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A photograph, rotated sideways, of a man in a rust-brown dhoti and matching shawl seated on a palanquin-style vehicle beside a large golden lion sculpture with an open red mouth. He wears long rudraksha mala strands across his chest, bracelets of beads on his upper arms, and multi-coloured garland strings draped over his shoulders and lap. He holds a silver-coloured pole of the palanquin with one hand. Behind him are striped fabric hangings and a teal-coloured figure with a gilded, embellished costume and yellow flower garlands.

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Photograph, rotated sideways, of a man seated in a decorated palanquin-like enclosure beside a large lion-faced figure with open jaws and a teal-skinned deity murti with gold ornaments. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest, beaded bracelets, and is draped with long garlands of white flowers with red, yellow and green accents. He holds a silver-tipped staff in one hand, and the scene has a leopard-print cloth, striped fabrics and yellow floral decor.2017-09-30A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on a festival float before a large lion-form deity murti with a golden mane and a turquoise, ornately dressed figure behind. He wears a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala across his chest and layered garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, and holds a silver staff. Rudraksha bracelets are on his arms and a yellow shell-like ornament hangs at his neck. Painted demon-faced decorations stand at the right edge, and a multicoloured cloth covers the float's base.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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a smiling man seated on a ceremonial vehicle decorated with a lion-shaped figure and a large painted figure in turquoise and red behind him. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a tripundra mark on the forehead, layered rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a thick garland of white, yellow and red flowers. He holds a silver staff with a lion-head finial. A decorated mask-like figure with yellow and red features is visible at the right edge. Overall a festival procession setting. a person: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace worn over saffron-toned clothing, seated in an honoured position on the vehicle.2017-09-30A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a trimmed beard sits on a blue platform in front of a large golden lion-form vehicle and a turquoise deity figure with ornate gold and jewelled garments. He wears a rust-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a long garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers. He smiles and looks to one side. Two white ropes hang beside him. The scene appears to be a festival procession setting with decorated vehicles. a person is shown seated with rudraksha malas, saffron-orange robe and a flower garland, in a ritual procession setting.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A man seated on a festival float at night, smiling, wearing a rust-brown robe and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a ceremonial garland of yellow, red, white and blue flowers. He holds a silver staff with a white cloth wrap. Behind him are large painted deity figures in turquoise and multicoloured silk, a lion's mane with yellow marigold garlands, and a painted face in yellow and red. A red-and-white tilak marks his forehead. a person: the figure's long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial garlands match the page's reference to him, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.2017-09-30A smiling man with a dark beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits in front of a large lion-shaped deity sculpture with a golden mane, beside a colourfully decorated deity murti in gold and jewel-toned garments. He wears a long rust-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a thick garland of white flowers with yellow, red and blue accents and red fruit, and a gold chain. A woman in a cream sari is partly visible at the right edge, and the setting appears to be a festival decoration with blue draped platforms.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30