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A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe wears a long rudraksha-style mala of red and white flower garlands and a heavy gold necklace. He sits on a throne decorated with yellow, orange, red and white marigold garlands, beside a golden lion-form armrest and a golden staff. He holds a plate of yellow offerings toward a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl and an orange headband, who receives it with both hands. Reddish-orange cloth draped over the throne and a wooden stool-like seat complete the scene. The ritual appears to be an offering exchange during an initiation-style ceremony.

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July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13Photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne framed by a large arch of marigold and red-white flower garlands. He wears a rust-orange turban, rust-orange robe with gold trim, a long gold-and-bead necklace and a large gold pendant, and smiles with palms pressed together. A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl stands at left, holding a copper vessel and offering. A gold lion-headed armrest and a gold staff appear at right. Setting suggests a ritual reception or puja. The priest is a priest offering to him.2015-07-13Ritual scene in a gold-decorated temple-style setting with golden arches and marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest with a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala holds out a bundle of folded cloth and a white cloth, while a young man in a gold turban, yellow-and-red garlands and a patterned gold-bordered silk dhoti hands him a small object. Ornate gold decorations, red flower garlands and a red backdrop surround them. Two people are visible.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment on a golden-lion-armed throne seat decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland and gold armbands, smiles with eyes closed while receiving or offering something from a small vessel. In front of him, a shaved-headed man with a red and gold head cloth and bare upper body wears a yellow shawl printed with Sanskrit text and a red emblem, kneeling in devotion. A gold staff with a lion-head finial stands at right beside a gold ornamental disc.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A ceremonial puja scene in an ornate hall. In the foreground, a priest in a red headband and a yellow sacred shawl printed with Sanskrit lettering holds a small purple-wrapped offering bundle and stands beside a silver lamp stand. Beside him, a second priest in white dhoti with a striped orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron robes, long garland of white and orange flowers and ornate gold necklace sits with hands folded in a namaste gesture on a red and gold throne decorated with a large flower arrangement. Golden trident-topped staffs frame the altar. Two more people in saffron appear partly at the left edge.2015-07-13