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A photograph of a ceremonial hall being prepared for a ritual. An empty ornate golden throne with a red cushion sits centred beneath a red and gold canopy, flanked by tall golden ceremonial standards and a trident on a stand. A green cloth runs down the centre of the floor, with rows of brass lamps, banana-leaf plates and small cups set along both sides. Several women in white saris with grey head coverings are working: one bends to arrange items on the left, others in white stand near the throne, and women in orange-saffron saris kneel on the red carpet on the right, tending the plates. Dark wooden doors with ornate brass panels stand in the background. No one is seated on the throne.

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October 23 20152015-10-23July 12 20162016-07-12 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a gold-and-red throne, smiling, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead. He extends his hand toward a man in a white dhoti and an orange-patterned shawl who bows and offers a small item on a banana-leaf plate in front of a silver bowl. Behind them a woman in a white head covering and a woman in a red-bordered sari stand near a red-draped table with books and offerings. The sign on the wall reads 'No Smoking, No Videography, No Photography, No Mobile Camera, No Audio Recording'. The setting is an initiation or puja-style ritual with banana leaves and a silver vessel.2015-07-15Indoor photograph of a formal ritual gathering in a hall with red walls and white-lit trees, where white-clad devotees wearing red shawls sit in rows on mats and women in orange saris sit at a long line of banana-leaf plates with small cups. A large golden throne with a seated figure in orange draped in a garland stands before a decorative silver tree. Beside it, a standing figure in white robes holds a bowl near a glass display. Two men in white robes stand at the far right, and monks in orange and saffron sit at the left by wall display panels. Dozens of people are visible.2015-10-23July 14 20152015-07-14 +1 copiesJuly 15 20152015-07-15 +2 copiesJuly 15 20152015-07-15Photograph of a ritual on a stage with dark red draped curtains and a stage light rig at right. A seated man with long dark hair and a red-brown garment sits before a large gilded throne-back on a maroon cloth-draped platform, holding a metal bowl heaped with yellow flowers. Around him, young boys and women in orange and saffron garments with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, stand and kneel, offering flowers and sweets. Floor shows banana-leaf plates with yellow flowers and sweets, water bottles, and dark wooden seats. A younger boy kneels in front, holding flowers toward the seated figure. Visible physical people number roughly 17.2014-12-28June 15 20152015-06-15October 12 20152015-10-12July 15 20152015-07-15 +4 copies