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Indoor event photo in a hall with a crowd of devotees standing and seated behind. On the left, a figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads and a trident-topped staff beside it wears a long orange-yellow marigold garland, a dark swept-back hairstyle and a red and leopard-print wrap. Nearby, a woman in orange robes kneels and holds a pair of bamboo-like sticks, while a bald man in orange with rudraksha beads and a woman in a white kurta stand close by. Other attendees wear saffron, red and white clothing and lanyard badges.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads receives a marigold garland and offering from a woman in orange sari kneeling before him. A tall golden trident stands at left. The figure wears a bare-chested top with a leopard-print wrap and a dark bouffant hairstyle, with a rudraksha bracelet on the wrist. Behind them a large hall is filled with seated devotees in orange, red and white clothing, several wearing lanyards, on a patterned mat. Several people are visible in the foreground and middle ground.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with brown cushioning, wearing a thick yellow-orange marigold garland and a dark patterned outfit, holds a small golden object. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Around them, a woman in orange robes kneels and adjusts a garland, while seated audience members in orange, white and red clothing fill a large hall. Robed attendants with orange shawls and rudraksha-like necklaces sit nearby, and a dark patterned rug covers the floor. Appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the central figure's identity.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests and a tall silver trident beside it is draped in a thick marigold garland. Wearing a dark-patterned wrap and bare-armed, the seated figure smiles while reaching toward a woman in an orange sari who kneels before the throne, offering a bundle of incense sticks. Behind them a large seated audience in orange, red and white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, fills a bright hall. The seated figure's appearance is not confidently established, so no identity is given.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests is draped in a long bright yellow marigold garland, smiling as he receives it. A man in a pink shirt leans forward with a bundle of incense sticks or flutes toward the seated figure. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha malas and devotees in red and white clothing sit in a hall, watching the ritual.2015-12-19A figure seated on an ornate golden lion-armed throne with a large silver trident beside it, wearing a yellow marigold garland and a reddish-brown wrap, reaches toward a bundle of yellow flower garlands on the floor. Two devotees in orange-saffron clothing kneel nearby; one in a bald head with spectacles and a rudraksha mala offers a cloth-wrapped item, and a woman in orange kneels at right, holding a red cloth. Behind them a large hall is filled with seated people in orange and white clothing. Wall panels and an exit sign are visible.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on a gold-ornamented brown throne wears a thick marigold garland, gold necklace, red-and-gold sari-style clothing and a dark elevated headpiece with a small white flower, smiling while holding a bamboo flute-like rod. Two women in white and red sit before the throne, one holding a bamboo rod; a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits at right beside a standing man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and another man in green kurta with red shawl holds a tray. A trident stands at left and a large screen shows an image behind. The scene suggests a ritual honouring at an indoor event.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19