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April 11 20182018-04-11April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA seated man in orange and red robes with a long garland of yellow and orange-red flowers and beaded bracelets stands at the left, gripping a metal pole and smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed devotee in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels and holds a small brass plate and cup, while a man in a white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends forward at the lower right to receive the ritual. At the right, a boy in orange robes with white sandalwood markings on his forehead watches. Behind them is a home shrine with a deity murti, brass oil lamps, a framed portrait and a standing electric fan.2014-06-22April 19 20182018-04-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, wearing a black turban with a gold ornament and a red-orange robe. He has a pink and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces, gold bangles and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles with eyes closed. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with her back to the camera holds up a rudraksha mala for him. Behind them stands a silver-and-gold ornamental backdrop and a gilded ceremonial horse-head sculpture on the right, with colourful temple-style carvings in the background.2018-04-20 +1 copiesA seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a reddish-maroon robe, a gold chest pendant, rudraksha bracelets and a long garland of yellow and pink-white flower beads. He holds a white thread stretched between his hands while a kneeling man in white dhoti bends forward, and another person's hand rests on his feet on a tray of marigolds and rose petals. Behind is a golden kalasha-style canopy and a potted plant. Ritual padapuja-style foot worship with a sacred thread is taking place.2017-07-08A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style gathering inside a decorated tent hall. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland and gold jewellery, smiles while holding a silver plate of flowers. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands holding a plate. Seated on the carpeted dais at right, another shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a golden kalasha with a green cloth. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange robes sit before an ornate gold throne and a gold-and-tiger-motif seat, with large flower arrangements of marigold and orchids at right and rows of onlookers in the background.2013-04-21 +1 copiesA bearded man in a maroon-brown turban decorated with a crescent ornament, green leaves and a jewelled brooch sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. He wears a red-brown robe, a purple garland at his neck, and is draped with a dense garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers. He holds a red fruit in one hand. Before him a man in a white shirt kneels and touches his forehead area with a raised hand, offering reverence. Behind the throne stands a silver trident and a gold carved pillar with a figure relief, against red drapery. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan at an ashram hall.2016-11-11A seated man in ochre-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved wooden panels behind him. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a white and red tilak on his forehead, a gold chain, and a leopard-print shawl across his chest. He raises one hand in blessing while another attendant offers a silver bowl of red kumkum on a plate. The attendant, bare-backed and marked with white and red paint, wears rudraksha beads and a dark head covering. A white fan is visible at left. a person: the seated figure has a visible tilak, ochre robes, a leopard-print shawl and a flower garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person. The scene shows a seva or blessing ritual.2018-05-10December 20 20152015-12-20A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, eyes lowered in meditation. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe draped over one shoulder with a gold border, a large white and red flower garland over a rudraksha mala, gold bangles on the wrists and arms, and a patterned black-and-white turban with a raised knot of hair. A white tilak marks his forehead. A large electric fan stands to the left, and two blurred devotees with folded hands in saffron and white sit in the background.2017-08-08April 19 20182018-04-19