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A seated man in a dark maroon-red robe sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head arms, smiling as he holds a white thread across his hands. He wears a long gold-bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, a red tilak on his forehead and bangles. In front of him a person's bare head and shoulders are visible, receiving the thread. Standing at left, a figure in orange saffron garments is seen from behind. Behind them stands a gold-draped deity murti and brass lamps in a temple setting with carved stone walls. a person: the seated man wears a maroon robe, gold beaded necklace and gold waist belt on a silver throne, consistent with the page's reference to a person.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA photo of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion and carved lion-head arms. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, a gold waist belt, and red-brown rudraksha bracelets. He smiles and gestures with one hand while another hand holds a loose white thread. In front, a woman with dark hair and a white hair clip, in a patterned garment, kneels or bends toward him. Behind is a gilded deity murti and a golden kalasha-like shrine element in a temple setting with grey stone walls.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-orange saffron garment sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a crimson cushion. He has long dark hair swept back, a vertical sandalwood mark on his forehead, a beard, earrings, a multi-strand gold and bead necklace, and rudraksha bracelets. He extends his hand toward a kneeling devotee bowing forward with his head lowered; another person's hands rest on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture. A bare-chested priest in white sacred thread stands at left, and gilded deity statues appear blurred in the background. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion holds a thin white thread taut between his hands during a ritual. He wears a maroon-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over bare shoulders, a heavy gold multi-bead necklace, a gold pendant, a gold waist belt, red beaded bracelets and gold earrings, with a white horizontal forehead mark and a central vertical mark. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at left holding a pink paper, and attendants in white and red hold the thread's ends at right. Behind them stand orange and red draped figures and a golden lamp stand. a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a maroon-saffron cloth on the seated central figure, the role being a thread-holding ritual; the attendants are priests and devotees.2017-10-01September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26A seated man in an ornate silver-and-red throne chair wears a saffron-red wrap, a long gold bead necklace and a large orange pendant, with long dark swept-back hair and a beard. He holds a thin white cord or wand over the bare back of a kneeling, shirtless devotee whose head is bowed. A helper in white on the left holds up a folded paper. Gold and red decorations are in the background.2017-09-24 +2 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01