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A man sits in front of a large colourful deity murti, smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a rust-red ochre garment and layered garlands of white jasmine with red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. He wears rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala across his chest, and holds a silver staff with a carved top in his right hand. Behind him is a painted figure with turquoise skin and gold-patterned clothing, and a yellow flower garland. The setting appears to be a festival procession vehicle with a blue platform.

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September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a blue-draped platform in front of a large lion-headed deity murti with a turquoise, multi-armed figure beside it. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, a white and multicoloured garland of flowers with red and yellow strands, rudraksha bracelets on his arms and a rudraksha mala across his chest, with a red vertical mark on his forehead. He holds a silver staff in each hand. Gold and embroidered costume fabrics and a painted demon-style mask are visible on the murti. a person appearance-based label: a single seated figure with rudraksha malas, orange clothing and a garland, presented as the festival figure seated before the deity murti.2017-09-30A man seated on a blue-draped platform in front of a large colourful deity figure, a lion-headed form with a yellow mane and a painted turquoise torso in an embroidered gold garment. He wears a rust-orange dhoti or robe, a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and arms, and a thick white and red flower garland with multicoloured ribbons. He holds two silver staffs, smiles broadly, and has a tilak on his forehead. A dark buffalo-like figure sits beside him on the platform. The setting is nighttime, lit by flash, with the figure's bright ornaments and garlands prominent. The man's appearance shows several cues, including the rudraksha malas and orange clothing, which fit the page's claim that a person was present, so this is a person seated in person at a festival.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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair, a beard and a small red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a large colourful figure of a lion-headed deity murti. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and a garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers with blue and orange ribbons. He grips a tall white staff with both hands and rests one hand on a rudraksha-beaded armband. Behind him are ornate painted sculptures with gold and blue fabric and yellow marigold garlands, lit at night.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man sits cross-legged on a blue platform during a night procession, bare-chested apart from a rust-orange dhoti-style cloth and a shawl draped over the shoulders. He wears long hair, a red bindi, a gold chain and many rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, and a thick garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. He holds two silver staffs. Behind him stand large painted deity figures with a lion-like form, a turquoise-skinned figure and ornate colourful costumes, along with flower decorations on the platform.2017-09-30A smiling man in a rust-orange robe sits on a blue platform in front of a large colourful deity murti of a lion-mounted goddess. He wears a long garland of white flowers, red and yellow blooms and green leaves, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and rudraksha bracelets. A white-rimmed decorative ornament stands beside him, and a woman in a white sari is partly visible at the right edge. The statue has a golden lion and decorative gold-embroidered garments. Based on the page's appearance cues of a bearded man in orange with rudraksha and garland, this may be a person, seated in a festival setting.2017-09-30A man seated on a blue-draped platform in front of a large lion statue and a colourful painted deity figure at night. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered rudraksha malas, bangles of rudraksha, and a garland of marigolds and white flowers in orange, yellow, red and blue. A red-and-white tilak marks his forehead. He smiles broadly with his hands resting on the platform. Behind him, the lion's mane and ornate gold and turquoise costume of the deity are visible. A woman in a white sari stands at the right edge. Two wooden poles with silver tips flank the platform.2017-09-30