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Outdoor temple-like scene with rows of dark stone murtis, many draped in white and coloured cloth and wearing garlands, seated on tiered steps against a red wall. A large ornate canopy hung with marigold and multicolour flower garlands frames central deity murtis, including a figure with a blue-grey face and a figure in a purple sari-like garment. In the foreground, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a long-haired, bearded appearance walks past a white-clad altar area; a second man in saffron-orange robes stands at left. Silver lamps and offerings sit at the lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, a bearded man with long dark hair in rust-orange ceremonial dress, shown walking in procession near the murtis.

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December 12 20172017-12-12A photograph of a ceremonial setting with rows of black stone deity statues stacked on tiered steps, many draped with white and orange garlands. At the centre-top, a large floral canopy of marigold and multicoloured garlands frames seated deity murtis, including one with a blue body and a crown. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange dhoti and a wrapped white sash, holding a short rod in one hand, and appears to be walking past the steps. To his left, a younger man in an orange robe stands near a rudraksha-style garland. Silver ritual vessels and lamps sit in the lower right. Several onlookers are visible at the bottom edge. a person is the man in the orange-red dhoti with long hair and a wrapped sash, shown in person; the identification rests on appearance cues and no printed caption names him.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 28 20172017-12-28December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene in front of a long tiered stone wall of black stone figures, many seated with garlands of white and orange flowers, arranged in rows against a red brick wall. At the centre, a tall arched canopy of multicoloured flower garlands frames a large winged deity murti with a dark face and raised arms. A man in saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat at the lower centre, apparently conducting the rite, with a sacred vessel before him. Another man in orange cloth stands at right beside a silver ceremonial stand, and a figure in a white dhoti sits at lower left. Silver kalasha pots and oil lamps are arranged on the ground in the foreground. The a person identity is not established from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-12-12January 31 20182018-01-31A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands centrally on a raised platform, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with a bare chest and bare arms, holding a small object in one hand. Behind him, a tiered stone structure holds rows of black stone murtis, many wearing white, orange and green cloth and white flower garlands. At the top is a flower-decorated canopy in red, yellow and white garlands framing a deity murti with a crown and ornate skirts. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels stand in the foreground near the platform edge. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair and saffron-orange clothing, presented as the central figure in a ritual setting.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor Thaipusam-style festival setting with a tiered stepped structure lined with rows of small deity murtis draped in yellow, orange and green garlands. A central shrine canopy with yellow and white garlands frames a deity murti and figures in the centre. In the foreground a man stands on a raised platform wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, a black turban, and a gold waist sash, with a microphone stand beside him. Spotlights hang above and a colourful woven mat lies at his feet.2018-01-31