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Nighttime ritual under a corrugated metal roof with strings of lights and a colourful fringed canopy. On the right, a seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-red cloth wrap, gold armbands and a beaded necklace, and touches his forehead. In the foreground left, a fire pit with burning flames and flower offerings sits on a stone platform. Standing priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, hold brass plates with offerings and a lamp. Seated devotees fill the background, and a microphone stands before the throne. Appearance-based candidate: a person seated on the throne; the figure presents the cues of long hair, orange cloth, gold ornaments and a ceremonial throne.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of a ritual inside a covered open-sided pavilion. A figure with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and gold armlets and necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne with a multicoloured canopy overhead. Before him, a priest in white dhoti and a pink head-cloth walks past a fire pit with burning flames and scattered flower petals. Two bare-chested assistants in white and orange dhotis, one wearing rudraksha beads, carry trays of offerings toward the seated figure, and a standing attendant holds an offering tray. A microphone stand and small lights are visible, and devotees sit on the floor in the background. The image is a ritual offering or puja scene.2017-05-02A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra hood and sunburst backrest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, a saffron head wrap and a multicolour flower garland. Standing before him, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red head cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel over the seated man's head. A second bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with yellow border holds a bundle of white flowers. Seated devotees in white fill the floor, and bananas and fruit sit on plates at the left. Colourful paper lanterns hang from the canopy above.2016-12-12Night-time fire ritual under an open-sided metal-roofed pavilion, with smoke rising at left and strings of small coloured lights overhead. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti with a green-and-gold border bends over a square fire pit where a flame burns among wood and offerings, with a brass bowl and flower-decorated platform beside it. Several men in white dhotis and garlands stand or sit around the area, including one bare-chested man at left wearing a mala and a shawl, and a figure at right seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a decorative canopy, wearing a reddish-brown garment and gold necklaces. Multiple tiers of orange-and-white offerings sit at the bottom edge, along with a painted mask-like figure. A homa/yagna with seated devotees and kalasha-style decorations is visible in the background.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A covered outdoor ritual hall at night during a fire ceremony. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold armbands sits on a large gold-carved throne under a multicoloured canopy, wearing an orange-red shawl. A priest in a white dhoti and orange-red cloth stands beside him holding a brass plate and a garland of white and orange flowers. Another attendant in white dhoti holds a plate near a fire pit where flames burn, with flower petals scattered on the stone. Seated devotees in white fill the background, and a microphone stand and string lights are visible.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02March 16 20172017-03-16December 05 20162016-12-05