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Night outdoor ritual on a raised platform. A man in a red turban and red-orange robe with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits on an ornate maroon and gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, reaching forward to take a coconut wrapped in white netting and topped with green leaves from a man on the left. That man wears a blue head cloth, orange and white dhoti-style cloth, sacred markings on his chest and arms, and a beaded necklace; he holds a silver staff. Behind them stand two men in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas, one bald and bespectacled.

A man seated on an ornate golden throne with carved lion-head armrests, wearing a red-orange turban, red-orange robes and a long layered necklace of red and white beads with a gold medallion. He holds a silver tray with a small amount of grain or powder, using his right hand to take some from it, during an outdoor evening event. A second person in orange robes with dark beads stands behind the throne. Behind them are white railings and green foliage. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of the presiding figure.

Night outdoor ceremony on a raised white-railed platform with dark foliage behind. A central figure in a deep red turban and red-maroon robe with rudraksha beads sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with lion-head armrests, raising a green leaf sprig in one hand while another hand receives a clear glass vessel. A man at left wears a bright blue turban with a feather, white dhoti with orange-yellow shawl, and white ash markings on his arms and chest, holding the vessel and a tall silver staff with a trident-like tip. Behind the throne, two men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas stand, one wearing glasses.

A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with lion-armrest supports and red velvet cushions, in front of a deep red velvet curtain. He wears an orange turban, orange robes, rudraksha malas and a gold armlet, holding a folded paper and smiling. Brass oil lamps with bird finials flank the throne.

November 11 2017

A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking and red bindi, rudraksha malas and a gold floral necklace sits beside a golden serpent-shaped ornament and silver ritual staff. He extends his right hand to rest on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-and-dark patterned shawl, who stands with palms raised in reverence. Red drapes and a peacock-feather fan appear at the edges. The devotee receives the blessing in a darshan setting.

November 17 2017

July 31 2015

A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap, with several rows of wooden rudraksha-style beads around the neck, reaches out to touch the forehead of a bearded man with long hair tied back. The man wears a white kurta and an orange scarf with a red lanyard, and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a gold-patterned throne or peetha stands against red drapery; a photographer in white and a woman in a white sari are partly visible.

July 17 2008

Photograph on a stage in front of an ornate silver throne with carved lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion. A seated man in a red-orange robe and a tripundra mark on his forehead, with long hair and a gold necklace, is attended by a man in orange robes and a headband with a white tilak-marked bare torso and another man in white dhoti with a white cloth on his head kneeling before him. A standing attendant in orange, with white body markings, rudraksha beads and a headband, holds the kneeling man's shoulder. Blue backdrop lighting.

2018-04-04 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated man on a silver ornate throne draped with leopard-print cloth, wearing a red-orange turban with a crescent moon ornament, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a large floral garland of white and orange flowers. He reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a beaded necklace, while another devotee in a dark top kneels in front and a smiling woman in white stands behind. A large silver deity murti stands at right.