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September 26 2017

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A ceremonial stage scene with a large silver ornate throne-like seat centered before a backdrop of a painted gopuram temple tower under a starry sky. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and sits on a leopard-skin covered seat, having a white paste or cloth applied to his forehead by a standing attendant with light-coloured markings on the body. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread kneels on a red cushion with palms raised. On the left, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border stands beside a garland of white and orange flowers, and on the right a woman in a white sari with gold border stands watching. A tall silver canopy top the seat. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or puja at a temple-style stage setting.2017-09-26A seated man with a white vibhuti line and a dark rudraksha-style headdress sits on an ornate gilded silver throne with floral repoussé and finials. A red and orange flower garland hangs around his neck while a bare-chested devotee with grey hair bows forward and touches his face. Behind them a young attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl stands with hands raised. A decorative trident-topped metal stand is at the left and a dark blue decorated backdrop at right. a person: the seated man wears the white vibhuti and dark headdress with garland, and the page identifies him as a person, though his face and build are not distinctive enough to confirm.2018-04-03September 26 20172017-09-26December 16 20172017-12-16September 22 20172017-09-22December 16 20172017-12-16Photo of a ceremonial initiation on a stage. A bearded man with long hair, a crown-like tilak, rudraksha and gold garlands and a deep maroon robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, one hand raised over the head of a bare-chested young devotee in white dhoti with gold borders who kneels with a white cloth tied on his head and touches the feet of the seated figure. A second man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white shawl stands beside the kneeling devotee, holding his arm. A gold trident stands behind the throne, an orange cloth hangs at the right edge, and a large screen shows images behind the stage.2017-04-03April 17 20182018-04-17April 03 20172017-04-03April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesA stage photograph shows a golden ornate throne draped with white and yellow flower garlands in front of a large backdrop of a temple tower illuminated in red and orange. A man in a cream and pink embroidered kurta with a cream turban stands at the left, offering a white cloth to a person in a saffron-orange robe who stands centre-stage. Two men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand at right, one bare-chested with a sacred thread and palms pressed together. Garlands and a flower-decorated platform sit at the base of the throne.2009-12-28