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A photograph taken at night outdoors in front of an orange-walled building. A smiling person stands before a dark stone relief of a deity murti with a crescent-marked head. The person wears a saffron-orange wrap, a leopard-print garment, a heavy gold necklace, and a long red flower garland, with white and red forehead markings and gold armlets. They hold a silver trident (trishul) upright in one hand while another person's hand offers a lit oil lamp (aarti) with a bright flame. A camera operator is visible in the lower right corner, and some small yellow fruits sit on the ground. The appearance-based label is a person, based on the orange clothing, gold ornaments, garlands and trident, and the page identifies this event as involving a person.

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March 02 20132013-03-02March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesA smiling person stands barefoot on a dark metal trident-shaped base set in the ground at night, holding a large silver trident aloft. They wear an orange ochre robe with leopard-print patterned fabric, a red flower garland, a dense multi-strand golden bead necklace, gold bangles, and a red-and-white forehead mark. A hand from the left holds a flaming oil lamp near the trident. A black deity murti with white face markings stands behind, and people with white-painted faces press their palms together at the right. Yellow fruits lie on the ground. Context suggests a ritual, but appearance alone does not establish that the central figure is a person. a person: unsure.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +2 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesNight photograph outside a building with orange walls. A smiling man with eyes closed stands centre-frame wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a leopard-print waist cloth, a heavy gold necklace, and red and yellow garlands. He holds a silver trident in his left hand, has white and red forehead markings, and his right hand rests on his hip. Behind him stands a large black stone deity murti set within a dark arched prabhavali halo, also draped with red garlands. A bell is visible at the far left and a woman in a white sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. The man in the centre has distinctive saffron clothing, a trident and heavy gold ornaments, consistent with a person presentation.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesA smiling man in orange and saffron robes stands at night beside a flaming fire pit, holding a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. He wears a long garland of pink and red flowers with yellow marigold accents, a layered gold bead necklace, a leopard-print blouse, and a white forehead marking. His left hand rests on his hip. Behind him a dark stone deity murti is partly visible, and at right two people with hands pressed together in anjali stand watching. The fire burns at the base of the trident, with scattered petals and yellow marigolds on the ground. a person: long dark hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style ornamentation and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page identification, though the figure is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm.2013-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing outdoors at night beside a temple structure with a large dark circular arch behind him. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print sleeveless garment, a gold beaded necklace and a long red and yellow flower garland. He holds a tall silver trident (trishula) in his right hand, with a bright yellow flower garland hanging on it, and has white and red forehead markings. A yellow-flower offering sits on the ledge in the foreground. Probable Swamiji: long dark hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold beads and ceremonial garlands match the cues for Swamiji, shown standing with the trident as a ritual figure.2013-03-02 +1 copies