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Photo of a Tulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage with pink and orange lighting. A man with a gold crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland, and an orange-brown robe sits cross-legged on the left, his hands at his lap. A throne-like canopy of hanging multicoloured tassels and garlands frames the scene. On the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl helps load gold-coloured cloth bags onto a suspended seat, while a saffron-robed attendant with a orange head wrap and long hair stands beside it and pushes the bags. Golden lion statues flank the stage, and figures of dvarapalaka-style guardians stand in the background.

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August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a Tulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage. A man with a long braided black hair, shaved-looking forehead and an ornate gold crown sits cross-legged on a scale seat wearing a garland, gold necklace and brown-red cloth. Two attendants in orange and white stand beside him: one in orange with a turban and white dhoti holds a golden cloth bag, while another in orange robes with ash marks on the arms handles the cloth. Behind is a pink deity murti, colourful tassel-hung garlands, a red and yellow pillar, and a gold lion figure at the lower left. Colourful canopies frame the scene.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA decorated stage pavilion hung with colourful tassel and flower garlands, with a golden lion sculpture at the base of a pillar. A man seated on a patterned mat wears an orange-brown cloth, a golden crown, a flower garland and a gold pendant, and is weighed on a tulabharam-style scale. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a gold cloth, while a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala, stands beside him. Another orange-robed figure stands behind the seated man. Pink painted sculptures of deities and a yellow cloth draped with umbrellas frame the scene.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a Tulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a scale pan suspended from chains, wearing a brown garment, a gold crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace, multiple beaded garlands and a white-and-pink flower garland, smiling. A standing attendant in an orange robe and orange head wrap steadies the scale; another attendant in orange kneels nearby. Hanging tassels in red, yellow, green, purple and white decorate the pillars and canopy, with gold ornamental lion figures at the base. A painted deity figure with multiple arms stands in the background against pink and orange walls, and a yellow-and-blue decorated pillar stands center.2017-08-12 +1 copiesA seated man with a gold crown, gold necklaces and a white flower garland sits centred on a stage decorated with colourful tassel canopies, a yellow and red cloth hanging, and golden lion statues. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with multiple arms. Two orange-robed attendants in saffron cloth and turbans work at the right, one bending over a gold-and-cream cloth on a low platform while the other stands nearby. A tasselled yellow-and-red cloth hangs from a floral swing frame above the platform. The setting suggests a tulabharam weighing ceremony, with flower garlands and ritual decoration throughout.2017-08-12 +1 copies