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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised platform at night, wearing a dark red-orange robe, a large rudraksha mala around his neck and a tall black headdress. He sits before a decorated silver palanquin-style shrine lit with purple and green lights, draped with marigold garlands, beside a silver elephant-shaped seat and a row of black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigolds. A microphone stands nearby and a cloth with bright patterns covers the floor with brass pots and offerings. The page-related name is not printed on the scene itself. Appearance cues of robe, rudraksha mala and headdress are present, so this is a person seated at an in-person satsang-style event.

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March 03 20182018-03-03Night outdoor ritual photo. A man seated cross-legged on a low ornate seat, wearing a saffron-red dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, with a microphone stand in front of him. Before him lies a multicoloured cloth covered with fruits, coconuts, flowers and brass vessels. Behind him stands an illuminated, richly decorated silver palanquin or throne canopy, draped with orange-yellow marigold garlands and lit in purple and green. Along the background rows of dark stone deity murti are decorated with garlands, including a tall standing figure in red-pink sari with multiple arms and a large head. Oil lamps and brass lamps sit on the floor.2018-03-03Night outdoor scene at an evening event with a richly decorated ornate silver and gold shrine structure lit with purple and pink lights, garlanded with marigold strings. A man seated on the right wears a red-orange ceremonial garment with a bare upper body adorned with beaded necklaces and a forehead mark, sitting on a decorative chair with a microphone before him. Behind him stand rows of figures draped in orange and white with marigold garlands. Ornate silver palanquin-style seats, a small gilded shrine with a deity murti, kalasha vessels and brass pots sit on a colourful striped woven mat in front of the stage.2018-03-03Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a Thaipusam-style procession setting. A seated man in a dark turban and red-orange cloth, with rudraksha beads and a ceremonial necklace, sits on a raised seat at the right beside a microphone stand, his bare upper body visible. Behind him stand dark deity figures draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, an ornate silver palanquin-style canopy and silver-plated shrine structures with a silver bull figure, garlanded and arranged on a striped pastel cloth. Brass pots, a bowl and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a small lit ritual lamp is visible at the lower right. Ornate silver chariot-like shrine and a decorated temple cart appear at the left.2018-01-31A night-time temple ritual in a decorated shrine. A single man sits cross-legged on a colourful striped rug at lower right, wearing a dark cap or turban, reddish-brown cloth wrap and multiple bead necklaces, and pours or tends a small oil lamp or offering in front of him. Behind him, a large dark stone deity murti with many arms and a pink garment and red-and-white garlands stands above a tiered arrangement of statues of seated figures, each draped in marigold garlands. Bright purple and pink lights illuminate an ornate silver shrine canopy at left, with silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a metal lamp stand on the floor in front.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03Night-time outdoor ritual scene with a rainbow-striped cloth covering the ground. Silver-toned ceremonial structures stand in a row, including a canopied pavilion, arched shrines, and a silver nandi bull decorated with marigold garlands. At right, a seated man in a dark turban and red-brown dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Behind him, dark standing figures in red garments and yellow garlands stand near a row of decorated deity murtis. Silver kalashas, brass pots and a small bowl of vermilion or turmeric sit on the cloth in front. A decorated chariot or palanquin with red and gold canopy appears at upper left.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a seated man in a ceremonial setting at night. He wears a dark turban-like head covering, a red-maroon dhoti-style garment with a striped white cloth over the waist, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and an armband. He sits cross-legged on a silver ornate throne with an elephant motif in front of a microphone stand. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a silver trident stands to his left. Multicoloured woven cloth covers the floor, with brass plates of offerings and flower petals in the foreground. Appearance is consistent with a presiding figure of the event; the identity is an appearance-based candidate only.2018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall. A man seated on a silver-framed throne with a red cushion wears a black turban, saffron-red robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, holding a lit oil lamp or flame over a brass vessel. Behind him, several black stone deity murtis and figures are garlanded with yellow marigold and red-white flower garlands. In the foreground are silver kalasha pots, a silver lamp stand and a colourful woven mat.2018-03-03