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February 07 20162016-02-07A seated man in brown and ochre robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, wearing a thick red-and-white flower garland with yellow marigolds, a gold pendant, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with white tilak on his forehead. A shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth and an orange turban stands at left, holding a bundle wrapped in white and red cloth toward him. Behind them stands a stone deity murti in a niche, with a silver lion-footed stand in the foreground and a microphone at right. Source credit and copyright text appear at the lower right of the image.2017-10-05Photograph of an evening ritual. A seated man on an ornate red and gold throne wears a red turban with gold trim, red-orange robes, a long gold chain necklace, gold bangles and armlets, and reaches his hand toward an offering. Beside him a shaved-headed young attendant in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms bends forward holding a silver tray of white and yellow flower garlands and white cloth. Tropical plants and a fan are behind them. The seated figure has distinctive ceremonial adornments and red-and-gold regalia matching the page's a person reference, so this is a person candidate in person, presented on a throne and receiving an offering.2013-11-20July 18 20162016-07-18November 20 20132013-11-20A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a gold-bordered orange wrap sits on a gold-trimmed red throne with a red cushion. He wears a white tilak on his forehead and lowers his eyes as a bare-chested attendant in an orange-and-yellow dhoti drapes a red and white flower garland over his shoulders. Behind them a gold-fringed ceremonial umbrella and a wall of multicoloured marigold and rose flowers frame the scene, with a gold lion-shaped figure on the throne.2015-07-16February 07 20162016-02-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim, holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with a red flower, beside a fire. He wears a gold-beaded mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a swept-back hairstyle. Opposite him, a bald attendant in orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a headset microphone kneels with open hands toward the plate amid smoke and firelight, consistent with a homa ritual. Smoke fills the dim night background.2013-10-15August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a ritual scene. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a saffron-red robe, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, a tilak on his forehead and a gold chain, and holds a handful of yellow turmeric or kumkum powder over a large silver bowl filled with the same yellow powder. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange-red robes with a gold-banded waist cloth, a rudraksha necklace and gold earrings leans in, offering a bundle of pink and yellow flowers. Orange and red fabric drapes the throne area and a green leaf lies on the table.2014-09-13Night-time photograph outdoors under a tin roof at a shrine. A shaven-headed young man in orange-red dhoti and upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala, bows forward and offers a bundle wrapped in white cloth to a seated man in orange-red robes with gold borders and a rudraksha mala. The seated man, with long swept-back hair, sits in an orange chair with hands extended to receive the bundle. Behind them a golden deity murti (elephant-headed form) is garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers. Yellow petals and red flower buds lie on a peach cloth on the ground.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25