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A smiling man with a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a blue-draped platform in front of a large, colourful deity murti of a lion-headed figure with a golden mane and a green-skinned figure with a yellow face mask. He wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy white and multicolour flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, and holds a silver staff in each hand while raising one palm in a blessing gesture. The scene is lit at night, with a decorated lion vehicle and ornate fabric behind him.

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September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A seated man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe smiles broadly and raises his right palm in greeting, wearing a heavy garland of white, red and yellow flowers and multiple rudraksha malas. He holds two silver staffs on either side of him. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with a lion-like mount and a turquoise-blue figure in ornate gold-and-colored embroidered garments, set on a blue-draped platform at night. A small red tilak marks his forehead. The scene is an outdoor festival setting with a decorated procession-style vehicle.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling bearded man sits in front of a large lion-themed deity murti, his hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe, a thick multi-strand garland of white jasmine, red roses and yellow-green petals, and many rudraksha malas on his neck and arms. A silver staff with a carved head rests beside him on each side. Behind him a painted blue-skinned figure in gold and multicoloured embroidered clothing and a yellow floral garland stands on a blue platform. A vermilion tilak marks his forehead. Scene is an evening outdoor celebration with decorated idols, consistent with a Vijaya Dashami event.2017-09-30A bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits on a blue platform in front of large painted deity sculptures, including a golden lion-like figure with a mane and a teal muscular figure with a yellow face. He wears a multi-coloured floral garland of white, yellow, red and blue flowers, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red tilak on his forehead. He smiles and holds a silver staff with an ornate handle in his right hand, while his left hand rests on his hip. A second silver staff stands at the left edge. The setting appears to be a night festival procession float decorated with garlands and bright fabrics.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A photograph of a smiling man seated on a festival float in front of a large painted lion and a turquoise deity figure with an ornate golden crown and a fierce mask. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and upper cloth, a long rudraksha mala with a red and white flower garland, rudraksha armbands, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds two silver staffs, one in each hand. The lion and deity figures are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and colourful embroidered cloth. Swamiji (probable): long hair and rudraksha malas with an orange garment. Night-time setting with lights in the background.2017-09-30A smiling man with short dark hair, a short beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits with palms joined in namaste on a blue platform. He wears a maroon-brown robe and is draped in thick garlands of white, red, yellow and blue flowers, with rudraksha beads on his neck and upper arms. He holds a silver staff in each hand. Behind him stands a large decorated deity murti with a gilded, sequined costume, and a carved bull or nandi figure with yellow marigold garlands sits to the left. The scene suggests a festival procession setting. a person: the man has a rudraksha mala and bead-decorated arm bands, with a maroon robe and staff, matching the page's a person claim.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30