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September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A photograph of a ritual at an evening event. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange and yellow borders, an orange headband and beaded necklaces holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand and waves it toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, hands pressed together in namaste, with long matted dreadlocks, a crescent moon ornament in the hair, orange-saffron robes, a gold chest medallion and layered flower garlands. A younger attendant beside him, in orange and yellow cloth with gold armbands, also holds hands in prayer. Devotees in white and orange sit behind, and smoke rises near the lamp. Whether the seated figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-05October 22 20152015-10-22 +3 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial court scene in a red-draped hall. A seated man on a gilded throne with lion-armrest carvings, wearing a maroon turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, sits with palms pressed together in greeting. Two silver trident-tipped staffs and a ceremonial mace stand beside the throne. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and an ornate green-and-gold headdress holds a lit lamp, and a man in a striped sash and white dhoti stands with flower garlands at a second throne decorated with yellow and white flowers. Devotees are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-10-18August 02 20092009-08-02July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a decorated hall at a ritual gathering. A seated figure in a saffron-orange turban, orange-red robe and a garland of flowers sits on an ornate golden throne with a gilded backrest, a silver trident leaning beside it. Before the seated figure, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a striped border kneels with hands folded, receiving or offering something over a tray with oranges, flowers and a brass lamp. Behind them, shaven-headed men in saffron and orange garments and rudraksha malas stand watching, one with a yellow forehead mark. A cameraman films at the upper right, and red and purple roses lie on the floor near the throne.2015-05-27January 13 20152015-01-13April 28 20152015-04-28A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold-carved throne with red velvet upholstery, a Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Before him, a gold-trimmed wooden table holds fruit and flowers. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a red shawl and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth and pendant pray with folded hands beside a brass plate of offerings and flower garlands, and a man in white stands by. Several seated devotees sit at lower right. A dark blue curtain hangs behind the stage and a purple bird logo appears at upper left, indicating a ritual pada puja offering.2010-10-19July 03 20152015-07-03