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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne receives an orange from a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti. The seated man wears a leopard-print headband with a green leaf crown, a white and orange flower garland with a red rose garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and an armlet, and a red-orange shawl over his shoulder. Another attendant on the right holds fruit, and a bare-chested priest with sacred marks is on the left holding a brass tray of oranges. Background shows a stone pillar and an orange-clad figure. a person, seated in the centre, is identified by the saffron-and-gold ornamentation, flower garlands and rudraksha beads on the throne, with his role as the person receiving the offering.

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October 10 20172017-10-10September 10 20172017-09-10October 10 20172017-10-10A photograph of a temple ritual with a central figure seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a leopard-print headband with flowers in long dreadlocked hair, a white and red garland, gold armbands and bangles, and gold earrings. A man in a white dhoti with bare torso and sacred marks offers a brass plate of food, with a yellow fruit held nearby. Two attendants in saffron/orange robes stand behind, one wearing rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man sits in the foreground near a silver vessel. Stone steps and a metal lion-shaped object are visible.2017-10-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +2 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesA smiling man seated on an ornate red-cushioned silver throne receives honours from attendants during a temple ritual. He wears a leopard-print turban decorated with white flowers, a rust-orange robe, and a long garland of white jasmine and red roses, with heavy gold armbands. Around him, shirtless priests with white sacred markings on their bodies stand and sit, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Gold and orange tones dominate the scene.2017-10-10 +2 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies