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A young woman seated on a tall maroon throne-like chair under a blue and gold canopy with hanging crystal beads. She wears a dark green sari with a yellow and red checked border, heavy gold temple jewellery including a layered necklace and a large lakshmi-style pendant, a jasmine garland, a gold maang tikka, nose stud and a red bindi. A gold trishul stands beside her. In the foreground, a man in a cream textured shirt, seen from behind, sits facing her. Devotional decor with orange and yellow hangings fills the background.

October 09 2016

A young girl in an orange silk sari with a gold border sits on a dark red velvet throne-like seat beside a large gold trident (trishul) with a finial. She wears layered gold necklaces, a long rudraksha mala, gold nose ring and earrings, white flowers in her hair and a red bindi. Her hands are folded in her lap. Facing her, a man with his back to the camera wears a white shirt and white dhoti, seated on the floor. A brass kalasha-style pot sits near the seat on the left. Another person in a red-and-gold outfit is partly visible on the right.

A photograph of a girl seated on a patterned carpet before a shrine of painted deity murtis and garlands. She wears a green sari with leaf motifs, gold jewellery and a headpiece, with marigold and red flower garlands. A shaved-headed priest in a maroon dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, bends forward with white ash marks and rudraksha malas, touching her feet in padapuja. Behind them stand a Ganesha murti and other colourful deity figures with garlands.

October 09 2016

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-embossed throne with a red tiger-print cushion, under a red and gold fringed umbrella. The seated person wears an orange-red turban, an orange garment and a multicoloured flower garland with a red bead garland, and smiles toward a young woman at right in white clothes with a brown shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, who bends forward and reaches toward a gold vessel. Behind them, a painted cloth banner with a bird motif hangs from a red pole, banana leaves stand in the background, and a crowd in white clothes stands under a corrugated roof. a person cues: the seated person's turban, orange clothing and ceremonial throne.

October 21 2015

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back and a golden umbrella canopy above. The central figure wears a lime-green turban and green robe, with a long gold bead necklace and a red thread, hands folded in his lap. Seated on the orange-red floor before him are several devotees in white dhotis and sarees with orange and gold borders; a woman in the foreground wears an orange shawl. Brass bowls with flower petals and a plate of offerings sit on the orange cloth. Behind the throne are tall painted pillars with blue, yellow and red floral and bird motifs, and a backdrop of a deity image with flowers.

A ceremonial scene before an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and red curtains. A smiling man seated on the throne wears a red-orange turban with a red bindi, a long ornate gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and an orange-red robe with a gold border. Before him, a shaved-headed priest in a red-and-gold garment with white sacred markings on his arms raises a large silver trident-topped lamp stand with many lit oil lamps. Two women sit in front, one in a green blouse with dark hair in a bun and one in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, both barefoot on a red carpet. Silver bells hang from the canopy above.

A crowded outdoor stage event with a large floral arch in red, orange, yellow and green marigold garlands framing a red-cushioned throne. A man with a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe and a garland of flowers, sits on the throne, and a woman in a red sari stands beside him. A man in a black-and-white outfit holds a golden trident near the throne, and a bearded man in white dhoti with gold borders and a long shawl stands in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, and a child in a white shirt and pendant necklace, stand around the stage edges. A golden umbrella and a dark deity murti appear at top right, and a purple sky backdrop screen fills the background. a person (a person) sits on the throne in the centre, marked by his orange robe and flower garlands, with attendants and devotees around him.

A young girl sits in a festive temple-style setting, dressed in a deep pink silk sari with a gold-brocaded orange shawl draped over her shoulders. She wears a silver-and-gem crown, layered silver necklaces, bangles and earrings, with a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on her forehead. Yellow marigold garlands drape her shoulders and lap. Beside her sits a large brown coconut-like vessel with a red pointed mark, adorned with a silver face, red roses and yellow flowers, with a stalk of grass stuck into it. Behind her, a blue-and-gold draped platform holds a carved buffalo head and a silver-clad figure with garlands, and the scene resembles a festival tableau. Her hands rest calmly in her lap with a ring visible on one finger.

July 17 2015