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A photograph taken from behind a foreground priest with long dark hair and a bare upper body who raises a lit ritual lamp toward a gilded throne. Seated on an ornate golden throne beneath a colourful multicoloured umbrella is a figure with long dark hair, dressed in orange-red robes and a beaded rudraksha mala, with a small table before him. a person in the throne, given long swept hair, orange-red clothing and rudraksha mala cues. The seated figure is at the centre of an audience of devotees in white clothes seated on chairs and floor mats, many with shaved or covered heads, some holding phones. A large screen on the left shows a portrait of a man with a red garland. Attendants in cream and yellow saris move in the background, and a second lamp glows near the front row.

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July 03 20172017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03A ceremonial puja in a hall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate gold throne under a multicoloured canopy, flanked by gold-tipped staffs and yellow banners with red motifs. In the foreground, a figure with bare back and long hair holds up a lit oil lamp, while seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the floor before banana leaves laden with offerings and small lit lamps. Some people press palms together in prayer, and a white cooler and a screen stand along the back wall.2016-09-30July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a large gold-carved throne backdrop. A man with long dark hair, a red-and-orange cloth wrapped around him, and multiple rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a multicoloured red, yellow and green canopy, with a sacred ritual bowl before him. Women in white saris with cream-and-gold borders and white head coverings assist beside him, one holding a brass vessel, while a woman in white sits at the left beside a trident and a brass lamp. A golden figure sits on the floor in front of the throne, and devotees in the foreground face the dais. a person: the seated man wears a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth, with a crown-like seat and ceremonial setting, placing him as the central presider of the puja.2017-07-03April 18 20182018-04-18March 10 20172017-03-10March 14 20172017-03-14March 15 20172017-03-15 +1 copies