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A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wears a rust-red wrap and a green-and-white garland of leaves and flowers. Behind him is a large silver ornamental backdrop with red inlaid eyes. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti pours liquid from a cup over a silver vessel near a tall silver staff, while a young attendant with dreadlocks and rudraksha beads stands at left. Painted pillars with orange and green tones frame the background.

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February 25 20182018-02-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold crown-style turban and a green-and-white flower garland, smiling as two women in cream and gold saris bend toward him. Behind him rises a large silver cobra hood with red stone eyes. At left, a man with a silver trident and rudraksha malas kneels beside a silver tray stand holding a metal cup. A painted deity figure with raised hands appears in the background, and a wall of carved wooden panels frames the stage.2018-02-25April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12May 19 20182018-05-19April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair wound into a high topknot, adorned with rudraksha beads, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a red-brown saffron-toned robe. He wears a green and white flower garland with red roses, a gold chain, and rudraksha bracelets, and sits smiling with eyes closed before an ornate silver throne with red gemstone inlays. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl, bare-backed and marked with white ash lines, bows forward while another attendant in white robes and rudraksha bracelets rests a hand on his back. The attendant gesture suggests a blessing or honouring ritual.2018-02-25April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and gold earrings and necklace placing his right hand on the forehead of a bearded devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl, while holding the devotee's neck with his left hand. The devotee has his eyes closed in a blessing moment. Behind them, a blurred orange-robed figure stands near red drapes and colourful decorations, and gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person (long dreadlocks, gold ornaments, bare chest with a saffron cloth) giving a blessing to a devotee during a puja setting.2017-09-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20182018-04-23