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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.

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September 30 20172017-09-30A smiling man sits on a blue-draped platform in front of a large lion-form deity figure with a golden mane and a painted gold-and-blue deity figure beside it. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style robe, multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets, and a long garland of white, yellow, red and multicoloured flowers, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Two white ceremonial staffs stand in front of him. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge.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 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 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30A 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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30September 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.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30