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A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red velvet cushions and a golden lion-head armrest, beneath a gold canopy. The figure wears a rust-red robe, long red and yellow marigold garlands, and a gold-bead necklace, and holds a silver plate raised to the head. Silver trishula staffs flank the throne and oil lamps burn in the foreground, with a large marigold arch behind. Visible people include the seated figure and a partially visible person at lower left.

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July 17 20152015-07-17Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved golden lion heads, holding a silver plate or vessel raised above his head with both hands. He wears an orange-brown robe, a red and yellow flower garland, and a long beaded necklace. Behind him hangs a gold-fringed parasol and a backdrop of red, yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes bends toward the throne, and silver stands with flickering oil lamps and a silver staff frame the scene in a temple-style ritual setting.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17March 02 20132013-03-02July 06 20152015-07-06July 17 20152015-07-17October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual on a decorated golden-and-red peetha with a deity murti or ceremonial seat draped in yellow and purple-pink flower garlands. A seated man in a deep red turban and matching red robe, wearing red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver bowl and offers it during the puja. Beside him, a bald attendant in a red-and-gold-bordered dhoti kneels with a rudraksha mala. Silver trishula staffs stand around the seat, and an ornate silver-embroidered parasol shades the scene. a person may refer to the turbaned figure, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies