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A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-brown shawl stands at right, wearing a purple and white flower garland. He reaches with his right arm to adjust a golden strand against a large deity murti draped in red and yellow marigold and white flower garlands, with a silver crown-like ornament at upper left. Behind him stand other figures in white dhoti-style clothing near banana leaves, gold drapery and a decorated golden canopy, indicating a temple or ritual decoration setting. Appearance-based candidate: a person, present in person, with long swept hair, orange-brown shawl and floral garland cues; the page attributes the event to him, but the image alone leaves identity uncertain.

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December 19 20162016-12-19A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a pink-and-purple flower garland stands at left, lifting a small golden lamp or implement toward an ornately decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in layers of marigold, rose and white flower garlands, with a gold-and-red silk cloth, gold ornaments and a large pearl-and-jewel necklace. Behind it hang gold and multicoloured sequinned fabrics.2016-12-19A photograph of a man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body, with long dark hair worn in a bun-like knot and a red-and-white beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold necklace, reaching toward a garlanded deity murti. Yellow marigold garlands with red roses and white flowers drape over the murti and a gold throne-like seat. A golden oil lamp stands at the left edge, and a gold-framed window is behind. The man's arm is extended to adjust the garland. A partially visible second figure in a red garment sits at right.2016-07-19A bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered, wearing a multi-coloured beaded necklace, reaches up with both arms to adorn a deity murti. The murti is draped in dense garlands of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, pink rosebuds, gold and gem ornaments, and a red silk shawl. The setting is night-time with a golden textile backdrop. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is a priest or devotee dressing the murti.2016-12-19A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a dark beard stands at right, wearing a lavender-and-blue beaded garland and an orange cloth, his hand raised over a large deity murti adorned with a golden crown, a jewelled ornament and multiple garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers. A silver tray holding yellow flowers and a bowl sits in the foreground. Behind the murti stand an ornate gold and silver shrine backdrop and an orange drape, with banana leaves framing the left edge. The scene appears to be a puja or alankaram decoration in a temple setting.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a smiling man with a shaved head, white vibhuti and a red tilak, wearing a saffron-brown dhoti and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, adjusting garlands on a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, jewelled ornaments and layered garlands of white, pink, red and yellow flowers, set before a gold-and-silver ornate shrine with banana plants at left. Visible text reads '' and a copyright line.2016-12-19Inside a temple sanctum, a deity murti of a goddess stands before a gilded backdrop, dressed in a red and pink sari with a gold-and-red ornamented headdress and crown. Her face is painted silver and she is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers, white jasmine strands and green leaves. In the lower right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white sacred ash stripes across his chest and a gold turban reaches up to adorn the murti with a garland or flower. In the lower left, the dark stone head and figures of a Shiva lingam or deity murti are partly visible. Gold panels and blue and gold trim frame the shrine. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-19January 09 20152015-01-09A man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap, stands at right and holds a lit ritual lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Garlands in white, yellow, orange and magenta drape the central figure and adjacent images, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine. Floral garlands, fruit and small lamps sit on a golden tray at lower left. A figure at far left adjusts a garland on the altar. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, bare chest with beaded mala, rust-brown wrap, performing aarti before the deities. Two other people are partly visible at left edge, and the altar figures are statues.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-brown shawl with a pink and white flower garland, lifts a golden kalasha with both arms toward a deity murti. The murti is dressed in blue and gold garments, adorned with a jewelled necklace, and surrounded by yellow and red marigold garlands. Golden animal figures, including a lion-like mount, sit in the foreground. A photographer with a camera stands at the right edge beside a second decorated shrine with gold arches. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with white draped ceiling fabric.2016-12-19