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September 15 20152015-09-15Photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation ceremony. A seated man on a red throne with a gold-patterned backrest wears a leopard-print headband, a rust-brown saffron-toned cloth, a long gold bead necklace and gold armbands, and raises his right hand in blessing. Before him a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti bends forward while a woman in a rust-red sari with a bindi holds a white thread over his head. A man on the left in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead watches the rite. The setting is an evening ceremony with a white structure behind.2017-08-21November 08 20152015-11-08A seated figure in a rust-orange turban with a white tilak mark on the forehead, wearing a bare-chested orange and saffron drape with layered beaded necklaces, places his right hand on the head of an elderly man kneeling before him in a grey-blue jacket. The seated figure sits on a red velvet chair in front of a gilded golden ornamental backdrop with brass lamps. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a man in white stands at the back. The gesture reads as a blessing given during a darshan. a person: the seated figure wears a rust-orange turban and layered beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2015-11-08A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple hall. A seated man in maroon and rust-brown robes, wearing a leopard-print headband with green leaves in his hair, a gold ornate necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands and a red tilak, sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a microphone stand beside him. He reaches out to receive a decorated brass vessel with green leaves and grass from a standing attendant in saffron-orange cloth, whose bare shoulders bear white painted stripes and who wears rudraksha beads on the arm. A wooden pillar and carved temple details stand behind them. a person cues include the ceremonial gold necklaces, the swept-back hair and the regal throne seating, but the page does not state his presence.2017-10-10 +2 copiesA seated figure in a deep red robe with a gold ornate necklace and gold bangles holds a white thread or cord that is being passed toward a bare-shouldered devotee with long wet-looking hair who bows forward, the devotee's head bent into the frame. Behind them a second attendant in orange cloth and rudraksha beads, with white body markings, holds the cord. The seated figure wears a white tilak on the forehead, long dark hair swept back, and a red throne-like seat sits in front of an ornate silver backdrop. Other partially visible people are at the edges, including a person with hair in a bun at the bottom. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or thread-tying moment.2017-09-17May 01 20142014-05-01May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a smiling man seated on a silver-sequined throne-backdrop, wearing a rust-red turban with a small purple emblem, a red-brown draped garment with gold border, multiple rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a gold pendant necklace, and a vertical tilak on the forehead. He holds his right palm up in a blessing gesture toward a bare-chested attendant with white sacred ash markings on the arm and a white cloth over the shoulder, while another devotee's hand is raised nearby. a person seated in the central role, with attendants in the foreground receiving blessings.2018-03-09November 24 20152015-11-24May 21 20162016-05-21March 25 20182018-03-25