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A blurred photograph of a stage ceremony in front of a plum-coloured draped curtain. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left; the figure in the upright position raises a green leafy sprig, possibly a mango-leaf bundle, while the other holds a metal vessel. Behind them a bald man in orange sits. At centre-right stands an ornate gilded throne with red cushioned seat and backrest, flanked by gilded figures. Seated audience members are in the foreground at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a sprinkling or blessing rite at a throne, though the specific ritual is not clearly identifiable.

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A photograph of a ritual on a stage with a dark maroon curtain. A figure with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist, raises green leaves overhead with one hand. Beside them, another person in orange garments holds a brass pot. To the right stands an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned back and seat, flanked by golden lion figures, and a small golden deity murti stands near the stage. In the foreground, several seated people in orange and white clothing and bald heads face the stage, with audience members with light brown hair seen from behind at the bottom edge.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a ritual. In the foreground a young man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped cloth over his shoulders and holds his hands out over a brass offering; a second young man in orange stands behind him holding a small tray. Several shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit on a raised platform with their backs to the camera, facing an ornate golden altar with a red velvet niche, lion figures, a gilded deity murti and a standing statue in orange robes. Brass pots holding yellow flowers and green leaves sit on the platform in front, and purple curtains hang in the background.2006-08-22A ceremonial initiation scene on a raised red-carpeted platform before a purple draped curtain. A standing figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes, with long wavy hair, holds a golden parasol-shaped canopy over an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. Seated in rows on the floor to the left are about a dozen shaven-headed monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas, with palms joined in devotion. Brass and silver deity murtis, a silver kalasha-style vessel and small offering plates sit before them, with a kalasha and flowers on the platform. Yellow and patterned banners hang at the top left.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22