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A man seated on a colourful cloth beside a row of ornate silver ratha-style palanquin models decorated with marigold garlands and red flowers. He wears a leopard-print headwrap, a saffron-orange shawl over a bare upper body, a yellow-and-gold beaded mala and matching armbands. A microphone stand is at left, and a yellow-and-blue banner with a bird emblem hangs behind him. Silver kalasha-shaped vessels and brass dishes sit at the lower left. Saffron-clad people and a woman in green sit in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and speaking with a microphone, wearing a saffron wrap and rudraksha-style beaded mala with a leopard headwrap.

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Night ritual scene in a temple hall. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a leopard-print turban and a long gold-bead necklace sits cross-legged, hands together, beside a row of polished silver vahana figures: a peacock, horses and a lion-like mount with small silver shrines, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari stands, and many devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the floor. A red and yellow banner hangs in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A photograph of a ritual scene with a man seated in the centre, wearing a leopard-print headwrap with a crescent emblem, a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets. Behind him sits a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes, and others in white dhotis. In the foreground are ornate silver vehicles and mounts including a peacock, a horse, and small silver shrines with garlands of white and yellow flowers, arranged on a striped cloth with coconuts, brass vessels and silver containers. a person is seated centrally, identified by the distinctive leopard-print headwrap, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and rust-red shawl, seated in a position of honour among the devotees.2017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print headwrap sits on a silver throne-like seat inside a temple hall, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded bracelet. Before him are silver ritual objects: a silver palanquin-style shrine, a silver Nandi-like vehicle, and silver-framed deity murtis garlanded with white flowers. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground beside a small offering vessel and a brass kalasha, and the background shows red-and-white striped temple pillars. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in ritual presence during this temple setting.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print turban with a crescent ornament sits before a smoking homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick. He wears a long gold-and-bead necklace, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets and a wrap draped over one shoulder, and extends one hand toward the fire. To his right stands a row of silver ceremonial vahana and peetha pieces, including a silver bull and ornate silver arches decorated with white flower garlands and red floral offerings. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a copper cup sit nearby on a striped woven mat. A microphone stand is visible at left and dense greenery forms the background.2017-10-08A seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a patterned multicoloured turban and a gold chain necklace, sits at a ceremonial altar behind silver vahana-style figures of a peacock, horses and small shrines garlanded with flowers. Brass and silver ritual vessels and small bowls rest on a colourful striped cloth in front. Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor, and white-clad attendants stand in the background. Dim warm lighting fills the hall. Whether this figure is the person named on the page cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a seated officiant at the altar.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a striped multicoloured mat, speaking into a microphone on a boom stand. He wears a leopard-print cloth turban with a crescent ornament, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, and red arm bands. Silver ritual vessels, a silver palanquin-style figure and silver deity figures sit on the right, with brass mortars and a stone tray holding small silver bowls on the left. Behind him, attendants in white and red stand near a yellow-and-red banner.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08