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Close photo of ceremonial objects beside a golden lion-headed throne. A carved dark wooden staff with a cobra head coiled around it is held by a hand wearing a red beaded bracelet and a red-and-black tiger-striped cloth. Beside it stands a polished silver trident with a red gem at its centre. Behind are bamboo-like wooden poles, a dark red curtain and purple lighting. Another green-leafed garland is visible at the left edge. Only a hand and forearm of a seated person are visible; the rest of the person is cropped out.

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Close-up photo of a hand gripping a dark wooden staff carved with a coiled cobra whose hood rises at the top, with a gold-finished carved animal head. A wrist is wrapped in red and gold-beaded rudraksha-style bracelets, and red fabric with a patterned print is visible at the bottom. Purple-lit bamboo-like pillars fill the blurred background of what looks like a hall. The image shows a ceremonial staff, not a person's face.2014-07-20July 27 20142014-07-27A close-up photograph of ceremonial ritual objects in a hall. In the foreground a golden lion-headed staff is topped by a dark serpent coiled around a black shaft, held by a hand wearing a beaded bracelet and a red sleeve. Beside it stands a polished silver trident with a red gem at its centre, on a tall fluted shaft. Behind them are bamboo-like poles with purple lighting and dark red drapery.2014-07-20 +1 copiesDecember 18 20152015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18July 20 20142014-07-20July 15 20142014-07-15September 17 20162016-09-17February 13 20182018-02-13Close photograph of a seated figure on a golden lion-headed throne against a red drape. A silver trident with a tall central spike and two curved prongs is held upright in a bare hand adorned with a red and gold beaded bracelet. The seated figure wears a leopard-print cloth over the lap and a rust-orange robe; a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold ornament show at the right edge. The person's face is not visible in the frame.2014-09-14April 07 20182018-04-07Close-up photograph of a seated figure's arm and hand gripping a dark wooden staff entwined by a brown and black snake. The wearer has orange-red rudraksha bracelets on the wrist and wears an orange-red cloth over the lap with a red tiger-striped garment beneath. A green leaf garland hangs at the left edge. Behind is a large ornate gold sculpture of a bird or mythical animal head with detailed feathers. Only a hand and arm are visible; the face is not shown, so no candidate can be confirmed from this frame.2014-07-20