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A photo taken indoors in a small room with peach walls, a flat-screen television, and a wooden side table holding brass plates and a plant. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-gold shawl and a long white and orange garland sits on a raised red seat, eyes lowered, while a brass tray with flowers and a green sprig is held before him. Several men in orange and saffron clothing, one with a silver trident (trishul) raised, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, assist around him; one holds a camera. A man in white dhoti in the foreground kneels with hands raised toward the tray, and a small oil lamp flame burns at the right. Scene appears to be a ritual puja in a devotee's home.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in a golden ornate throne with carved lion-like armrests sits at left, wearing a rust-orange turban, orange-saffron robe and a thick ornate gold necklace, with a golden staff behind. Around the throne, devotees sit on the floor in white and saffron-red shawls; a woman in green and purple sari, a bald man in white with vibhuti-marked forehead and rudraksha mala, and others in red stoles surround a brass tray of offerings. Deep red drapes hang behind. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja darshan.2015-10-26A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, with tilak on his forehead and gold bangles on his wrists. a person seated in ceremonial dignity, with long hair and distinctive ornaments. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-beaded mala pours liquid into a fire pit in a homa or yagna, flames rising above a brass vessel with yellow and orange flower garlands around. Standing to the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali. Behind the throne, several devotees in white and saffron garments stand with hands folded in prayer, and a bright floral arrangement lies on the stone floor.2016-09-09May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11A homa fire ritual at an indoor pavilion. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a leopard-print waist cloth, a gold-and-coral ceremonial necklace and a flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and applies a mark to the forehead of a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad devotee who kneels before him. A woman in a purple sari and a rudraksha mala holds ritual items beside them. Other bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand or sit nearby, one holding a cloth to his mouth. A square fire pit with flames and marigold petals sits in front, and a brass bowl stands on the left. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the long swept hair, saffron garment, ornate gold necklaces and throne seating.2016-12-05March 18 20142014-03-18May 25 20172017-05-25November 24 20102010-11-24September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate red upholstered throne with gold carved frame and armrests sits before a fire pit with burning flames, offering remnants, marigold petals and white powder on the stone platform. He wears an orange-brown robe with gold borders, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and has a red bindi. His bare feet rest on striped mats. Dark foliage is behind the throne.2013-07-04