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A photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate gilt throne, palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-orange dhoti-style cloth, a leopard-print shawl across his shoulder, layered beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him on a red wooden stand are two bronze deity murtis, one holding a staff, beside a silver bowl containing red flowers and a small silver vessel. A dark textured stone wall and a potted pink flower form the background. The man presents as a person by his long swept hair, ornate gold throne and layered malas, though appearance is not fully certain.

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A seated figure with long dark hair and a leopard-print shawl over a rust-orange garment sits on a gold-embossed throne, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes lowered. Multiple strands of beads and a gold necklace hang on the chest. Beside him on a red wooden stand are two bronze deity murti figures, one with a crown and multiple arms holding ritual objects, and a silver bowl with red flowers rests nearby. A dark textured stone wall and a pink flower sit in the background.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A seated figure with long dark hair in a swept-back style, wearing an orange-red wrap, multiple strands of amber beads, a gold necklace and a leopard-print shawl, presses palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. Before them on a red wooden stand sit two bronze deity murtis, one holding a trident-like staff, with a silver bowl of red flowers and a small brass kalasha on the floor. A gold ornate chair back and a dark bead-covered wall form the background. This is a puja-style devotional scene.2012-07-29A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and leopard-print shawl with multiple strands of beads across his chest performs a namaskar with palms pressed together, eyes lowered. He has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Before him on a red wooden stand are two bronze deity murti, one seated and one standing, with silver kalasha and cup on a gold cloth beside them. Dark textured wall and potted plant behind.2012-07-29 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red dhoti-style wrap, a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and a red bindi and white forehead marks, performs a ritual with his right hand raised over a pair of brass deity murtis seated on a red wooden stand, one with a crown and one with a tall headdress, both decorated with pink flowers. Before him are a brass tray with yellow powder, a small bowl, a metal vessel and a silver kalasha-like pot. A gold-framed throne-like chair stands behind him against a wall of small rounded grey stones, with potted pink flowers at right. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam performed before the murtis.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold chains, a rudraksha-style necklace and a leopard-print wrap, sits on a tiger-skin mat before a gold-framed ornate chair. He wears a tilak on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and pours liquid from a silver jug into a small silver cup on a silver tray. Before him stand two bronze deity murtis, a male and female form with crowns, on a red wooden stand. A gold-embroidered cloth covers the altar, with a brass oil lamp, a lit flame, a small silver bowl and pink flowers against a textured stone wall.2012-07-29A man seated on an ornate gold-and-brass throne in a dark room, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a leopard-print wrap, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a gold earring, and a tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. He sits with eyes closed and one hand raised in a mudra toward two small bronze deity murti, one with a crescent-topped crown and one with a yellow sash. The murtis rest on a red pedestal with a brass lamp and a small pink flower, against a dark wall of studded metal bosses.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A seated man in an orange-red saffron garment with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical mark and red bindi on his forehead, and small gold earrings. He looks down toward two bronze deity statues on the right, one holding a small staff, and a gold-framed throne with a lion carving sits behind him. The background is dark, with a textured dark wall panel at right. Appearance-based candidate, consistent with the page's subject: a person, seated on a throne in the presence of bronze deity murtis.2012-07-29A person sits cross-legged in front of a shrine, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. They wear an orange-rust draped garment, a leopard-print patterned cloth at the waist, layered rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold necklace. Before them on a red-cloth-covered wooden platform stand two bronze deity murti, one with a crown and raised hand, with pink flowers placed nearby. A small oil lamp and a brass vessel sit in the foreground, and a dark textured wall with potted pink flowers forms the backdrop.2012-07-29