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Outdoor photograph of a seated man in a dark red and gold-bordered ochre robe with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace of gold-tipped beads and a dark braided mala. He sits in a carved silver throne-like chair, one hand raised to his forehead with white ash markings on his arms and brow. In front of him stands a silver kalasha-shaped vessel on a tray with a small silver bowl and red flower petals. Around him sit several women in white and orange garments with long beaded necklaces, some holding silver ceremonial poles, on a stone riverside setting.

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March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18March 10 20142014-03-10January 06 20182018-01-06March 18 20142014-03-18March 24 20142014-03-24Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a weathered stone building and trees behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears long swept-back dark hair, multiple strands of large white and silver beads, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and orange-and-gold bangles; he sits on a silver-ornamented throne-like seat. A man in white ritual clothing with a red waist cloth bends forward and raises his hand toward the seated figure's head in a blessing gesture. Around them, saffron-clad attendants and a white-clad priest stand, and ceremonial staffs with silver finials and a trident-topped standard appear at the right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial role during a blessing.2013-02-13A seated man with a shaved-looking head and a saffron-orange vertical tilak on his forehead sits in a silver ornate throne with a floral and lion-face motif, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a red-maroon robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and wrists adorned with bangles. Under a fringed red and gold canopy umbrella, a silver trident stands to his left. Around him, attendants in orange and red-maroon robes and rudraksha malas kneel or stand; one bends forward holding an offering, and a silver vessel and kalasha-type pot with a spoon sit in front of the throne. The setting is a stone-paved ghat with steps behind. Several people are visible, including the seated figure and about six attendants.2014-08-01A seated figure in an orange and maroon wrap with a long garland of flowers and beads sits on an ornate silver-and-purple throne, reaching out to touch the forehead of a curly-haired child in a white shirt who kneels before them. The figure has a bright orange-yellow tilak on the forehead and a red bangle on the wrist. Behind, several people in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas and one holding a long silver staff, stand and kneel in a dim nighttime setting.2014-08-01March 18 20142014-03-18May 10 20142014-05-10