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June 05 2012

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A photograph of a seated elderly man in a golden crown and orange-brown robes, adorned with a garland of yellow and white flowers, rudraksha beads, and gold ornaments, sitting before a gilded throne with lotus-flower decorations. A standing man in an orange silk shawl with gold border, bare-chested with long dark curly hair, bows forward and holds a silver vessel near the seated figure's hands. Other people in white shirts stand in the background. The setting is a marble-walled hall with gold relief carvings.2012-06-05A photograph of a seated elderly man on an ornate gold throne with a gilded backrest and carved panels. He wears a saffron-orange cloth, a gold necklace and a garland of pink lotuses and white flowers. Standing behind him, a long-haired man with a bare upper back and an orange-gold shawl lifts a garland of green-yellow fruit over the seated figure's head. To the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe holds a tray of fruit, and a man in white clothes stands nearby. The walls are marble-patterned.2012-06-05December 23 20162016-12-23February 11 20132013-02-11February 06 20132013-02-06December 31 20092009-12-31January 01 20122012-01-01December 30 20092009-12-30A seated man on a red velvet seat before an ornate gold throne is being anointed with a shower of liquid poured from a metal vessel held high by a standing man in an orange-saffron cloth and bare upper body with long dark hair. The seated man wears a pink lotus garland, a yellow and green flower garland, a forehead tilak and a gold crown-like headpiece, and he is smiling. Flower petals fall around him. An older man in white with a saffron shawl stands at right, and another man in white stands behind. The gold-carved backdrop and marble walls surround the scene.2012-06-05A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated tent with a golden backdrop. On the right, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a red and red-orange bordered cloth and a thick red flower garland stands barefoot, smiling as they offer a brass vessel to an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a saffron-orange robe and a saffron shawl and places his hands together over his chest. Behind them, men in white and yellow ritual dress with tilak markings and beaded necklaces stand near a glittering golden shrine, and a red-cloth-covered table holds offerings. The mood is a devotional ritual exchange.2016-01-03A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers with his palms pressed together, bowing his head toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe with maroon borders, a long rudraksha mala, and has long swept-back dark hair, and holds out a hand over a brass tray with apples and flowers. A bald priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a necklace stands behind, watching. Ornate gold carvings and a gold-framed deity relief decorate the throne, with orange cushions on the armrests.2010-11-10A seated man on an ornate gold throne, smiling broadly, wears a blue silk shawl with gold zari border over an orange-brown cloth, a floral headband and a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead. He is draped in a long garland of pink lotus flowers, green limes and red and white blossoms. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe leans in and bends forward to greet him with hands joined, while an older man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at right and a man in white shirt stands behind. The setting is a marble-walled hall.2012-06-05