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Indoor ceremony with a large cluster of marigold and white flower garlands draped over the bare shoulders of a figure seated in front, viewed from behind. A man in a blue t-shirt with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant leans in and gestures with his hands toward the seated figure. A woman in a purple top with a beaded necklace stands nearby, and several other people in light and colourful clothes are visible in the background among decorated deity figures and a silver ornamental pillar. The setting appears to be a hall with a formal, devotional atmosphere.

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Photograph of an indoor ceremony with a seated person viewed from behind, wearing long dark hair pinned up and draped with white and orange marigold garlands and a red-flowered garland. Near them a man in a dark shirt and red shawl holds up an orange marigold garland, while a woman in a purple top with beaded necklaces watches. Behind them a woman in white with white hair and a red shawl, and a figure in white and red robes stands in a crowd. A shrine with a deity murti and decorated figures is visible at the left edge.2015-12-26December 26 20152015-12-26A photograph of a ceremony in an ornate hall with a large ceremonial seat covered in orange marigold garlands and green-white leaf garlands. A young man in a dark t-shirt reaches up with his hands to place or hold a garland, while a woman in dark clothing with a red scarf stands at the left near the seat. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing watches, with chandeliers and cream-coloured walls in the background. The seated figure is largely hidden by the garlands, so no one can be identified on appearance.2015-12-26December 26 20152015-12-26December 26 20152015-12-26A photograph of a seated, smiling person in a rust-red and orange ochre robe with long dark hair swept back, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, placing a white and red flower garland over the head of a woman in a blue blouse who bows with her head lowered. Another person in white and orange garments stands behind, with other people in orange and saffron clothing around, on a red and patterned floor. A small brass plate with flowers sits on a side table. a person is the seated figure in ochre robes with rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, garlanding a devotee in a ceremonial gesture of honour.2014-07-01A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a room with red curtains and a carved wooden panel. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a thick white and red flower garland and gold bangles, sits on the left and extends both hands to receive a bowl or tray from a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala who kneels on the right. Scattered flower petals cover the floor. Behind them, several onlookers stand: a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a green sari beside a young girl in a green dress, a man in a blue shirt smiling, and a young man on the right. The figure with long hair has distinctive adornments, so the appearance-based label is a person, seated in the role of the one receiving offerings.2016-10-30A photograph inside a temple-style hall with red curtains and a carved stone pillar. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered figure seated with back to the camera wears a long white and orange-red floral garland and gold armlets, with a dark braided plait down the back. A devotee in orange and a tilak-marked forehead kneels and offers something from a small card or tray, while a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a man in an orange shirt with white vest stand nearby with hands folded. A woman in a gold sari stands at the right edge. Brass lamps sit at the left edge and petals scatter across the red carpet, with a pedestal fan behind the seated figure.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robes being garlanded during a ritual. A man in a white cotton kurta and glasses holds long strands of white and orange flower garlands raised above the seated figure's head. The seated figure is almost entirely covered by large layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves, and wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. To the left, a bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead, smiling, wears an orange cloth and a dark bead mala. Brass kalasha vessels and a brass lamp stand on a table nearby. The scene appears to be a garlanding ceremony in a ritual setting.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne receiving honour in a large hall filled with a crowd dressed in orange, red and white. The seated figure wears a long garland of orange marigolds with red roses and white jasmine, and a dark robe. A woman in a dark sari with gold border offers flowers and garlands with both hands. Beside her a woman in white and a woman in red-patterned attire stand near the throne. On the right a bald man in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds up his hands. Drums and brass decorations are visible at the left edge. Many people fill the background, several wearing orange and red clothing.2015-12-26A photograph of a seated, bare-chested man draped in long garlands of white jasmine and orange-red flowers, sitting on a red cloth in a temple-like hall with a carved wooden pillar behind him. Several devotees stand or kneel nearby; a man in a grey shirt in the foreground offers a fruit or coconut toward the seated figure's hands, while a woman in a dark green top with a rudraksha-style mala kneels beside him. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris stand in the background near a decorated shrine. A pedestal fan and red curtains are visible. The seated man, with long dark hair, sits in the centre of the scene; the appearance-based identification is uncertain given the view and distance, so this is treated as a seated devotee-led ritual giving.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair wearing a large white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, bare-shouldered in a saffron-toned garment with red and gold bangles on the arm extended toward a man in a yellow shirt and blue vest seated at right. Behind them, several women in saris, one in a green and red shawl, stand in a temple-like hall with a carved golden pillar and red drapes. Flower petals scatter the floor.2016-10-30