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A photograph in a temple hall with gold-leaf ornate chairs. On the right, an elderly bald man with white vibhuti markings on his forehead, a dark rudraksha mala and a bare chest, sits on a gilded throne with a red cushion, with an offering tray and cup in front of him. Standing on the left, a younger man in orange clothing with a gold-bead garland and a headband with the hair tied up, palms pressed together in namaskar, faces him. Behind them, other people in orange and white robes stand, and a woman in a green sari is visible near a doorway. A deity image in a shrine niche and an orange flag are in the background, with a glowing lamp at the lower right. a person: the standing man in orange with the garland and headband fits this description as a probable candidate, although his appearance is not clear enough to confirm; the seated elderly man is a priest.

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A seated elderly man in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden throne with an ornate gilded backrest and gilded lion figures at its sides. He wears a gold crown, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, layered gold necklaces, a dark rudraksha mala, a white and red-striped flower garland, and gold bangles and rings. Standing beside him, a bald priest in orange robes with white tilak and a gold chain holds a silver tray. Another robed attendant in saffron stands behind, a figure with a shaved head and ochre clothing with a gold-bordered shawl, and a further attendant at the right edge. The setting is a marble-walled hall with fluorescent lights overhead.2012-06-05May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a marble-walled hall with a framed photo of several saffron-robed men on the wall. A seated man on an ornate gold throne wears a gold-banded orange cloth, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a gold bangle, with white markings on his forehead and body. Beside him stands a shaved-headed priest in orange, holding a gold-and-beaded garland. A standing devotee in an orange dress with a gold-beaded headpiece and bangles bends forward with hands folded, while a metal cup sits on a tray in the foreground.2012-05-02Two ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions sit in a marble-walled hall. On the left, a young man with a long shawl-like orange-red cloth over his torso wears a gold necklace and a garland at his head, seated on the throne with his hands in a mudra-like gesture. Beside him on the right, an older bare-chested man with a grey-streaked head band and multiple rudraksha malas sits on the second throne, holding a small silver bowl. In front, a man in a white shirt kneels with his back to the camera, and a saffron-robed monk kneels at the right edge. A man in white holding a red-and-gold ceremonial dish stands at the upper right, with a red flag behind him.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall showing two seated figures on ornate gold thrones with red cushions. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold-beaded garland, a red-brown beaded headband, forearm bands and a sandal-paste tilak on his forehead, and sits with his hands near a gold vessel. Beside him, a bald man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits on a second gold throne. A standing attendant in white with a gold chain stands behind, a man in white bends low to the floor at the right, and a man in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual washing or abhishekam, with water on the floor and a gold cup nearby.2012-05-11May 02 20122012-05-02 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11May 09 20122012-05-09May 08 20122012-05-08May 02 20122012-05-02