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Three men in saffron-orange robes sit or stand in a marble-floored hall with ornate gold-and-red thrones. The central seated figure, bare-chested with white ash markings and a red headband, rudraksha mala and wooden beads, holds a silver tray with pink petals. Seated beside him on a second gold throne is a younger man in orange shawl with a red headband, yellow-and-white flower garland and beaded bracelets. A standing attendant in orange robe and garland stands at left. Pink flower petals are scattered on a low wooden platform in front of them.

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A photograph of a seated bald elderly man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-beaded headband, white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala, gold earrings, and orange cloth around his waist. He holds a bunch of pink flowers and looks to his side. Beside him sits a younger man in orange robes with an orange shawl, a gold necklace and garland, and a red headband, next to another gold throne with a red cushion. Brass ritual vessels and pink flowers rest on a low table in the foreground, with a gold-carved lion-head armrest on the right.2012-05-12May 09 20122012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a stone-pillared hall. On the right, an older bald man sits bare-chested on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured necklace, and holds pink flower petals while bowing his head. Beside him on a second gold throne sits a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead and a red headband, his hands resting on the armrest. To the left, another orange-clad man kneels near a brass kalasha pot, and a few seated devotees in white and orange watch from the floor. Below, pink rose petals are scattered on a small wooden stand with a dark offering block.2012-05-13May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05May 11 20122012-05-11Photograph inside a temple hall of a bald, bare-chested older man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak with a red line on his forehead and a red headband. He holds a silver tray of pink and white flower petals. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a long garland of white flowers sits on a gold throne, and another man in orange holds up an orange cloth. Pink petals and a flower arrangement lie on a tray in the foreground. Onlookers are partly visible in the background. Gold-carved throne armrests show lion heads.2012-05-13May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08