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A standing man in an orange-red saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead stands with hands folded and eyes closed beside a silver vessel. Behind him, a deity murti or lingam is heavily adorned with garlands of red, yellow, white, green and pink flowers and draped in gold brocade. Brass pots and a lamp stand in front of the altar on a gold cloth, with a silver plate in the foreground, and framed portraits hang on the wall behind. Candidate matches the page's a person reference, but the face and presentation are only partially distinctive, so presence is uncertain.

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May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph inside a temple hall at night showing a bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red sacred thread on his wrist, standing with hands folded in front of a richly garlanded deity murti. The murti is decorated with green, red, white and pink flower garlands and wears a gold-and-red silk cloth. Beside the murti stand a silver vessel and brass oil lamps, and a purple cloth-covered table sits to the right. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the man is described by role as a devotee standing before the murti.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph inside a temple hall at night showing a barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long swept-back hair, standing with hands joined in front of a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with thick garlands of green leaves, red, orange, yellow and pink flowers, and a gold-bordered orange cloth. A silver bowl and brass oil lamps stand on the floor with a small offering of flowers, and a purple silk drape and patterned mats are visible. a person: the man has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing.2018-05-30A photograph of a temple interior at night showing a standing man in a rust-orange ochre robe with a bare upper body, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and hands folded in front of him as he faces a deity murti. The murti is a richly garlanded figure adorned with green, red, orange and pink flower garlands and a gold crown, set beside another garlanded figure in front of a golden cloth. A silver bowl and a brass oil lamp sit on the floor, with striped pillars and cabinets behind. He is standing in devotion during a puja.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands bare-chested in a reddish-brown ochre dhoti with a matching shawl and a rudraksha mala, palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with green leaf garlands, white and yellow flower strings and orange marigolds, with pink lotus flowers at the top and a gold-and-green silk cloth beneath. A silver vessel stands on the floor in front of it, and a brass oil lamp is nearby. The setting is a temple hall with pillars, a red-carpeted floor, and a standing statue and a framed picture on the wall in the background.2018-05-30A photograph of a temple puja inside a hall with pillars and framed portraits on the wall behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a full beard, rudraksha mala and a rust-orange draped robe stands with hands folded at the left. He is barefoot and bare-chested above the waist of the robe. Beside him a large silver vessel with a spout sits on the red-carpeted floor, and small brass lamps stand nearby. To the right, a deity murti is heavily decorated with thick garlands of green leaves, red, yellow, orange and pink flowers, and is draped in a gold-bordered textile on an orange and gold brocade seat. a person is the man standing at left, shown in the orange robe and rudraksha mala.2018-05-30