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Indoor temple-hall scene with a red carpet and draped red curtains. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, holding red fruit or offerings that he extends toward a kneeling devotee in orange cloth with bare upper body. A bare-chested standing attendant in white dhoti with orange border and rudraksha beads, a second attendant in white dhoti beside the throne, and a Western-looking young man in a blue checked shirt and jeans stand nearby. A golden sceptre-like staff, a trident, a golden kalasha-style lamp stand and a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands decorate the scene. The seated figure has a long swept-back hair style, which appears consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identification rests on appearance and is uncertain.

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Indoor ceremonial photo in a hall with red curtains and a gilded, ornately carved throne. A bearded man in orange-saffron robes, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, sits on the throne holding a red fruit in each hand, smiling. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a shawl stands behind a fair-haired man in a blue checked shirt who kneels on a red carpet before the throne. Two young men in checked shirts stand at left beside a blue umbrella canopy, a trident and a ceremonial staff. Behind the throne, a deity murti is decorated with a large floral garland of orange and yellow flowers. Red and gold cloths hang nearby.2016-11-04November 04 20162016-11-04 +1 copiesPhoto of a ceremonial scene on a red carpet before an ornate golden throne draped with marigold garlands. 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