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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne receiving a greeting from a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl. The seated figure is bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair swept back, wearing a brown-maroon cloth and a beaded necklace, and extends his hands to clasp the visitor's hands. Beside them a young man in an orange upper cloth and cream-and-maroon dhoti, wearing a heavy gold beaded mala, stands holding a tall gold ceremonial staff. Behind them a man in white and a bare-chested man with orange-and-white cloth stand nearby, and a woman with a red bindi and a seated man in glasses sit at the lower edge beside a brass vessel.

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A ceremonial scene at an outdoor-style pavilion. A bearded-looking man in a pale white dhoti and shirt bows forward while receiving an orange cloth draped over his shoulders from a seated figure. The seated man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red wrap over bare shoulders, and a thick rudraksha-style mala necklace; he reaches out and drapes the orange shawl. A standing priest in an orange-and-cream cloth with long hair and glasses stands at left, and another in white holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and mala necklaces watch. A brass kalasha vessel sits on a low stand beside the throne-like seat, which has gold-trimmed ornamental armrests. A woman in a dark top sits near the lower center. a person: the seated man in brown-red wrap and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, is the seated central figure receiving the devotee.2016-05-17May 07 20122012-05-07February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesJune 22 20122012-06-22July 07 20092009-07-07May 04 20162016-05-04May 17 20162016-05-17A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala, smiling and extending his hand to a standing man in a white shirt and orange shawl. He sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair. Around them stand several men: one in orange with a gold necklace, one in a maroon shirt with a white shawl and vertical tilak, and a younger man in a peach head-wrap and orange robe with a red bindi. Blue doors and a cream wall form the background.2012-05-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a gathering in an interior room with blue walls painted with peacocks. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth draped over his shoulders sits on an ornate gold-and-maroon throne, smiling and reaching out to clasp the hand of a young man in a peach turban and orange robe who kneels before him. Around them, men in orange and white garments, some wearing orange shawls or saffron robes and rudraksha malas, look on and smile. A bald monk in orange stands at the left edge. The scene has the feel of a darshan or welcoming moment at an adheenam.2012-05-07 +1 copiesIndoor event photograph in a hall with cream walls and framed artwork. A man with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala sits on a brown leather throne-style chair, wearing orange and gold saffron garments and a headset microphone; he leans forward smiling while a woman in white with a gold-bordered orange shawl reaches out to touch his arm. Behind them, many seated and standing people wear white and orange-red shawls. a person seated on the throne, with a distinctive rudraksha mala, saffron-gold clothing and headset microphone.2015-05-26A seated man in a rust-red robe with a brown rudraksha-bead shawl and short dark hair smiles and extends his hand forward, gripping the hand of a bearded elder in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange tilak. The red-robed man sits on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and rudraksha shawl observes, a young man in orange with a gold necklace stands near a painted Hindu deity panel, and a bald child in red sits at the throne's base beside a small brass offering. Another man in a suit and an older man in orange stand in the background.2016-05-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a gilded red-cushioned throne, smiling as an older man in white kurta and white dhoti with a vibhuti mark on his forehead bows and takes objects offered from his hands. Behind them, several saffron-robed monks and white-clad devotees stand, one woman wears a white sari with yellow border, and one monk with folded hands smiles. A carved gold throne back and orange-red wall form the background, with a rudraksha-adorned seated figure.2010-09-20