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October 28 2013

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June 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesA seated man on a gilded throne with a silver trident beside him, wearing an orange-red turban, a multicolour marigold and white flower garland, gold bangles, a red shawl and brown dhoti. An attendant in a saffron-orange robe bends forward to touch his feet, while a man in a red-brown robe with rudraksha beads and a white-clad helper stand behind. A fruit tray and scattered petals lie in front. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the honoured position with the saffron-orange attendant performing padapuja. The seated man has turban, garland, gold bangles, red shawl and rudraksha-adjacent attire as qualifying cues.2015-05-09June 06 20132013-06-06March 26 20132013-03-26Outdoor ritual scene at dusk with several saffron-clad devotees. A young man in orange dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, forehead marked with white tilak, stands at left beside a kneeling initiate in orange with a white cloth band across the forehead, hands folded in namaskar. On the right, a seated figure in a red-orange turban, bare-chested with a pink and blue flower garland and gold-trimmed orange shawl, extends a hand over the initiate's head in blessing. Behind them, more saffron-robed men and a bald priest with a bowl stand near a decorated altar with a deity murti and banners in the background.2015-08-09A photograph of three men in saffron-orange robes on a wooden stage in front of a brown backdrop. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cushion placed on a zebra-striped armchair, hands folded, with a golden trident motif on the chair's ornate gold-and-white back behind him. In the centre, a man sits on the floor with a saffron shawl and a gold bracelet, gesturing as he speaks. On the left, a standing man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange robe with a red border and a gold bangle, leans forward toward the seated pair. A tray of red offerings sits on a table nearby. A printed credit line reads , , which is omitted from the text list2008-06-28A stage ceremony where a man with long dreadlocks and orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant, stands at left while a man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala, lifts a red and gold embroidered shawl around him. Behind them a man with shaved head in orange clothing holds a silver tray of yellow and white flower garlands with green leaves. Orange cushioned chairs and a dark blue curtain with hanging white and yellow flower garlands form the backdrop. The gesture resembles a felicitation with a shawl, offered during a formal event.2011-02-13June 06 20132013-06-06January 22 20142014-01-22Three people stand on a stage before a dark blue curtain, exchanging a tray. A figure on the left with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless orange top and orange dhoti-style wrap, reaching forward to take a brass tray holding a flower-decked offering. In the centre, a bald older man with a moustache, wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-gold brocade shawl, smiles and watches. On the right, a man with short hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holding the tray. The scene is a ceremonial presentation on stage.2010-09-05A photograph of a seated man on an ornate orange-cushioned throne with black carved armrests, against a painted backdrop of a blue sky, mountains and a red-orange sunset. He wears an orange robe, a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, and a gold-bead necklace, and he is smiling as he extends his right hand toward a standing man in an orange robe with a maroon border who holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them a man in white with a yellow scarf and rudraksha mala sits, and a man in a white kurta with a yellow scarf photographs with a camera.2010-02-12A staged performance scene in which a man with long dreadlocks and a rust-brown shawl bare-shoulders sits on the right, reaching up to steady a large printed portrait mounted on a board. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban with a gold ornament and gold garland, wearing an orange robe. Behind it, a bare-chested performer in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala, and a child in dark clothing reaches toward the board from the left. The setting is a stage with warm, red-orange lighting.2018-04-14