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A smiling man stands on a raised stage with ornate turquoise and gold architectural backdrop, holding a silver staff with a decorative top. He wears a rust-brown sleeveless garment with a matching wrap, a large rudraksha mala necklace with a silver heart-shaped pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arm. He has long swept-back hair, a white forehead marking, and a small gold earring. Leopard-print cushions and a carved wooden seat sit behind him, with floral arrangements and smoke in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person on stage given rudraksha malas and a distinctive ceremonial staff.

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July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A standing man on a stage in front of an ornate golden-and-teal backdrop with carved panels. He wears a rust-maroon sleeveless tunic and dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha mala and a silver heart-shaped pendant, plus rudraksha armlets. He holds a tall silver staff with a T-shaped handle and a leopard-print cushioned seat stands behind him. White tripundra marks adorn his forehead, and soft pink flowers sit in the foreground.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A man stands on a stage in front of an ornate, colourfully lit backdrop with carved pillars and a wooden door. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top, matching dhoti-style lower garment and draped sash, with rudraksha malas around his neck and arms and a silver pendant. He holds a long silver staff with a T-shaped handle and smiles. Behind him is a carved wooden throne with leopard-print cushions, and blurred flowers appear in the foreground. Appearance-based label: a person, with long hair swept back, a white forehead mark, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial silver staff, shown in person.2017-07-11A man in a maroon-red sleeveless kurta and wrap stands on a stage beside an ornate carved wooden throne draped with leopard-print cushions. He wears rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, a silver pendant and a gold chain, and has white tripundra ash marks with a red bindi on his forehead. His long hair is swept back. He rests one hand on a tall silver staff with a decorative top. Behind him a painted backdrop shows colourful temple pillars, and white smoke drifts across the lower stage in front of blurred white flowers.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A photograph of a man standing on a raised stage beside an ornate wooden dais with leopard-print cushions. He wears a rust-red sleeveless tunic and dhoti-style wrap with rudraksha bead necklaces and armbands, a white heart-shaped pendant, and a gold chain. He has long dreadlocked hair tied up, a white forehead marking, and holds a silver staff with his right hand while smiling. In the foreground a golden ornamented figure with a red headpiece is partly visible amid smoke, with a floral arrangement at the lower left and a teal-lit backdrop of carved temple figures behind him.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A smiling man stands on a stage in a rust-brown sleeveless kurta with a dhoti-style wrap, a sash tied at the waist, and a heavy rudraksha mala with a silver heart-shaped pendant. He wears a white tilak with a red bindi, a silver ceremonial necklace, and rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrist. He holds a tall silver staff with an ornate curved handle. Behind him is a leopard-print-upholstered ornate wooden seat and a teal-lit painted backdrop of a deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments. A brass kalasha-like ritual vessel and rising smoke sit in the foreground.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11