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A photograph of a ceremonial welcome inside a temple hall with gold-toned stone walls. A man kneels in an orange-red brocade shawl and a gold crown, hands folded in anjali, smiling. Facing him stands an elderly man in a gold crown, white flower garland with red blossoms, a heavy gold-beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange dhoti, holding his hands together and touching a ritual object. Behind them two saffron-robed attendants wear beaded necklaces, and a golden ornate throne or palanquin panel stands at left. A man in white clothes with folded hands stands at right. The scene shows a formal welcome or honouring ritual.

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Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style hall with a golden ornate backrest and warm stone walls. A seated man in a gold crown and orange-red silk shawl with gold embroidery is being honoured by an older man in a tall gold crown, white flower garland, gold necklaces and orange robe, who reaches toward him with his hand on the shawl. Behind them stands an attendant in orange with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces. On the right a man in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace watches, and cameras are raised at the edge of the frame. The older man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role only.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a stone-walled hall. In the centre, an elderly man with white hair and white sandalwood marks on his forehead wears a tall gold crown, a white flower garland with red flowers, a gold chain and a saffron cloth, and stands before a bowing figure. That bowing figure wears a golden crown and a saffron-orange brocade shawl, and is leaning forward with the older man's hand near the shawl. Behind them stand several saffron-clad attendants with tilak marks and beaded necklaces, one in a gold-trimmed crown, and a gold ornate panel stands at the left. On the right, a man in white with folded hands watches, and a cameraman is partly visible at the edge.2012-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial welcome inside a temple with pale stone walls. An elderly saffron-robed priest wearing an ornate gold crown and a long white flower garland places his hand on the head of a younger man who bows with palms pressed together and wears a gold crown and an orange-red brocade shawl. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments stand near a gold ceremonial pillar, and a man in white with folded hands stands at right beside a camera.2012-04-29Photograph of a seated figure in a golden ornate crown, with white and red flower garlands and a heavy gold chain, sitting before a large gilded throne with a golden sunburst backdrop. Beside him a younger man in a golden crown and rust-orange robes, also garlanded, sits on a gilded seat. Several saffron-robed men with shaved heads, gold beads and tilak stand in the background against a marble wall.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29Two men in a gilded temple-style room. An older man with a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with an orange-red lower garment, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and a gold necklace, wears an ornate gold crown and raises his right hand with rings to bless the head of a younger man kneeling before him. The younger man has his hands folded in namaste, smiles, wears an ornate gold crown, a white garland, an orange-red robe, gold bangles and a small ear device. Behind them stands a gold-embossed throne and a framed portrait of a woman with a white-marked forehead, and a second man in white clothes and gold necklace is visible in the background.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29Indoor ceremonial scene before a pale marble wall. A seated man in a golden ornate crown with a fan-like back and a white jasmine garland with red flowers smiles, holding a silver staff topped with a bird figure. Beside him a standing elderly man in a golden jewelled crown, white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold beaded necklaces places his hand on the seated man's head in a blessing. A third man with a shaved head and orange robe stands behind, with white and red forehead markings. The seated man wears orange cloth and gold armlets. This appears to be a coronation-style blessing ceremony.2012-04-29A photograph inside a stone-walled hall during a ceremonial welcome. A tall man on the right wears an ornate gold crown studded with coloured stones, a white flower garland with red blossoms, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, and an orange-red garment; he raises one hand in a blessing gesture. A younger man kneels in front of him at left in an orange brocade shawl and gold-embroidered crown, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them stand men in saffron and white robes with white and red forehead markings, one holding a gold ceremonial fan-shaped object. A gold-embroidered panel edges the left side. Several people in orange, white and saffron are visible in the background.2012-04-29A coronation-style ceremony in a stone-walled hall. A seated man in a golden crown with a fan-shaped back, white jasmine garlands with red roses, gold bead necklaces and an orange-red dhoti holds a silver staff topped with a bird figure. Behind him, an older man in a tall jewelled gold crown, white garlands with red roses, a dense gold bead mala and orange-red robes stands with his hand raised over the seated man's head. A bald attendant in orange robes stands behind them. A pictured overlay reads '' with a copyright line, and the photo is a photograph of an actual ritual2012-04-29