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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests and a large floral backdrop of purple, yellow and white garlands. The seated person wears an orange turban and saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a floral garland. Silver ceremonial umbrellas and silver staffs topped with tridents frame the throne. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in a magenta-and-red cloth sits before a brick fire pit with smoke and a flame rising, beside a silver bowl and a lamp stand. a person: the seated figure has an orange turban, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, seated on the throne.

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July 09 20152015-07-09July 06 20152015-07-06July 06 20152015-07-06July 17 20152015-07-17July 09 20152015-07-09July 09 20152015-07-09July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) wears an orange-saffron robe, an orange turban, a red-and-white garland and a gold necklace, with gold lion-form armrests and a gold canopy above. Gold ceremonial staffs with trident finials flank the throne. In front, a priest kneels bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder and an orange turban, tending a burning fire pit (homa) of brick with a metal bowl of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand at the lower left, and a red cloth hangs at the left edge. Yellow and white flower garlands decorate the backdrop.2015-07-06July 16 20152015-07-16October 19 20152015-10-19July 17 20152015-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a gilded throne with golden lion armrests, backed by a floral garland arch of red, yellow and white flowers and a golden canopy. He wears a rudraksha mala and a long white-and-yellow flower garland. Golden ceremonial umbrellas and gold-tipped trident-topped staffs flank the throne on a red-draped platform. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body sits at the right edge beside a fan, and a gold box sits on the carpeted floor.2015-07-16