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January 08 2018

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A ceremonial abhishekam scene on a silver throne (peetha) with an ornate silver backrest. A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, an ochre-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, eyes closed. Before him stands a large silver bowl filled with yellow flower petals. Several women in white and cream traditional saris with gold borders kneel and stand around him, one pouring or offering from a small vessel, others gesturing toward him. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest kneels at the left edge near a silver lion-head armrest. A colourful painted deity murti with a crown stands at the upper left. A copper vessel sits on the floor at right.2018-01-08A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a deity murti on each side. A bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver peetha-style throne in front of an ornate silver backdrop, wearing a rust-orange cloth. Two kneeling priests in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse perform a puja, one holding a brass bowl of yellow flowers. A woman in a purple sari and a hairnet stands at the right holding offerings, and an older woman in white and orange kneels behind the throne. Several other people, including a woman in a hairnet, stand at the edges.2018-01-08Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground two women in white and cream saris with pale yellow blouses kneel on a white cloth, one arranging stacked palm-leaf or paper sheets and the other handling a small leaf plate. A bronze bowl of yellow flowers sits in front of a seated man in an orange-red cloth with white tripundra markings and beads. Behind them an older bald man in white, wearing a saffron cloth and gold necklace, stands with hands folded. A woman in a gold-brown kurta bends forward at right, and a woman in a purple sari is partly visible. A silver-framed shrine and painted deity figures stand in the background.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 30 20162016-01-30January 08 20182018-01-08October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph, rotated sideways, of a seated man on a large ornate gold-and-red throne at the centre. He wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with hands folded in front of him. Several people in white and yellow-green clothing, some with long hair, bend or kneel at the throne's sides and below it. Behind the throne is a large backdrop printed with an ornate temple gopuram-style architecture and a deity figure with garlands and a kalasha. A bright light flare appears on the right edge.2010-10-23