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A photograph inside a shrine niche with blue-grey walls and painted gold-and-red scrollwork at the edges. A smiling figure in a deep red-maroon robe with gold stripes and a red turban waves one raised arm, wearing a white and orange marigold garland and a long rudraksha mala. Behind, a deity murti in gold ornaments and a crown sits among white and pink flower garlands on a gold cloth, with a Shivalingam in front. A white-clad attendant with a white headcloth holds a silver tray and plate at right, with smoke or incense haze filling the air.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19A smiling man in a red-orange turban, red-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala waves at the camera while wearing a white and orange garland. Behind him, a shrine holds two decorated deity murtis, one with a golden crown and jewelled necklace and one in red, both framed by white jasmine and pink and red flower garlands on a gold-cloth base. At right, a man in white dhoti and white turban holds a silver tray with an offering bowl, and a brass vessel stands near the altar.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA smiling man in a red-orange turban and rust-coloured sannyasi wrap stands barefoot in a temple doorway, waving with his right hand. A long garland of white jasmine and red flowers hangs to his feet, and he wears a rudraksha mala with ornate gold earrings. Behind him inside the shrine are deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a gold cloth, with a small shivalingam and offerings on the floor. The doorway is framed by red and gold painted floral carvings and a painted cobra-hood border above.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19A smiling man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange robes, with a long white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while his left hand rests on his chest. Behind him in a shrine, a dark deity murti stands in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth and jewelled crown beside a female murti in red and gold draped in pink and white flower garlands. Foreground shows a black stone yoni-type base covered with pink petals, a silver tray with offerings, and scattered petals on the floor. The hand of another person holds the silver tray at the right edge.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +3 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA smiling person in a saffron-red turban and saffron-red robe waves from a doorway, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala. A yellow sash is at the waist. Behind is a deity murti decorated with flower garlands inside a shrine, with smoke or incense haze in the air. Carved red and yellow decorative pillars frame the doorway. a person: the robed figure with turban, rudraksha mala and garland matches the appearance cues for the a person.2014-06-19A smiling woman in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red sari-style wrap stands in a doorway, waving with her right hand. She wears a long garland of white flowers with red and orange blossoms and a rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, inside a shrine with yellow-gold draped cloth, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a metal crown. The doorway has ornate red, yellow and gold scrollwork pillars and pink-and-green carved trim above.2014-06-19A smiling man in a maroon-red turban and rust-orange robe stands in a temple doorway, raising a lit oil lamp in his right hand while placing his left hand on his chest. He wears a white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings. Behind him, two bronze deity murtis in gold-trimmed alcoves are adorned with white and pink flower garlands and jewellery, with a silver plate of offerings and a kalasha nearby, and a lingam-like object sits in a flower-decked pedestal at the front. Petals scatter the floor. The man is an appearance-based candidate; the cues are a turban, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, so the identity is labelled as probable.2014-06-19