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A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a large gold halo-style backrest and a red cushion is being honoured by a man in a light grey vest and cream shirt who leans in to touch the seated person's forehead with his hand. The seated person wears a deep red-orange garment with gold border, a garland of orange and purple flowers, and white markings on the forehead. Behind the throne, a white canopy and orange marigold garlands hang. At the left edge, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands beside a silver trident. A pillar of smoke or steam rises at the right.

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January 20 20142014-01-20January 20 20142014-01-20January 20 20142014-01-20 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional moment in an ashram hall beside a gold-and-red throne. A smiling person with a white-marked forehead, a garland of white flowers and a saffron-orange and red wrap raises an open hand in blessing toward a bowing man in a cream kurta holding a garland, who leans forward with hands together. A kneeling devotee in red garments sits on the lower left, with a seated monastic in saffron-and-gold robes in the foreground and standing figures in red-and-saffron robes behind. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl watches from the right beside a wall air conditioner. The face-like appearance of the blessing figure is uncertain and no visible name is shown.2015-06-03January 20 20142014-01-20A photograph in a room with an ornate gold throne backed by a gilded carved panel and draped in deep red velvet. A seated figure with white vibhuti lines on the forehead, a white flower garland and an orange-and-red robe lifts a hand toward a standing man in a cream kurta and glasses, who bows with palms pressed together. Beside them a kneeling woman in a maroon sari bows her head, and a shaved-headed man in the foreground sits with his back partly turned. The seated figure also holds a small silver cup. Two-person ritual greeting setting with an air conditioner and doorway in the background.2015-06-03A seated man in a deep maroon robe and maroon turban with gold ornaments sits on a large ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing long lavender-white flower garlands and a gold necklace with a gold pendant. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a white cloth tied on his head kneels before him, and a second man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands behind on the left, touching the kneeling man's back. Gold drapes hang behind, and a tall brass lamp stand with an oil lamp stands on the right. Appearance-based candidate for a person seated on the throne, shown with a turban, distinctive maroon-and-gold ceremonial dress and garlands.2017-07-08June 13 20092009-06-13A seated figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dress wrapped over the shoulder, wearing a multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, purple and red blooms and a white vibhuti line on the forehead, places one hand on the head of a man bowing forward in a cream sweater with a small blue badge on the sleeve. The seated figure sits on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and a woman in red stand near a pink-walled building with carved columns and a lattice window, and another man in an orange-red wrap is visible at the right edge. The person giving blessing is the a person by appearance cues: a rudraksha-style red cloth draped over the shoulder, a flower garland and ceremonial gold-and-red seating, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not fully certain. The bowing man receives a blessing with head bowed. A kneeling figure in a light cream jacket supports the blessing hand.2014-01-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a temple setting. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a gold necklace and a white-and-red flower garland, sits before an ornate gold throne decorated with gold filigree and floral garlands with red, white and green blossoms. A man in a cream silk kurta bends forward to offer a gold plate or vessel, and a woman in a white sari with a green border bows low beside him. A person in orange robes stands at left, and a tall golden lamp stand is visible.2008-07-17A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet back, wearing an orange-gold turban with a white feather, a red silk garment with gold trim, and a long garland of white flowers with multicolour ribbons. A kneeling man in a light blue checked shirt and glasses reaches to the seated figure's face, while a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands behind on the left. The throne has carved gold lion figures at its base. The dark background suggests an indoor stage setting during a devotee-receiving darshan.2006-12-25September 20 20152015-09-20