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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with a gold-embroidered backrest and a golden umbrella behind him. He wears a brown-orange dhoti with a gold border, a bare chest, a long garland of red roses and white flowers, and a yellow sandalwood mark on his forehead. He smiles and raises one hand toward a younger man kneeling at right. That man wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl and holds a brass tray with a small figure on it. Gold ceremonial umbrellas and a gold kalasha-like vessel sit on the table. Presentation with a clear appearance-based candidate for a person: throne, garland, forehead mark and gold ceremonial setting.

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October 12 20152015-10-12August 01 20142014-08-01A photograph of a ritual exchange in a decorated hall. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, a red bindi, and wearing a multi-strand red and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace, and gold bangles sits on a red cushioned seat under an ornate gold umbrella and a golden lion-shaped throne piece, with silver staffs behind. The seated figure smiles and reaches toward a silver tray holding a dark substance. Opposite, a shaved-headed young man in white clothes with an orange-saffron shawl bows with folded hands. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate the background.2015-07-06July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with bare upper torso, a red-and-white garland and rudraksha beads, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, leans forward and places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange-saffron shawl, and a rudraksha mala, with his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stand floral garlands of red, yellow and orange flowers and a golden deity murti on a red tiger-striped cloth before deep burgundy drapes. A woman in the background wears a red bindi. The scene suggests a blessing exchange, possibly darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, with the seated figure wearing rudraksha beads and a rust-red garment in a throne setting.2014-09-28April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA seated man in a maroon robe with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead and a thick garland of white and red flowers sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. A bare-chested figure. A potted green plant and an orange cloth are beside the throne, with garlanded deity murti or statues visible behind in red and gold drapery, and a woman in cream sari at the right edge.2015-04-26April 13 20142014-04-13A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a long gold-bead necklace and a rust-red saffron wrap sits on a throne-like seat with a peacock-feather fan beside him. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and red-patterned shawl. The devotee bows with his head lowered and his hands together, and the man holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them stands a large gold-plated ornate object and a silver staff, against deep red drapes. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment.2014-07-21A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a large carved gold backrest, wearing rust-orange robes, a red-and-gold beaded necklace, a floral headband, earrings and a tilak on the forehead, smiling and gesturing with raised hands. In the foreground a man seen from behind in a white kurta with a red-and-black shawl and a lanyard badge raises his hands toward the seated figure. A green leafy plant stands at the right edge of the frame.2016-05-06January 11 20142014-01-11April 13 20142014-04-13