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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red robe and matching red turban, with long dark hair falling over his shoulders and rudraksha beads at his neck, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne in front of an ornate gold throne back. He holds papers and gestures toward an elderly man in a brown kurta and white dhoti seated at left, who holds a sheaf of papers. Behind them a standing figure in orange robes and gold necklace stands near a framed painting, while a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala photographs the scene with a camera. A brass pot and a bowl of fruit sit on a low table in the foreground. Tanjore-style religious paintings hang on the wall behind. The figure on the throne has distinctive long hair, a turban and rudraksha cues, so he is a person candidate in an appearance-based sense, seated in the role of the one receiving the papers.

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A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair and a beaded necklace, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold throne, receiving a gift from an older man in a brown kurta with red-framed glasses who kneels and offers a book or document. Behind them a standing priest in orange robes wears a gold necklace, a bald attendant in orange sits beside a brass deity figure, and a cameraman in white holds a camera. A tray of red apples and a brass kalasha sit in the foreground, with a framed painting of gods in the background.2016-05-03May 03 20162016-05-03A photograph inside an ornate temple-like room with a gilded throne. A seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange robes, with long dark hair and bare feet, sits on a leopard-print cushion holding an open book. Before him, a bearded elderly man in a brown kurta and an older man in an orange shawl with a beaded necklace sit and converse. A standing attendant in orange robes and a gold necklace stands behind, and a man in white with a camera photographs the scene. Brass vessels, a bronze figure, fruit, and framed painted panels of deities are visible.2016-05-03Indoor temple room photographed from the side. A seated figure on a large gold-ornate throne with leopard-print cushions wears saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and long dark braided hair, and holds an open book while looking toward an elderly man seated on a wooden bench at left. The elderly man wears a brown kurta and white dhoti, red-framed glasses, and gestures with one hand. Beside him sits a shaven-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a gold chain. A standing man in orange robes with a gold garland stands behind them, and a cameraman in white with a camera is at center. Painted temple panels and a gold trident hang on the walls, a bronze deity murti stands in front, and gold vessels and fruit sit on a table.2016-05-03April 27 20162016-04-27A photograph inside a room with gold-framed deity paintings on the walls. On the right, a man in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, smiling and extending his arm to hand a book to a man in white. A bald man in white kurta sits on the left holding the book, with a bald monk in maroon robes and a gold beaded necklace beside him, reaching in to look at it. A young man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands behind them, and a photographer with a camera is visible in the background. A gold box of fruit and a stack of books sit on a low table in front, and a gold lion-shaped object is at the lower left.2016-05-14A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure on a leopard-print seat before a gilded throne-like backdrop, wearing an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala, handing a printed booklet to an elderly man in a white kurta and cream vest seated on a wooden bench. Beside them a shaved-headed priest in saffron with tilak and a woman in orange hold ritual items, and two men in orange stand behind; one behind holds a video camera. Painted temple panels with deity imagery line the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the turbaned figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala. Scene suggests a visit or presentation at a temple setting.2016-04-27A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a golden throne-like backrest, wearing an orange turban and a long brown-orange shawl with a rudraksha-type mala, extending a hand toward a visitor. Two older men in white kurta-style clothing sit on the left, one wearing glasses, and a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds an open book. Two standing attendants in orange and white with beads and gold necklaces stand behind, one in orange with a shaved head, and a cameraman in an orange shirt films. Framed Tanjore-style religious paintings hang on the wall behind. Appearance-based a person cues: orange turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-accented seating, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-27A seated figure in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a gilded throne with a leopard-print cushion and receives a book or offering from a man in an orange shawl and white kurta on the left. Behind them a man in orange with a gold-and-bead garland stands beside a man in white dhoti holding a rudraksha mala who raises a camera. A gilded throne backrest and a painted panel of deities frame the room.2016-05-13Photo of an indoor ritual setting with a seated figure in a saffron-orange turban, orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and long dark hair, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned throne with ornate gold backrest; a golden lion figure and a golden kalasha-like vessel stand in front. A man in a white shirt bends forward offering a book or booklet, while a bald priest in orange-red robe with gold necklaces sits beside, and two attendants in white dhoti with gold chains and rudraksha mala stand behind. A framed painted panel of deities and a small framed text hang on the wall, with a brass or bronze figure in the background. a person: the seated figure's long hair, turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala match the page's claim, but the appearance is not conclusive.2016-05-06May 02 20162016-05-02A seated man in a maroon turban and maroon robe, with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits on an ornate golden throne draped with a leopard-print cushion. He extends his right arm to take a hardcover book offered by a man in an orange shawl who kneels at lower left. Behind them a man in orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace stands, a bald man in orange sits below, and a photographer in white dhoti and white shirt takes pictures near a painted temple-style backdrop. Trays of sweets wrapped in cellophane with red bows, marigold flowers and stacked books sit on the throne base.2016-05-13