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A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style mala draped over his shoulders, stands barefoot in the centre of an indoor hall with a broad, joyful expression. Behind him stands a gilded throne with a red cushion beneath a multicoloured canopy, flanked by ceremonial staffs. Around him, bare-chested young men in orange dhotis with rudraksha malas and women in orange and red saris with long braids clap and stand in a ring, while devotees in white ritual clothes watch from the back. Offering trays and cloths lie on a patterned mat. Ceiling lights and cream tiled floor complete the scene.

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Indoor photograph of a ceremonial scene in a tiled hall with a gold ornate throne topped by a multicoloured canopy. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long dark rudraksha-style mala draped over his shoulders, stands barefoot at the centre of the floor. Around him, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and women in orange and red saris with beaded necklaces stand or move with hands joined in reverence. Red and white cloths lie on the floor near a silver tray with offerings. A man in white garments stands in the background. The central figure resembles the a person candidate with long hair, rust-red robe and a mala, but the appearance is not certain.2016-09-30Indoor ceremonial hall with a ceiling of square lights and ducted vents, red-tinted lighting on the back wall. A bare-footed man with long swept-back dark hair and a rust-red shawl stands on a cream carpet in front of an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, grinning and gesturing. Around him, a semicircle of young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, and some in white dhotis, clap and watch. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and garlands hold their palms together in namaskar, and a white-clad elderly woman kneels by the throne on a red-patterned rug.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a hall during a ceremonial gathering. A central figure with long dark hair and a maroon-pink wrap stands barefoot on a tiled floor facing a large gold-and-red ornate throne on a patterned rug. Around him a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron garments, white dhotis with gold borders, and marigold garlands forms a half-circle, some with hands raised in greeting. Red curtains and framed posters line the walls, and ceiling lights illuminate the room. The throne is empty and draped with a red cushion beside a gold footstool. Several people in the background wear white and orange, and a few women in pink and orange sit near the rug.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30