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A 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.

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A 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.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A 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.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 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.2017-10-08A seated man with long dreadlocked black hair and a leopard-print headband sits on an ornate silver throne, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder with a gold-trimmed waistband and a gold necklace, and a red-beaded armlet. He holds a silver ritual implement and tends a cluster of silver ceremonial vessels. Around him are silver figures of a bull and a peacock-like vahana, a silver shrine canopy, a small brass deity murti, a brass oil lamp, garlands of white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. The background shows a temple setting with white and red striped walls and gold structures.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A 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 seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a leopard-print headband, rudraksha-style red bead bands on his upper arms and a gold necklace, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar near a microphone. Before him stand ornate silver figures of a nandi bull, a palanquin-style vahana and a deity murti on a silver throne, decorated with white and yellow garlands. Colourful striped cloth covers the floor, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground. Behind, white and red striped pillars and gold-toned shrine ornaments suggest a temple setting. A person sits in the background.2017-10-08A seated man with long dreadlocked black hair wears a leopard-print headband and an orange-red saffron shawl with gold border, plus a heavy gold bead necklace and red-beaded armlets. He sits on a silver-covered seat beside a silver Nandi bull and a silver shrine with flower garlands, with a mortar and pestle and a silver kalasha in the foreground.2017-10-08