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A standing man in orange ochre robes with a red waist cloth and a red bindi on his forehead stands with hands on his hips in a plain room with a grey carpet. Behind him, two white marble deity murtis with gilded crowns, halos and jewelled garments stand on a dark shelf against a whitewashed block wall. The figure on the left holds a bow and the one on the right holds a lotus-like hand gesture in a pink and yellow sari. He wears orange flip-flops.

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A man in an orange saffron wrap and a red inner top stands in front of white marble murti statues of deities painted in green, yellow and orange. He has a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair tied back, and he gazes to the side. The large standing statue on the right has a golden crown, green sash and yellow dhoti, with its hands raised in anjali; a smaller figure holding a bow stands at left. Small red petals lie on the floor below the statues, and a tiled wall forms the backdrop. Appearance-based cues are insufficient for a confident identification, so the man is described by role as a devotee in saffron clothing.2007-11-07A smiling man in a loose orange saffron wrap and a red waist cloth stands on a grey carpeted floor beside a row of painted white and coloured deity statues on a raised black platform. A small red dot marks his forehead. Behind the statues, a man in a cap and other workers are partly visible near a red scissor lift. The statues include a monkey-faced figure with a green crown, and figures in yellow, pink and green garments with gold crowns, with a larger standing figure in green and yellow at the right. The setting appears to be a temple under construction, with bare concrete block walls.2007-11-07A man in a flowing orange robe and red inner garment stands on a grey carpet in a bare industrial-style hall, gesturing upward with both hands near his head while smiling. Along the right wall on a black platform stands a row of painted white statues with colourful garments, gold crowns and jewellery, including a tall figure in yellow dhoti with a green sash and a pink-saried female figure. Behind him, workers and machinery are visible at the left edge, and red and yellow hoses lie on the floor.2007-11-07A standing man in an orange saffron wrap and orange dhoti, with a red undergarment visible at the waist, stands barefoot on a grey carpeted floor in a plain white-walled room. His hair is pulled back and he looks to the side with hands on his hips. Beside him on the left stands a white marble statue of Hanuman holding a green mountain, and on the right a white statue of a deity holding a bow, with gold and green ornamentation. Coiled grey and yellow straps lie on the floor at left.2007-11-07A smiling man stands barefoot on grey carpet in front of a light wall, wearing an orange turban with a red bindi and a sleeveless orange robe draped over one shoulder. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant and holds his hands clasped at his waist. Behind him, two gilded, gold-embroidered deity murti stand on a black-topped pedestal, one holding a bow and the other a staff. A partially visible person in white stands at the right edge. The wall shows a blue-purple logo with a white bird. Appearance-based candidate present with several cues: orange turban, saffron robe and gold necklace, so described as a person in person.A photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes standing on grey carpet in a plain room with a white block wall and a dark low platform behind them. On the platform sit white marble deity murtis with gold crowns. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a loose orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala, and stands on orange sandals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with red borders and a red-banded shawl stands with hands folded, wearing glasses and a tilak. A white cloth lies in the foreground. A third orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge.2007-11-07A photograph of a temple interior with a man standing barefoot on a grey carpet at right, wearing an orange-saffron wrap over a red sleeveless undergarment, with long dark hair swept back and a smile. Behind him are several white marble seated deity murti statues, some with gold ornaments and one wearing a teal headdress, displayed on a black-draped shelf above a gold-coloured pedestal stand. A partially visible person in orange-yellow robes stands at the far left edge. The wall is light grey concrete block.2007-11-07November 09 20072007-11-09A man with long dark hair walks barefoot along a woven mat with blue edging in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone deity murtis, a seated stone bull draped with a marigold garland on a red pedestal, a small brass kalasha near a fire pit, and a hanging striped cloth banner. Palm trees and an open sky frame the scene.2010-10-16A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual at a shrine of painted deity murti in yellow and gold garments with tall crowns. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with white sacred ash on his arms stands at center, reaching toward the deities and holding a red cloth or garland at their feet. To the left, another man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a person in white sits partly visible at the far left. A seated figure in orange with gold necklaces sits at lower left, and a small kalasha-like brass vessel rests at the base of the shrine. Physical people visible: about five.2007-11-09July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with white ash marks on the arms, leaning forward with hands extended to offer a red flower and an orange cloth to a row of large white deity murti. The murti wear gold crowns, yellow and pink embroidered garments, and garlands of white and multicoloured flowers; one holds a bow and another a weapon. Behind, two younger people in orange robes stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and a seated man in orange with a beaded necklace watches. A fourth person in pink and white sits at the left edge. White walls and a small elephant-form murti with garland complete the scene.2007-11-09