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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold backrest. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders, a white-and-blue beaded garland, white forehead markings and a red bindi. He holds a handful of yellow food. Behind him, women in red and maroon saris, one wearing white gloves, attend the ritual, with a white drape in the background.

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December 18 20162016-12-18August 02 20162016-08-02A bearded man with long swept-back hair, white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum mark on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back. He wears saffron-orange robes and a blue-and-white flower garland, and holds a small brass plate near his hand. Behind him, several women in white hair-covering caps, red and orange saris and kumkum marks sit in a row. Gold ceremonial lamps and a white draped backdrop complete the setting.2016-12-18A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with intricate repoussé carvings, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a white-and-red tripundra forehead marking, a dark bead necklace, and two long garlands of white flowers with blue and white trim. He extends his right arm toward a bare-chested attendant on the left, who holds a handful of yellow-orange turmeric or marigold offerings above a silver bowl. A microphone rests near his lap and a folded brown cloth lies beside him.2016-12-18July 12 20162016-07-12November 11 20162016-11-11December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocks and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne. He wears layered gold necklaces, gold armbands and a gold bangle, and holds up a large mound of cooked rice in his hand over a silver tray. A woman in a red-and-gold sari reaches toward the tray from the right. Behind them are a red velvet drape and a tall gold lamp stand topped with a rooster finial. a person: the long dreadlocks, rust-red robe, layered gold ornaments and throne match the presentation; role here is seated officiant offering food, consistent with the page's Maheshwara Puja context.2016-08-02May 08 20172017-05-08 +1 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02A seated man in an orange-red dhoti with a bare upper body, wearing a long rudraksha mala across the chest and a gold necklace, eyes closed with a slight smile, holding a handful of yellow prasad or food offering in one hand while a phone sits in the other. Long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti marking and a red bindi on his forehead. A golden ornate throne chair with red cushion behind him. On the right, a person in white garments with a head covering bends toward him, and another woman in white stands in the background. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, consistent with a devotee-received offering at a ritual setting, though the image does not confirm identity.2016-07-12A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard seated on a gold-and-red throne with an ornate gilded backrest. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a bare upper torso with white ash markings on the arm, and a garland of white and blue-yellow flowers around his neck. Behind him, several women in red, maroon and yellow saris stand in a row; one in a red sari with a dark beaded necklace holds white gloves and an object in her hands. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall. Visible cues match the appearance-based candidate for the figure on the throne, so he is labelled a person.2016-12-18 +1 copies