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A photograph of a ritual offering of cooked rice during a food-offering ceremony. A seated man in a rust-red robe and layered gold beaded necklaces sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, a white tilak on his forehead, holding a handful of white rice toward a kneeling young man in a white dhoti with gold borders, orange sacred thread and a red-orange garland. A large silver bowl of rice sits on a green cloth in front, with rice scattered around. A gold trident and a brass oil lamp stand behind the throne, a red curtain hangs behind, and a white cooler fan stands on the left. An older woman with grey hair leans in at the right edge. Several people are partly visible.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, wearing a maroon-red cloth, smiles while reaching out his hand that is covered in yellow paste. Beside him stands a younger person in white dhoti-style clothing with a red-and-gold striped shawl, receiving the paste. A brass bowl of yellow mixture sits in the foreground on a cloth, and a white pedestal fan and ornate gold-and-red throne are visible behind, indicating a ritual offering setting.2016-03-30A photo of a seated man on a gold-and-red throne receiving food offerings during a ritual. He wears a rust-red robe, multiple gold necklaces and gold armlets, with white tilak marks on his forehead, and he reaches out to take rice from a silver bowl set on a green leaf. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes and rudraksha malas, with a gold-bordered orange cloth and wrist threads, holds food offerings in his hands. Behind them stand a gold trident and a gold oil lamp stand, with a red curtain and a white cooler in the background. Two prominent people appear in this scene, and the seated man matches the appearance cues of a person, shown performing a food-offering ritual for the Maheshwara Puja.2016-08-02July 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14A seated man on a gold throne with a red cushion receives a ritual offering during a puja in a white tent. He wears a rust-orange robe and a garland of white flowers with blue beads, with white tripundra marks on his forehead. A younger man kneeling at left, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a shawl in orange, holds a yellow cloth and offers something to the seated man. Behind them, a woman in an orange and gold sari sits near a silver bowl on a green cloth, with multicoloured umbrellas, a fan and a deity murti with gold ornaments visible at right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man: long swept-back hair, rudraksha, orange robe, and a throne-like seat, giving the role of the honoured teacher receiving pinda tharpana offering.2016-12-18A photograph of a seated man in a gold ornate throne with carved gilt elephants and floral motifs behind him. He wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a white tripundra with a red bindi, and long dark hair, eyes closed and palms open. A young priest with bare upper body in a red-and-white checked cloth bends toward a large bronze bowl of yellow rice or offering, taking up a handful. The scene reads as a ritual offering. The seated man shows appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, so he is labelled as a probable candidate: a person, seated on the throne receiving the offering. The priest assists with the offering bowl.2017-07-03September 13 20142014-09-13March 30 20162016-03-30May 08 20172017-05-08September 20 20152015-09-20May 08 20172017-05-08A seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl over a bare shoulder, with a rudraksha mala of beads around the neck and a red-and-gold ceremonial seat behind, reaches to offer a handful of yellow rice to a man in a pink kurta with an orange lanyard and a red headband. Silver bowls of yellow rice sit on a white-covered table, with a steel pot nearby. Behind them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders and red sashes stand near a red sofa. The seated figure has a distinctive ceremonial appearance, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the person is described by role as the seated figure offering food.2015-12-20