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A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a cream-and-gold garment with gold border sits on a red-and-gold throne draped in red fabric, placing a hand on the head of a person bowing deeply at his feet. The bowing devotee wears white with gold-patterned cloth. Behind them stands a man in a cream sherwani with red embroidery, and a few women in saris look on. A white tent canopy, flower garlands in red, orange and yellow, and a blue balloon decorate the stage area.

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A festive outdoor tent ceremony with a woman in a cream sari with gold border seated on a red and gold throne, her hand resting on the head of an elderly white-haired man in a white garment with a purple sash who bows before her. Behind them a young man in cream embroidered kurta stands, and a photographer in red kurta holds a camera. Balloons, marigold garlands and a red-and-gold carpet with flower petals decorate the scene, with onlookers in the background and a brass vessel of offerings at the side. Pandit-style blessing ritual. a person not clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage draped with white and green cloth and garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. A person in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair stands on a red cushion beside a gold-carved throne, placing a hand on the head of a seated person in red. Two people in white dhotis and shirts stand at left, a woman in a maroon sari with gold earrings stands behind them, and a woman in a red-and-cream sari stands at right. A marigold garland lies on the throne's gold base.2009-01-18December 06 20102010-12-06January 01 20082008-01-01January 31 20092009-01-31January 01 20082008-01-01A long-haired man in white and gold clothing sits on a red-draped golden throne under a flower-decorated canopy, reaching out to offer a sweet from a brass bowl of candies to an older grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows with joined hands. Beside them a woman in a cream sari kneels to receive, and a young man in a cream embroidered sherwani stands behind. A photographer in the background holds a camera, and garlands of marigolds, roses and orange and white flowers frame the scene with pink satin drapery and balloons overhead. The figure on the throne is the appearance-based a person, identified by long wavy hair, a gold chain and a gold-bordered white garment, seated in a ceremonial role of giving prasad to devotees.2009-01-01December 25 20082008-12-25October 26 20162016-10-26January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a long-haired man in a cream embroidered kurta with a red-and-maroon shawl and a white jasmine garland, smiling as he presses his hand onto the head of a seated man in a white striped shirt with a black beaded mala. Behind them, women in white and cream saris stand near a carved wooden structure and hanging garlands of white flowers and red strands. Red and yellow markings on the standing man's forehead.2008-11-12A photograph of a devotee bowing deeply with his head touching the feet of a seated man on a white-draped throne. The seated man wears a white turban, a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, and a long white flower garland with red accents, and rests his hand on the bowing devotee's head. The devotee wears a white shirt and white trousers, with a wristwatch visible, and is barefoot on a red carpet. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the cushion. Behind them, a woman in a light green and white sari with a yellow rosette badge and black beaded necklace looks on, and standing men in white garments and rosette badges are in the background under a yellow-trimmed tent canopy.2005-12-11