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A seated woman with hair in a bun, wearing a tiger-striped garment, an orange-brown skirt and a white flower garland, sits on a red and gold cloth beside tiger-print fabric and brass oil lamps. A standing elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a folded white cloth and watches. Two people kneel in front of her: one in a light green shirt and glasses, the other with shaved head in white, bending over a brass vessel. Red curtains and a wall with a small blue sign form the backdrop.

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A seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun, bare-chested under a tiger-striped garment, wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces and a tiger-striped wrap, and sits on a low dark dais with a metal-tipped staff and a wooden tray at his side. A kneeling man in a white shirt and red shawl sits before him with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala kneels, and several women in white and red shawls stand with folded hands near red curtains and an air conditioning unit.2013-11-18January 11 20132013-01-11January 11 20132013-01-11A seated man with long dark hair tied up, wearing a tiger-striped garment, a rudraksha mala with large beads and a red-and-gold ornamented necklace, smiles and presses his palms together in greeting. Opposite him, a bearded man in a white shirt and red shawl kneels with palms joined in namaskar. Between them rests a golden ceremonial staff and a brass tray with fruit. Behind them, several people in white and red shawls stand with hands folded near a red curtain and a floor fan.2013-11-18A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in an indoor hall. A seated figure with hair in a topknot, bare-shouldered, wears a striped tiger-print wrap in cream and black, a long white bead necklace, and rust-orange trousers; a vertical white mark is on the forehead. Their feet are being washed or honoured by a man in a sage-green short-sleeved shirt who kneels on a red patterned mat. A second man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala stands behind, holding papers. A small tray with yellow and orange offerings sits at left, and a red curtain hangs in the background. a person: the seated figure has long hair in a bun, a white bead necklace, and a striped wrap, a distinctive presentation, but the features are unclear, so the identification is uncertain.2013-01-11January 11 20132013-01-11A photograph on a stage with dark maroon drapes and a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cushion. A man in a rust-orange robe with a bare chest and an orange-red garland stands at centre, placing a teal cloth over the head of a kneeling devotee in white shirt and trousers with a saffron-and-green shawl. The devotee bows with hands pressed together. On the left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white forehead mark holds an object. On the right, an older bearded man with long grey hair wears white robes and glasses, watching. A gold-ornamented chair stands behind the central figure.2013-03-26June 01 20142014-06-01A seated figure in a red-orange robe with an ornate gold necklace and gold bangles and armlet places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, a blessing gesture in a red-carpeted hall. Behind them a standing woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watches, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, with a child in white on the right. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff stands beside the throne and a gold-edged tray or plate rests in the foreground.2014-07-24 +2 copiesJanuary 11 20132013-01-11January 11 20132013-01-11January 11 20132013-01-11