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Nighttime ritual under a corrugated metal roof with strings of lights and a colourful fringed canopy. On the right, a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-red cloth wrap, gold armbands and a beaded necklace, and touches his forehead. In the foreground left, a fire pit with burning flames and flower offerings sits on a stone platform. Standing priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, hold brass plates with offerings and a lamp. Seated devotees fill the background, and a microphone stands before the throne. Appearance-based candidate: a person seated on the throne; the figure presents the cues of long hair, orange cloth, gold ornaments and a ceremonial throne.

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May 24 2016

A photograph of a padapuja-style reception under a tent-like canopy with a fringed red and yellow border. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a pink and yellow flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding out his hand. Before him a man with white forehead markings and a red garment bends low, appearing to wash or touch the seated man's feet, with a brass dish of offerings and fruit nearby. Behind them stand bare-chested men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and a brass trident rises beside the throne. Fairy lights decorate the background. The seated figure's appearance is a probable match to a person by his throne, saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style necklace; the other men are devotees and attendants.

A photograph of a ritual inside a covered open-sided pavilion. A figure with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and gold armlets and necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne with a multicoloured canopy overhead. Before him, a priest in white dhoti and a pink head-cloth walks past a fire pit with burning flames and scattered flower petals. Two bare-chested assistants in white and orange dhotis, one wearing rudraksha beads, carry trays of offerings toward the seated figure, and a standing attendant holds an offering tray. A microphone stand and small lights are visible, and devotees sit on the floor in the background. The image is a ritual offering or puja scene.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace with pendants sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a white headband bound over his eyes. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala. Beside the throne stands a silver staff. Behind them, another attendant in orange with white sacred markings and rudraksha beads on his chest watches, and red drapes form the backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or initiation moment on a stage.

A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra hood and sunburst backrest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, a saffron head wrap and a multicolour flower garland. Standing before him, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red head cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel over the seated man's head. A second bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with yellow border holds a bundle of white flowers. Seated devotees in white fill the floor, and bananas and fruit sit on plates at the left. Colourful paper lanterns hang from the canopy above.

A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow borders and a yellow head cloth pours offerings from a brass bowl into a flaming fire pit on a striped mat. A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold-and-beaded necklace, white tilak on his forehead, and gold armbands, sitting on a gold ornate throne with red cushions. Beside him, a bearded man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and a woman in orange sari with a mala sits at right, with another woman in a pink sari standing behind. Marigold and rose offerings and brass bowls lie in front of the fire.

A seated figure in a rust-orange turban, rudraksha necklaces and gold ornaments, with a golden ornate throne and red cloth behind, extends a hand in blessing over the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl and folded hands. A woman in orange-brown sari stands behind a gold-trimmed ceremonial backdrop draped with garlands and gold jewellery, and several women and a child in white and orange watch nearby. The setting appears to be a temple-style abhishekam darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated turbaned figure wears a rust turban, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments on a golden throne.

November 17 2017

Night-time fire ritual under an open-sided metal-roofed pavilion, with smoke rising at left and strings of small coloured lights overhead. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti with a green-and-gold border bends over a square fire pit where a flame burns among wood and offerings, with a brass bowl and flower-decorated platform beside it. Several men in white dhotis and garlands stand or sit around the area, including one bare-chested man at left wearing a mala and a shawl, and a figure at right seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a decorative canopy, wearing a reddish-brown garment and gold necklaces. Multiple tiers of orange-and-white offerings sit at the bottom edge, along with a painted mask-like figure. A homa/yagna with seated devotees and kalasha-style decorations is visible in the background.