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A seated man in rust-orange robes and a patterned headwrap sits in the foreground with long dark hair falling over his shoulders and a thick beaded mala around his neck. His bare arm is adorned with a red band and he rests his hand against his face in a thoughtful pose. In front of him are silver ritual vessels and small silver deity figures decorated with yellow flower garlands. Behind, a white-and-maroon striped platform holds a deity murti and a bronze bull figure draped in garlands, under hanging red, orange and yellow tassels. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a patterned crown-like headwrap, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style beads, cues consistent with the page's identification.

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A seated man in an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap and gold waist sash sits at a temple altar, his long black hair swept up under a leopard-print headband. He wears a beaded gold necklace and red-thread armbands and holds a small object near his face. Before him are silver deity vahana figures, a silver chariot-style shrine with garlands of white flowers and red beads, and a silver deity murti. Brass lamps and a striped white and red temple wall form the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A man in the foreground sits with long black hair and a silver-embroidered headwrap, wearing an orange-red garment, a beaded mala necklace, and a gold bangle, holding a small object near his face. Behind him, silver ritual vessels, a silver palanquin-style shrine with flower garlands and an oil lamp sit on a stepped white-and-maroon platform. In the background, a deity murti adorned with garlands stands beneath hanging orange and red tassels, beside a golden bull statue.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated devotee in a black-and-white leopard-print headwrap and long dark hair sits in a saffron-orange robe with a gold beaded necklace and red armbands, one hand resting near his chin. Before him are silver ritual vehicles and small silver shrines holding deity murti, decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and a brass oil lamp is lit in the foreground. Behind, red-and-white striped temple steps lead to a golden deity and a bull-shaped image under hanging tassels. The scene is a temple setting in a quiet moment of darshan.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in profile at left wears a patterned white-and-black headwrap, long dark braided hair falling to his back, a gold-bead necklace, and a rust-orange robe with a gold-trimmed waistband. He rests his right hand near his chin in a contemplative pose and wears red-orange beaded armbands. In front of him are silver ritual items: a silver mount with a small figure, silver vahana-style figures of an animal, and a silver shrine with a seated figure. Marigold garlands drape the silver pieces, and a brass oil lamp and a small brass bell sit in the foreground. Behind them, red-and-white striped temple walls rise, with a golden deity murti and a figure decorated with flowers in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A photograph of a seated man in an orange-rust robe with a leopard-print headwrap and long, dark plaited hair, wearing a gold beaded necklace and red-beaded armbands, his right hand raised to his chin. Before him stands a display of silver ritual vehicles and figures, including a silver bull-shaped vehicle carrying a small deity murti draped in white and orange garlands, a silver stand holding a framed deity figure, and a silver peetha-style shrine with a seated figure. Brass oil lamps and a bronze pot sit in the foreground, with a red-and-white striped temple pillar and a golden deity shrine behind. Only one person is physically visible.2017-10-08A man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped in a white and black leopard-print turban sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, wearing a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold beaded necklace with rudraksha-style red beads on his arm. He smiles while looking to his left. Behind him stands a red and white striped backdrop, with a silver nandi bull figure, a silver mandapa-style shrine and a small silver deity murti with flower garlands in the foreground, and a lamp at the lower edge.2017-10-08A seated man in orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate silver throne on a colourful striped rug at an outdoor temple setting at night. He wears a leopard-print turban, a gold ceremonial necklace, a rudraksha-style gold chain, and beaded wrist bands, with long hair swept back. Before him stands a silver ritual arrangement including a silver Nandi bull, a silver vahana, silver peetha pedestals, and garlanded silver figures, with brass vessels and a mortar and pestle in the foreground. Temple pillars in red and white and carved gold structures appear behind. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the saffron robes, long swept-back hair, turban and gold necklace, seated on a throne facing silver deity vahanas.2017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-coloured ceremonial neck garland sits cross-legged before a flame in a stone fire pit, beside silver offering trays and a silver Nandi bull and silver oil lamps on a striped textile. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent ornament, long dreadlocked hair and a red armband, and holds a wooden ladle over the fire. Probable Swamiji: he has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a ceremonial gold necklace and a distinctive headband, and is performing a fire ritual, presumably a homa. Silver spheres and a metallic deity figure are also visible.2017-10-08