon-red wrap and dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands with hands on hips before a gold-trimmed throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and flanked by golden lion heads. Behind him a dark stone wall hangs with gold chains and small brass bells, and a silver trident leans beside the throne. On either side stand tall, orange-skinned multi-armed deity murtis in gold ornaments, green sashes and orange dhotis holding attributes. A gold figurine sits at the base of the platform. The figure has a crown and tilak and appears to be a person candidate in a ceremonial darshan setting, shown as a presence on a throne with distinctive ornate adornments.

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A man stands in front of a dark textured wall within a shrine-like alcove framed by two large painted statues of multi-armed deities with tall crowns, bare torsos, gold jewellery and orange dhotis with green sashes. He wears a rust-red robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chest ornament and a golden crown-like headpiece, with ash marks on his forehead. Hanging golden bells and beaded strands decorate the wall, and a silver trident leans to his left. Two gilded lion heads flank a golden seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth, and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a darshan setting in a decorated temple hall.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A seated man in an illuminated shrine-like niche holds a silver trident upright in his right hand, his left hand resting on his hip. He wears a dark crown-like headpiece, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace and a maroon-red sash over a dark wrap. He sits on a gold-trimmed chair draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, with brass lamps and bells hanging on strings of lights around him. Two large orange-toned sculpted guardian figures with multiple arms stand on either side, holding staffs and ornaments. Warm orange and green lighting fills the scene. The photograph is a photo of a tableau or murti-like display rather than a live gathering, and the seated figure is an appearance-based a person with a crown, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2017-04-20A figure stands in a dark niche framed by two large orange-lit stone guardian statues with multiple arms and crowns. The central figure holds a trident, wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and has a maroon-red garment wrapped over the shoulder and a maroon dhoti, with a crown on the head and a tiger-skin draped seat behind. Hanging brass bells, string lights and a small golden lamp sit in the foreground. The figure is a statue or costumed display rather than a visible physical person in the scene.2017-04-20Night photograph of an illuminated temple-style entrance. Two large orange-lit guardian statues with multiple arms stand on either side. In the central niche, a man dressed in a maroon-red robe and wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a silver trident, standing beside a gold-framed throne. Strings of fairy lights and hanging bells frame the niche, and a small oil lamp burns at the base. The man is the only physical person visible; the statues are not people.2017-04-20A photograph of a figure seated on a throne-like seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth, set in a niche framed by two large painted statues of multi-armed deities. The seated figure wears a maroon and brown ceremonial garment, a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a tilak with a small crown on the head, one hand on the hip. Two gold lion-head ornaments flank the seat. Brass bells and a trident hang or stand beside the niche, with strings of beads and small lights draped across the black backdrop. The painted statues are orange-skinned with green sashes, gold belts, crowns and held ritual objects. Warm stage-like lighting tints the scene green and pink.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a man standing on a gold-trimmed throne in a dark niche, flanked by two large orange-toned guardian statues with multiple arms holding ritual objects. The central figure wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment with a matching sash, a heavy rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant necklace, and a crown-like headpiece; he holds a silver trident in one raised hand. Two golden lion heads flank the throne, which is draped with striped tiger-skin cloth. Hanging brass bells, oil lamps and strings of small lights decorate the dark backdrop. Persons visible: one central man, plus the statues.2017-04-20