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Indoor ritual scene in a temple hall with a gold-carved red throne. An elderly bald man with round glasses, a rudraksha band on his head, white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, and a white and green flower garland sits on the throne and holds a small silver bowl while applying sacred ash. A younger man in an orange-red robe with gold chains and a red headband sits on the throne behind him and smiles. A bald man in orange robes on the left, with a rudraksha bracelet, leans in, and a woman in a white and yellow sari with a braid and flower in her hair stands at right with her hands cupped to receive the offering. A cooler unit is visible in the upper right, and the walls are marble.

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May 28 20122012-05-28May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesTwo seated figures in orange robes on ornate gold thrones with red cushions, in a temple-like hall. The seated figure on the left, with long hair tied back, gold chain necklace and white forehead markings, extends a hand toward a kneeling woman in a pink top whose palms are pressed together in reverence. The figure on the right is bald, wears a red beaded headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and holds a small white offering in one hand over a brass bowl. A tall white cooler stands behind the thrones, a staff member in light green shirt is partly visible at top left, and a child with hair tied back sits at lower centre. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right of the image.2012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesTwo seated men on ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions during a ritual. The man on the left wears saffron-orange robes, a gold-bead necklace, a long-haired hairstyle with a red floral crown, and holds a small white offering. Beside him, an elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red beaded headband sits on the right throne, with a silver kalasha-style vessel and a plate of offerings in front of him. Another man in white stands behind and a bald attendant in white is partly visible at the lower right, applying sacred ash or offering to the seated elder's hands. The setting is a temple-like hall with brass fittings.2012-06-05A seated elderly man with a shaved head, white-rimmed glasses, a tulsi-style beaded headband, and orange ochre robes draped with a green-and-white flower garland sits on an orange tufted sofa with gold carved armrests. He reaches toward a small silver bowl held by a bald man in white and gold-bordered dhoti kneeling before him. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes wears a gold necklace and ornamental beaded headband, seated with hands folded in his lap. Behind them stand gold ornate thrones, a white cooling unit and a brass lamp stand in a marble-walled hall.2012-05-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like hall shows two seated figures on large ornate gold thrones with carved lion-head armrests and a red cushioned seat. The figure on the right, an elderly bald man, wears an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, a red-and-white flower garland on his head, and sandal or vibhuti markings; he extends one hand, seemingly giving a blessing. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with a gold-bordered cloth, a gold necklace, and a white forehead mark sits with his hand on the throne arm. Another man in orange with a rudraksha mala sits at left, and a white cooler stands in the background. At the bottom, a seated person in a patterned garment and a figure wrapped in white cloth are partly visible. Other people sit with devotees around a ceremonial puja setting.2012-06-04Two saffron-robed men sit on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and a carved lion-head armrest inside a temple or aadheenam hall. The figure on the left, shirtless with a saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wears a gold necklace and has white and red forehead markings; he holds a small white item and an orange cloth. The bald elder on the right, with a red beaded headband, rudraksha mala, gold earrings and an orange-and-yellow shawl, rests his hand on the armrest. A small white cooler and a standing attendant in a white shirt are visible behind them. The page associates the scene with a parartha puja and aarathi event.2012-06-04A photograph of a ritual blessing at a red-draped event space. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, and a white sacred ash marking on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a younger man with short hair in a maroon shirt and an orange-red shawl. The man in front of him holds his palms together in reverence. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits, and a standing crowd of about ten women in saris, kurtas and orange-red shawls watches. Brass oil lamps stand on a gold-trimmed red seat at left, and a white air-cooling unit is visible in the background. a person: the man giving the blessing has long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-saffron clothing, and sits on the ornate red seat.2016-04-28April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05