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September 15 2013

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A devotee in white ritual clothes with a golden-bordered shawl prostrates on a gold-ornamented platform, pressing his forehead to the bare feet of a seated figure draped in red cloth with a dark zigzag pattern. Yellow and white flower petals and rice-like grains are scattered on the red fabric. Other attendees in orange and red garments stand behind. The devotee's face is marked with yellow paste. a person's presence is not clearly established from visible appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20132013-09-15A festive outdoor tent ceremony with a woman in a cream sari with gold border seated on a red and gold throne, her hand resting on the head of an elderly white-haired man in a white garment with a purple sash who bows before her. Behind them a young man in cream embroidered kurta stands, and a photographer in red kurta holds a camera. Balloons, marigold garlands and a red-and-gold carpet with flower petals decorate the scene, with onlookers in the background and a brass vessel of offerings at the side. Pandit-style blessing ritual. a person not clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-01-01A man kneels and bows forward with his forehead pressed onto a red cushion, in a devotional pranam or padapuja-style gesture. He is bare-chested with white sacred ash smeared across his upper back and shoulders, wears a white dhoti, and has a rudraksha mala and a white flower tucked in his dark hair. Beside him, a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment, with a rudraksha mala and silver anklets, sits with feet visible at the lower right. A hand with a ring rests on the kneeling man's back. The scene is a ritual honouring moment.2018-03-09A devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels on a red-carpeted floor and bows forward, touching the bare feet of a seated figure. The seated person wears a rust-brown dhoti or robe and sits on a gold-carved throne with red cushions. Marigold, jasmine and yellow flower petals are scattered on the carpet, and a red velvet cushion lies in front of the throne. A large garland of red and white flowers drapes over the throne's arm.2016-08-14August 07 20172017-08-07July 06 20152015-07-06A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers bowing forward with his forehead pressed to the foot of a seated figure wearing a red silk garment with red and gold tassels and a gold anklet. The man's hands rest on the seated person's foot, and a rudraksha mala is visible around his neck. Orange-clad attendants stand in the background, with a red fabric at the left edge. The scene suggests a padapuja, an act of devotional obeisance at the feet of a guru. The seated person's face is not visible, so no identification is made.2012-04-01July 06 20152015-07-06