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A photograph of a ceremonial scene under a decorated canopy with red, green and yellow fabric fringes. A priest with a shaved head, wearing red and pink cloth with a red garland, holds a silver tray of fruit toward a small golden deity murti adorned with flower garlands. Seated on a golden throne at right is a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-orange garment and a multicoloured flower garland, with hands pressed together in namaskar. Gold ornaments and flower decorations surround the murti.

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April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest and a lion-carved armrest, wearing a gold crown, a long pink-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala over dark maroon robes, with a leopard-print cushion beside him. Two young men in orange dhotis with white sacred ash on their chests and arms stand on either side; the one at left holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated man's hands, and the one at right holds a small flame. A gold trident stands at left beside a kalasha-like decorated offering with a tiger-striped cloth, and a red curtain hangs behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style lamp offering.2017-05-05April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA man stands in front of a gold-and-red throne decorated with a floral backdrop of white, yellow, orange and red flower garlands, with two golden lion figures on its arms. He presses his palms together in namaskar, smiling. He wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders, a long white flower garland with orange and red accents, rudraksha-style beads and a wrist bead strand, plus a white tilak on his forehead. Gold-embroidered umbrellas and silver trishula staffs flank the throne on a stage with gold drapery.2015-07-16A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A woman in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a dark red-and-gold garment, pours water from a vessel over the murti, which is dressed with a red cloth. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver vessel beside her, and a second shaved-headed man in white stands at the left edge. Water streams down onto the stone base as the flower-draped deity glows in warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a person seated before an elaborate floral backdrop of yellow, orange, purple and white marigold garlands arranged in a large arch, topped by a golden ornamental crown-shaped frame. The seated person wears a red shawl over a white garment, a white and red decorated headpiece, a long mala of green beads and layered gold-coloured necklaces, and a gold bangle, and smiles while raising one hand in greeting. Two men in white stand at the right, one with palms pressed together in namaste, and a ceremonial yak-hair chamara fan appears at the upper right. The setting resembles a decorated temple or ashram hall with grey ceiling tiles. The visible person's features and clothing do not clearly match the appearance cues needed to identify a person, and no name tag is visible on them, so their identity is uncertain.2013-01-06January 1st 2013 +2 copiesJuly 17 20082008-07-17A stage event with a central figure seated on an ornate silver throne with a canopy, draped in red and white floral garlands with purple and yellow accents and a leopard-print cushion. The seated man wears a red-orange dhoti or robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and holds a silver staff. Behind him a large backdrop shows a glowing illuminated temple gopuram at night. At left a standing attendant in orange clothing with a red turban stands by an air conditioner unit. At right a bare-chested man in a red-orange turban and rudraksha malas holds a microphone and speaks or sings beside a deity murti. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by cues of ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing.2018-04-25 +1 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copies