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Photograph of a ceremonial scene on a gold-carved throne draped with red tiger-striped cushions and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A seated man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top and holds a bare arm extended toward him. Kneeling before him on a white cloth-covered dais is an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with rudraksha beads around his neck, bowing forward with hands clasped at the seated man's waist. A second person in orange robes stands at the left edge behind the scene. Woven bamboo screen and leafy green vines frame the background.

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October 12 20082008-10-12October 12 20082008-10-12A photograph of a seated ceremony on a white-draped platform before an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a floral garland of yellow and red flowers. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on the throne, one hand raised. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows forward and touches the seated figure's feet area with his hands. A second man in an orange robe and gold bangle stands at left beside a bamboo backdrop. A gold lion-shaped armrest and a small gold deity murti appear on the throne. Descriptions of the seated figure's identity are not established from appearance alone, so the person is described by role as a seated figure receiving a devotee.2008-10-18 +1 copiesA photo of an older man in white shirt and white dhoti kneeling on a white-draped platform before a seated figure on a golden throne. The seated figure wears orange robes over a red undergarment, has long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi, and sits on red patterned cushions in front of an ornate gold throne with yellow and purple floral garlands. The kneeling man has white hair and a pink identity badge and reaches toward the seated figure's hand. A second man in orange robes stands at the left edge beside a floral arrangement.2008-10-19October 12 20082008-10-12October 18 20082008-10-18 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red undershirt rests one hand on the head of a kneeling older man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing glasses and a gold bracelet. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red mark on the forehead, and sits on a red and gold throne with a gold-embossed backdrop depicting a deity murti, with garlands of pink flowers at the top. The scene suggests a blessing being given, and the seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold-embossed throne cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance. The kneeling man receives the blessing with his head bowed and a small object held in his hand.2008-10-11October 12 20082008-10-12A seated man in long swept-back dark hair, orange and red robes, and a red bindi sits on a red-and-gold throne with a golden ornate backrest, placing his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes. Another orange-robed attendant with rudraksha beads stands at left holding a red flower. Behind them are yellow and red flower arrangements, a tan woven wall hanging and a red-striped cushion. The seated figure has the appearance of a person giving blessing to a devotee, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-10-11October 22 20102010-10-22August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with long dark hair tied back, placing both hands on the crown of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta and pants who kneels with palms joined in namaskar. Behind the seated figure is an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and red-and-white striped bolsters, and an attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left beside flower arrangements. The setting is a decorated hall with woven mats, orange draping and garlands, consistent with a blessing or darshan moment.2008-10-11