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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.

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October 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 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 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 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 hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver chair with his palms pressed together in front of his chest. He wears a saffron-orange garment, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a beaded red armband. A microphone stand stands beside him. Beside him are silver sculptures of a bull (Nandi) and a small silver chariot or palanquin-style shrine, garlanded with white flowers, with silver figures and a red-and-white temple pillar behind. Deity murti and flowers are visible in the background.2017-10-08A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a microphone stand beside him, hands pressed together in namaste near his face. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, long dreadlocked hair, a golden necklace and bead bracelets, and an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Beside him stand silver figures of a bull and chariot-like shrines decorated with white flowers, and a silver nandi-style statue. Background shows gold deity murtis and a red-and-white pillar.2017-10-08A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a leopard-print headband wears a rust-orange garment with a gold waist belt and gold necklace, pouring or offering with one hand near a silver bull (Nandi) figure. Beside him, an ornate silver ratha-style chariot with a silver bull and small silver deity figures stands among white jasmine garlands and flower offerings. On the right, a silver deity murti sits on a silver peetha with garlands. A brass oil lamp and small silver vessels sit on a colourful striped cloth, with a small gold standing figure and a brass pot in the foreground. Red-and-white striped temple walls form the background.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.2017-10-08