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A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron garment, with short-cropped dark hair, handing a small black tray or box to a woman in a cream and blue patterned sari with a dark beaded necklace. A second woman in a patterned top stands behind her, watching. The man sits on a gold ornate throne with a deep red cushion, in front of a pink and red draped backdrop and a red carved pillar. Gold objects and offerings sit at the bottom edge. The woman's sari has a small badge pinned to it. Three people are visible.

December 16 2009

December 16 2009

Photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet backdrop, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over the bare upper body, with long dark swept-back hair and rudraksha beads around the neck. He extends a small folded white offering to a smiling woman in a yellow and orange checked salwar with an orange dupatta, who holds out her hands. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala stands behind her, and a seated man in white is partly visible at the lower edge. a person is the seated figure in saffron, seen in a ritual giving of blessings on the Deepavali festival of lights. The crowd is limited to visible people in the frame.

A seated man in an orange saffron garment and white flower garlands with red accents sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back. He extends a tray to a woman with fair, curly blonde hair who wears a white sari with gold borders and holds red apples. Another woman in white stands behind her, and a partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. A bamboo-roofed open pavilion with a golden decorated backdrop and a water bottle on a small wooden table forms the setting. The man has long dark hair swept back, a distinctive cue that matches the page's a person reference, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed, so the candidate is marked unsure.

October 08 2010

Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and carved golden lion-like armrests, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a small red tilak on the forehead, with a microphone on a stand before him. A woman in a yellow and cream sari with a pale shawl leans forward to hand a printed booklet toward him while he seems to receive it. Behind them, two men in saffron-orange robes stand near a draped red and yellow backdrop; one holds papers and the other has a shaved head. Bottled water, small brass items and books sit on a side table, and a stack of books rests on a nearby stand.

A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, receiving a tray of offerings from a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a name badge. He sits before a gilded, ornate throne decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a golden lion-like carving. A man in white kurta stands behind, another woman in white sari and orange-clad devotees with a red-and-gold textile backdrop are visible, with a tray of fruit and a small brass vessel in the foreground. a person seated on the throne, receiving the offering.

December 15 2009

December 15 2009

December 16 2009

A photo of a devotee couple offering fruit and a small tray to a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne. A woman in a maroon-and-cream sari with gold bangles and a man in a white shirt and cream trousers, with a rudraksha-style mala, stand on the left, their hands extended toward the tray placed on a gold-trimmed side table. The seated figure wears orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair and a visible microphone stand beside the throne. Behind the table stand two saffron-robed men with ceremonial gold-bead necklaces, one bearded and one bald-headed, and a row of standing onlookers in white and green fills the left background. The setting is a hall with orange carpet and dark blue drapes.