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Photograph of a ceremonial scene under a white tent. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl with ornate gold and beaded necklaces sits on a gold-and-red throne with a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat, hands pressed together in namaskar. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a bright pink head wrap and gold necklaces stands at left, holding a silver tray with a lit oil lamp, with a silver trident beside him. Behind the throne is a gold canopy decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a gold umbrella overhead. Oil lamp offering and devotional honouring. At least two people are visible, the seated figure and the priest, with a partly visible third person at far left.

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October 19 20152015-10-19A photograph of a seated man in orange-red saffron robes and a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a red flower garland, hands pressed together in prayer on a gold throne. The throne is framed by an arch of red, orange, yellow and white marigold garlands and a gold lion figure on the right. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink-and-gold headcloth holds a brass lamp with a flame and offerings beside him. Gold trident finials stand at the top corners.2015-07-17Photo of a ceremony seated before a large throne backed by a bank of marigold garlands in red, orange, yellow and white. A seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and white rudraksha-style mala, gold necklaces and a bangle, sits with palms pressed together in prayer. a person seated on the throne, with cues of rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces; in front of him a shirtless priest in a pink head wrap and white dhoti holds a brass lamp with a visible flame and offers it. A golden lion figure stands on the right and a red tiger-striped cushion sits beside the throne. Two people are visible.2015-07-17October 19 20152015-10-19October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesPhoto of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall with gold and red decor. A seated figure on a red-cushioned gold throne with a golden lion armrest, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a white-and-yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with palms pressed in prayer. Above him hangs an ornate gold parasol, and a silver trident stands beside the throne. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-and-pink cloth and red beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp with flames toward the seated figure during an aarti. Another attendant in white sits behind, and a floral arch of red, yellow and green flowers frames the throne.2015-07-16October 18 20152015-10-18A seated man in a golden ornate throne with red cushions, wearing a saffron-orange turban, orange robe, heavy gold-beaded necklaces and bracelets, has his palms pressed together in namaste. Before him, a priest stands with his back to the camera, wearing a green embroidered hat, white dhoti with red-and-gold border, a flower garland, and a gold-bordered shawl, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames. A silver trident and a golden staff topped with a bird stand nearby, and a large gold ornamental mace-like staff rises behind. Behind the throne are floral garlands in red, yellow and purple. On the right, a younger man in a blue-and-gold shawl and a garland stands with folded hands. The setting is a ceremonial stage with red draping.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies