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A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red robe with long dark dreadlocks and a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his eyes closed and a white tilak on his forehead. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a dark bead mala and a white hairnet offers him a small item from a silver tray of green leaves and food, while other women in white and gold saris stand and bend behind them in a wood-panelled hall. The subject is the a person on his peetha, with the attendants offering ritual service.

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July 12 20162016-07-12July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas across his shoulders and bare upper body wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth, holding up a mound of yellowish food in both hands. A young woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a white head covering leans forward to receive it from him. Behind them, a woman in white with a white hair net stands, and another woman in white and a hair net sits near the bowl. A large silver bowl of the same yellowish food sits in the foreground, and a gold throne-like chair with ornate carving is at the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with wooden panelling and a yellow drape. The man's appearance and rudraksha malas are consistent with the page's a person reference, though his face is only partly identifiable from this image, so identity is unsure.2016-07-12May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a brown shawl, sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold throne-back with a gold embossed canopy above. He reaches down with his hand to receive a handful of yellow flowers or turmeric-coloured offering from an older bearded man in a white shirt who kneels beside him. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange blouse and a long rudraksha mala stands watching, and a bowl of the same yellow offering sits in the foreground. Two or three other people are partly visible at the edges wearing white and light clothing. The seated man is presented in a ritual setting, and his identity is not established by the visible cues alone.2016-09-30May 08 20172017-05-08July 12 20162016-07-12July 12 20162016-07-12January 30 20162016-01-30September 30 20162016-09-30A seated man in a red-maroon turban and rust-red robe sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions and golden lion-head armrests, wearing a gold necklace, rudraksha mala, gold bangles and an armlet, his right hand extended forward. Standing before him, a woman in a white sari with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and holds her hands together, while another woman in a rust-red sari holds a microphone. To the right, several sannyasis in orange and red turbans and saffron robes bow with hands raised in greeting, some holding fruit. The setting is a gold-decorated hall with a lattice screen behind them. a person: the seated figure's turban, rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and throne seating are the qualifying cues.2016-01-17July 31 20152015-07-31