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January 01 2009

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A photograph taken under a white tent canopy at an outdoor ceremony. In the foreground a seated figure with long dark hair wears a golden crown with a large sunburst disc, a cream wrap and a white-and-yellow flower garland. Beside them, a standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a green palm-leaf fan toward a large framed mirror-like panel. Reflected in the framed panel, a seated figure in a cream wrap and red-and-white flower garlands sits before an ornate gold crown and halo arrangement. Behind, another bearded man in orange stands, and seated devotees in yellow shawls and white attire sit on red carpet with brass ritual vessels at the left edge. Red and white flower garlands and draped fabric surround the scene.2009-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a decorated tent. A seated figure on the right wears a tall gold crown with a fan-like ornament, a cream-white shawl and a large garland of white and yellow flowers. Beside him, two standing men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a full beard. In the left foreground, a person in orange sits with hands folded near a wooden-framed mirror-like panel holding a deity murti bedecked with yellow and red flower garlands. Red and pink draped fabric and white cloth frame the tent behind them.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor tented event with white and red draped canopy. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man wearing an ornate gold crown with a dark feather plume and a large white-and-yellow flower garland stands in orange cloth, extending his arm toward a large framed mirror. In the mirror a man in a gold crown, red and white flower garlands and gold necklaces is reflected, with yellow marigold decorations around the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a stone-walled hall. In the centre, an elderly man with white hair and white sandalwood marks on his forehead wears a tall gold crown, a white flower garland with red flowers, a gold chain and a saffron cloth, and stands before a bowing figure. That bowing figure wears a golden crown and a saffron-orange brocade shawl, and is leaning forward with the older man's hand near the shawl. Behind them stand several saffron-clad attendants with tilak marks and beaded necklaces, one in a gold-trimmed crown, and a gold ornate panel stands at the left. On the right, a man in white with folded hands watches, and a cameraman is partly visible at the edge.2012-04-29A photograph inside a temple with a gilded throne-like seat draped in red and white flower garlands, under a canopy of orange and white marigold garlands. A smiling man in orange saffron robes and a gold necklace with a pendant sits on the seat, while another person in red and gold cloth presses a red and gold cloth turban onto his head. To the left, a man with long dark hair and a full beard wears an orange robe and a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in red garlands stands at the edge. Foreground shows a man in an orange shawl and a woman seen from behind, with a brass trident on the floor and a colourful painted wall in the background.2009-07-09Two men in white dhotis and red-and-gold turbans stand at either side of a golden-faced deity murti seated on a gold throne with a dark embroidered backdrop. Each man wears a white shawl over bare chest, wears a white flower garland, and holds a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. The murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland, and a saffron-gold cloth, with one hand raised in abhaya mudra. A third person in a red turban and rudraksha garland is partly visible behind the left man, and a decorated figure appears at the far right edge. The men appear to be standing near the murti during a ceremonial moment.2014-05-10Two men in a gilded temple-style room. An older man with a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with an orange-red lower garment, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and a gold necklace, wears an ornate gold crown and raises his right hand with rings to bless the head of a younger man kneeling before him. The younger man has his hands folded in namaste, smiles, wears an ornate gold crown, a white garland, an orange-red robe, gold bangles and a small ear device. Behind them stands a gold-embossed throne and a framed portrait of a woman with a white-marked forehead, and a second man in white clothes and gold necklace is visible in the background.2012-04-29January 01 20092009-01-01December 23 20162016-12-23