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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim, holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with a red flower, beside a fire. He wears a gold-beaded mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and a swept-back hairstyle. Opposite him, a bald attendant in orange clothing, rudraksha beads and a headset microphone kneels with open hands toward the plate amid smoke and firelight, consistent with a homa ritual. Smoke fills the dim night background.

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February 07 20162016-02-07October 15 20172017-10-15April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesOctober 16 20132013-10-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with a carved floral backrest and red cushion, eyes closed, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace with a temple-shaped pendant, gold armlets with red beads, and long dark hair with a white forehead mark and red bindi. Swamiji (probable) by appearance: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial dress. Before him, a person with white painted markings on the shoulders and back, wearing an orange cloth and bangles, offers a silver tray with white flowers and wrapped items. Behind are gold-and-red draped fabrics, a golden elephant figure on the right, and a microphone stand.2017-10-01April 24 20132013-04-24Night ritual outdoors beneath a large tree. A figure in a red-garlanded rudraksha-style necklace of red beads and an ornate gold pendant stands at left, dark hair swept back, holding a lit flame over a small oil lamp with both hands; a person candidate by visible cues (long swept hair, red and gold garland, ornate clothing) and seated on a gold-framed red throne. Behind him, shaved-headed priests in brown-orange dhotis and white forehead markings hold a metal tray and stand with hands folded in prayer. A white-clad devotee at right also joins palms. Smoke rises from the flame under a spotlight.2013-04-24A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes on a red-cushioned silver throne, with a microphone on a stand beside him. He wears long dark dreadlocks, a white and vertical tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and gold ornaments, and gold earrings and bangles. He holds a bundle of sticks and a small item over a white cloth bowl. A second man in red-brown robes and a red-brown turban, bare-shouldered and wearing beaded necklaces, faces him from the left and holds the bowl. Behind them is a red and gold embroidered cloth panel. The dark background suggests a night-time ceremony. The seated man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role only, with dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments as visible cues.2017-10-15A photograph of a ritual scene. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a saffron-red robe, a long rudraksha mala with large beads, a tilak on his forehead and a gold chain, and holds a handful of yellow turmeric or kumkum powder over a large silver bowl filled with the same yellow powder. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange-red robes with a gold-banded waist cloth, a rudraksha necklace and gold earrings leans in, offering a bundle of pink and yellow flowers. Orange and red fabric drapes the throne area and a green leaf lies on the table.2014-09-13September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +3 copies