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A night photograph of a temple-style entrance lit with warm orange and green light. Two large orange-painted guardian statues with multiple arms and crowned heads flank the doorway, each holding ceremonial staffs. Between them stands a single bearded figure in a dark maroon robe with a gold necklace, holding a long trident-like staff, with a crown-like headpiece. Strings of small lights and hanging bells decorate the doorway, and a brass lamp stand and a small lit oil lamp sit in front. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person candidate, shown standing as a presiding figure with a trident and maroon robe, though the face is small and the cues are not conclusive.

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April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a lit temple-style display at night. A central figure stands in an illuminated niche holding a tall trident, wearing a maroon-red garment, a gold necklace and a gold crown-like headdress, with a face painted white. Flanking the niche are two large orange-toned statues with multiple arms holding ritual items. Strings of fairy lights hang behind the central figure, with brass lamps and oil lamps at the base and a warm green and orange colour wash. The central figure appears to be a statue or deity murti rather than a living person.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a man standing in an illuminated archway between two large orange-painted statues of multi-armed deities with ornate crowns and gold waist cloths. The central figure holds a silver trident in his right hand and rests his left hand on his hip; he wears a deep maroon wrap, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a dark cloth backdrop behind him and a golden throne-like seat. Strings of small bells and fairy lights hang from above, and a gold oil lamp stands in front. Appearance cues are not sufficient to identify him, so his role is given only as a standing figure with a trident.2017-04-20A photograph of a figure standing in a lit alcove between two large sculpted guardian statues with raised arms, holding a trident. The central person wears a maroon garment, a red-brown rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold necklace, and a crown, with dark face paint, and stands before a dark draped backdrop strung with small lights and hanging bells, with a golden throne behind. The statues on either side are orange-toned with carved jewellery and raised hands holding implements, and a brass lamp stands at left. The image carries a copyright line in the lower right.2017-04-20April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a lit stage niche flanked by two large orange-tinted statues of four-armed deities holding ritual objects. Between them, a man in a maroon robe and dhoti stands before a dark backdrop, holding a silver trident, wearing a crown, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Strings of small lights and hanging bells frame the niche, with brass lamps and a golden kalasha-like vessel at the front. The man is a candidate by appearance but identity is uncertain; the page does not confirm he is present.2017-04-20