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A seated man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a white turban and red-and-white flower garlands sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a golden lion-head armrest. A shaved-headed young devotee in a white shirt and jeans kneels at his feet, touching his hands to the seated man's feet in a padapuja-style gesture. Another young man in an orange shirt reclines on a red-draped gold platform to the left, and a woman in the right corner watches. Strings of marigolds and red flowers hang behind the throne.

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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne draped in red velvet and garlanded with marigold and white flower strings. He wears a cream turban, cream silk kurta with a white shawl, and a gold-coloured necklace, and is extending his hand toward a young boy in a white t-shirt and jeans with a lanyard who stands before him with palms joined. Behind the throne are floral garlands in red, yellow and orange, and at the lower right a golden lion-headed armrest is decorated with flowers. A seated young man in an orange robe sits at the lower left edge. The scene resembles a formal darshan on a stage.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a formal darshan at a stage with a large golden throne draped in red cushions and white flower garlands. A seated figure in white dhoti and kurta with a white turban and white flower garland receives a young boy in a white shirt and dark trousers who kneels before him and touches his forehead. To the right, a woman in a white sari stands watching. Behind the throne hang strings of multicoloured flower garlands and a golden canopy. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits near the stage and a standing man in light clothes watches. The scene is a devotional greeting ritual.2009-06-22A photograph of a ceremony on a raised stage with a gilded ornate throne decorated with red and white flower garlands and a golden lion-head armrest. A seated man in white kurta and dhoti, wearing a cream turban, a white garland and red flower garland, is being attended by a man in a white shirt and jeans who is placing or adjusting something on his head. Another young man in an orange shirt sits on the red-carpeted dais at left, and a woman in the lower right edge watches. Strings of marigold garlands hang in the background.2009-06-22A photo of a ceremonial blessing on a golden throne draped in red cushions and white flower garlands. A seated man in a white turban and white robe with gold-bordered cloth rests his hand on the head of a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti who kneels before him on a red-covered dais. Behind the throne is a gold ornate backrest with a deity murti panel, and a wall of flower garlands in red, yellow and white hangs at left. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the dais edge, and a second attendant in orange is partly visible at lower left.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22July 06 20092009-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style honouring on a golden throne decorated with red cushions and garlands of white and orange flowers. A seated man in a white turban and white robes with a garland and gold necklace leans forward, his hand resting on the throne arm. Kneeling at his feet in white clothes, a man with short greying hair bends forward to honour him. A young man in saffron/orange robes sits at the left edge, and a standing person in white is partly visible at the right. A floral backdrop and an ornate golden throne frame the scene.2009-06-22A photograph of a ceremonial darshan on a raised red-cushioned golden throne backed by an ornate gilded frame and a deity murti medallion. A seated figure in white robes, a white turban and garlands of white and red flowers rests a hand on the neck of a bearded man in white kurta who leans in toward them. At lower left, a person in white kneels and bows over a gilded platform, and at lower right a woman in white with a long braid sits bent forward. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hang along the back wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with an ornate gold throne (peetha) decorated with red cushions and white flower garlands. A seated man in white robes and a white turban, with a garland, is having his forehead marked with a sacred mark by a young man in white clothes kneeling on the steps below. Nearby, a man in orange robes sits cross-legged, a woman in white sari kneels at the right with hands folded, and a blonde woman in orange and white clothing kneels in the foreground. A ceiling fan and floral arrangement are visible at the right edge, and a red-and-white floral backdrop frames the throne.2009-06-22