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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a large gold pendant sits on an ornate gold-trimmed seat under a swing-like frame with orange wooden pillars. A man in white kurta with a mala is bending forward, offering a brass tray of flowers, cloth and small packets. A woman in a green and yellow sari with a white flower in her hair kneels smiling and receives the tray. Behind them is a bronze dancing Shiva relief, a bronze figure, a brass urn and water bottles.

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October 12 20162016-10-12July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated guru in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha-style bead mala and an ornate gold pendant, a white tilak on his forehead, seated on a gilded throne-like seat with carved golden columns. Two devotees stand before him: a bearded man in a white kurta holding a wooden tray with a pink cloth and offerings, and a woman in a green and yellow silk saree with a braid, reaching toward him. Behind the seat hang swing ropes, a fruit bowl, a bronze Nandi and a metal vessel. A ceiling fan is at right.2016-10-12February 17 20172017-02-17A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a long gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, sits on a red velvet throne-like seat and offers gold-coloured grains or petals from his hand to a kneeling devotee. Behind him stands a gold-embossed backdrop and a carved wooden pillar. A kneeling man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a sari hold out their hands and a brass bowl toward him. Other women in saris stand and kneel in the background beside brass vessels, and a metal tray of grains sits in the foreground. Seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hair and gold adornments, matching appearance cues for a person receiving devotees during a ritual offering.2016-10-29October 12 20162016-10-12July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesMay 20 20162016-05-20June 13 20132013-06-13Stage photograph of a ceremony in an ornate golden-and-white setting with a decorative throne-like chair. A seated man in an orange-red robe with long dark hair, gold and bead necklaces, and a tilak-marked forehead sits on a red-cushioned gold chair near a microphone, smiling and reaching toward a metal tray. Beside him a young person in white dhoti-style clothing with a gold border, bead mala and bangles holds a brass tray and offers something to him. Behind them stand a gold kalasha-style pillar, a deity murti with a red crown and a golden lion-shaped stand, and a fan at left edge. The scene suggests a devotional puja or prasad offering.2015-09-11A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under a light lavender tent. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and matching red-orange turban, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a garland of marigolds and multicoloured flowers, smiles broadly on an ornate gilded throne. Beside them, a man in white clothes bends forward to offer something at their hands. To the left, two attendants in rust and saffron-orange robes and turbans stand near the seat, one gripping a cloth. A woman in a white garment with red-brown beads and a rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Behind the throne, a deity murti is garlanded with red, white and multicoloured flowers beneath a carved golden arch. Some gilded chairs and a red-cushioned seat are visible in the foreground.2015-01-13October 29 20162016-10-29