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A photograph in a plain whitewashed hall with a small window and wooden cabinets. Two figures sit on a zebra-striped upholstered throne-like chair: one wears an orange turban and orange robe with a yellow-edged sash, the other a bare-chested orange-saffron garment with a white-and-gold mala and a long white staff. Behind them stands a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with a sacred thread. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels and bows low, touching the floor before the seated figures, while a row of men in white dhotis and shirts stands at left with hands folded in namaste. One man holds a white paper or envelope and a yellow bag hangs from another's shoulder. The seated figure in the orange turban is not identifiable from appearance here, so the seated candidate is described by role only.

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A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.2008-04-01February 08 20122012-02-08A seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved gold armrests, a gold staff with a jewelled top standing beside it. A devotee in white clothes with a white head cloth bows forward while the seated figure places a hand on his head. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white head bands and red-orange shawls, stand or kneel on a cream floor with orange cloths spread out. The setting is a hall with a gold-toned backdrop.2015-09-05August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside a colonnaded hall with white pillars and a tiled floor, showing a devotee in white dhoti and shirt bowing deeply at the feet of a long-haired figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe, whose hands are pressed together in anjali. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms joined, one bare-chested man wearing a sacred thread and a white cloth, and an older man with grey hair. White plastic chairs and a side table line the room. The orange-robed figure wears a mala necklace and appears to be receiving reverence, consistent with a palace visit ritual; the visible cues are long swept-back hair and saffron robes, though the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-11-10Photograph inside a colonnaded hall with white pillars and a tiled floor, showing a visiting ceremony. A figure in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together, with a flowing mane of dark hair and a rudraksha-like cord visible. A man in a white dhoti kneels in prostration on the floor at the lower centre. Around them several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in greeting, one bare-chested with a sacred thread and an orange shawl nearby. On the left a man in a pink shirt holds a red box. White plastic chairs line the right side. The pose is respectful and devotional.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10January 08 20122012-01-08July 03 20142014-07-03December 09 20112011-12-09April 01 20082008-04-01December 21 20112011-12-21