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A seated man in a deep maroon-red robe sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate gold-leaf throne with a fan-shaped back. He wears a thick gold rudraksha-style necklace, gold earrings, a white jasmine garland with purple accents, and red and gold bangles, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Another man in white dhoti and a pink-and-gold shawl, bare-chested, stands behind him pouring or touching water over his head from a silver vessel, while a halved pineapple and a lit oil lamp sit on a tray nearby. A digital keyboard stands at the left edge. Photo captured during a ceremonial abhishekam-style blessing. a person: the seated man wears a gold rudraksha necklace, red-and-gold bangles and a flowing maroon robe, and sits on a ceremonial golden throne.

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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in front of an ornate gold-and-red throne. A man seated on a red cushioned seat wears a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap, a dense gold necklace of beads and pendants, a large gold pendant, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is loose down his back and his eyes are closed. He extends his wrist, wrapped in a red-and-orange sacred thread, toward a shirtless attendant in a white dhoti and a pink headcloth, who holds a silver vessel with a netted cover and a bundle of green leaves. Red flower petals lie nearby and a keyboard is visible at the left edge. a person cues: long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beads, seated in a ceremonial position as the central figure, though the appearance is only partly clear.2017-08-07December 02 20162016-12-02April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26A photograph inside a gilded temple hall showing a ritual being performed. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with blue and gold borders and an orange turban leans forward, offering a white flower garland on a brass plate. Seated before a richly carved gold backdrop is a bearded man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, gold necklaces and bangles, and a rust-orange robe, with his hand raised over the garland. A Yamaha music stand and microphone stand sit at right, and a red curtain hangs behind, with a gold staff visible at left.2016-10-16Photograph of a seated man on a gold, ornately carved throne with a red cushion, wearing a white flower garland with pink and yellow accents, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and a red-brown shawl over the shoulder, with a small red mark and white ash on his forehead and a headset microphone. A person in a purple head wrap on the left holds a silver tray of coconut, oranges and fruit toward him, and his hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Marigold garlands and yellow flowers hang behind, with lit oil lamps in the background and a black Yamaha mixer in the foreground. a person: long hair, bearded, gold ornaments and a garland seated on a throne, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2016-12-02A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved arched back against red drapery. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a long dark beard, a thick garland of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, gold necklaces and rudraksha beads on his arms. He smiles and extends one arm outward toward a microphone stand, with a Yamaha DTX electronic drum pad on a stand in front. A bare-chested man in white dhoti kneels at his feet, bowing with his head near the seated man's lap, and receives a blessing gesture.2017-04-26October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copies