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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a canvas tent with a red carpet. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a deep maroon-red robe, a matching red turban, and layered red and white flower garlands, with bangles on the wrists. Beside him, a standing figure in an orange robe with a yellow shawl clasps his hand. Attendants in orange and yellow garments sit or stand along the left side, and a gold-fringed multicolored canopy stands overhead, with a gold footrest in the foreground. A banner behind carries Kannada script.

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January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12Two ornate gold thrones with red cushions stand on a red-carpeted stage under a large saffron, fringed parasol. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban sits with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. On the right, a seated man wears a red turban, a long red-and-white flower garland and a dark red garment. A gold footstool sits between the thrones, and a man in orange dhoti kneels at the right foreground beside a small shrine-like altar, with more orange-clad attendants behind. A banner with Kannada text and dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015 is behind the stage, and a decorated deity figure stands at the upper right.2015-01-12A photograph of a ritual on a red-carpeted stage under a tent. Two ornate gold-and-red thrones stand side by side; the left seat holds a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a red-and-gold headwrap, whose raised hand is visible. The seated figure beside him wears a red turban, red-and-gold garland and reddish-orange robes, holding a small red book and gesturing. A standing man in a dark-red dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands behind them. Several people in orange and red saris and dhotis kneel and sit at the right, one woman in a red-orange sari bending over a gold-covered box. Behind them stand decorated deity figures, a colourful umbrella with orange fringe hangs above, and a banner shows a portrait of a woman with kumkum and garlands, with Kannada text.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial stage with red carpeting and a golden ornate throne. Seated on a gold throne at left is a man in saffron-orange robes and a turban-style wrap, holding papers. Centre, a seated figure in red and gold clothing wears a garland of flowers and is receiving a gesture from a standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a bare upper body. Behind them is a large banner with a portrait of a smiling woman in a red garment and a flower garland, with Kannada script. A striped multicolour canopy with fringe hangs above the thrones. To the right, a priest in white robes works at a table, and a shrine with a deity murti sits at far right. Two men in white dhotis stand near a railing.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A seated person in a maroon turban, maroon robe and rudraksha mala with pink-and-blue flower garlands smiles and clasps the hand of a standing person in saffron-orange robes with a cream shawl, seen from behind. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork, and orange marigold garlands frame the backrest. Behind them hangs a pink banner with Kannada text reading 12 and 13 with the year 2015. The seated person has a distinctive turban and mala cues, so this is a person candidate receiving a devotee in person; the standing devotee is a person in saffron.2015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial scene under a large orange and yellow umbrella with fringed edges. A man in a red turban, with a rudraksha-style garland of red and white flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, smiling, and wears a dark brown robe. Beside him on the left, a man in a yellow shawl and a seated man in an orange robe with a red turban are seated on a lower gold-carved seat. A younger man in white with a red-and-gold sash stands at right, gesturing toward the throne. Behind them, a banner reads Atirudra Mahayagna, with a sign showing the number 13. The red carpet and gold footstools complete the setting. Whether the central seated figure is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-01-12Three seated figures on ornate gold thrones with red cushions on a red stage under a banner of Kannada text dated 11, 12 and 13 January 2015. The central figure wears saffron robes, a saffron head wrap, and a garland of marigolds and red-white flowers, and sits barefoot on a gold footstool. The figure on the right wears a red turban and dark red-brown robes, with a garland of red and white flowers, and holds palms together in namaste. A white-bearded elderly man in orange robes with a garland sits to the far left on a brown chair. Two decorative parasols with striped fringe stand above the thrones. Behind them, a large backdrop shows a pink-robed figure with rudraksha malas. a person is the figure in saffron on the central throne, based on saffron robes, saffron head wrap, and rudraksha malas.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12