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Stage ceremony in front of a large projected backdrop showing a painted Shiva with matted hair, crescent and third eye. A central seated man in a rust-red robe and dark hair sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cloth and a trident at its left. Two devotees in white dhotis with gold borders raise their arms toward him, one bare-backed with a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in a red sari and red beaded necklace stands at right, and a bare-chested man in white with a gold border kneels at left. The setting suggests darshan with blessings from a seated guru figure.

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A photograph of a ceremonial stage scene in front of an ornate silver throne with carved floral motifs and a trident-shaped finial. A man in a dark red-brown robe sits on the throne with a leopard-print cloth draped over it, smiling. Two people in white dhotis with gold borders and red-brown rudraksha malas stand at left and centre, one raising both arms and the other with hands raised toward the seated figure; a woman in white with a hair bun and bangles kneels or stands beside them, and another woman in a red sari with a red mala stands at right. The backdrop is a large screen showing a painted image of a deity with blue skin, a crescent, and matted hair. Four people are visible. a person: the seated figure in dark red-brown robe on the ornate throne, with long hair and a beard, is presented in the role of the honoured teacher receiving blessings.2018-05-04December 10 20172017-12-10May 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesApril 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesMay 12 20182018-05-12 +1 copiesNovember 19 20172017-11-19December 10 20172017-12-10May 12 20182018-05-12 +1 copiesMay 12 20182018-05-12A photograph of a seated man in saffron-brown robes on an ornate silver throne inside a gold-decorated hall. He wears a leopard-print headband, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain and bangles, with long hair knotted on top. Around him, women in orange sarees and white body markings assist: one stands at left bending over him, another at right holds long white threads stretched toward him, and an elderly man in white kneels at his feet, guided by a woman in orange. Gold lion figures and a gold decorative panel frame the background. a person: the seated figure in saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, seated on the throne in the centre of the ritual.2017-12-10 +1 copiesMay 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red saffron robe with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead receives attention on an ornate silver throne. A woman on the left, in a white garment with red bead bracelets, holds a white paper against his arm, and a man in a white shirt kneels at the right, touching his arm. A woman in a leopard-print garment sits behind the throne. A large screen at the right shows a blue-faced deity with a jeweled crown, red and gold ornaments, and a beaded necklace. a person: the seated man has long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-red robe and a ceremonial throne setting, so the candidate is physically present.2018-05-04 +1 copies