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September 11 20172017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesMarch 04 20182018-03-04May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMarch 25 20182018-03-25October 10 20152015-10-10Photograph of a ceremonial ritual in a gilded shrine hall. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with leopard-print cushions wears a red-maroon wrap, a long gold necklace and a white-and-red flower garland; he lifts a hand toward his head while another, a priest in a white dhoti with bare torso and white body markings, stands at left offering fruit from a silver tray. Gold kalasha-style pots flank the throne, with marigold and red flower decorations behind. A microphone stands at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne and receiving the offering, showing long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing and gold necklace. The priest performs the offering.2016-03-28December 23 20162016-12-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace with pendants sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a white headband bound over his eyes. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala. Beside the throne stands a silver staff. Behind them, another attendant in orange with white sacred markings and rudraksha beads on his chest watches, and red drapes form the backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or initiation moment on a stage.2017-11-19A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron robes with a gold-embellished border sits on an ornate gold throne, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a large gold pendant. He reaches forward with his right hand, smiling, to accept a small object from a kneeling man in a white shirt who leans in with cupped hands. Beside the throne a bald man with vertical orange tilak on his forehead, wearing glasses and orange robes with a gold necklace, sits attentively. Behind them stand gold lamps, a gold pillar and a red backdrop; a person in white with a red-beaded mala is partly visible at the right edge.2015-08-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with jeweled carved backrest and leopard-print cushions. He wears a maroon-red robe, a long rudraksha mala, and a large pink, yellow and red flower garland; a white tripundra is on his forehead. A young attendant with a topknot, hoop earring, orange-red cloth and white body markings leans in to offer a lamp and ritual dish. A silver trident and staff stand beside the throne, with a painted mountain and starry sky behind. a person: the seated figure has a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and ceremonial floral garland, and is being served as the central figure in a throne darshan.2018-05-21April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copies