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A seated man with a gold crown, gold necklaces and a white flower garland sits centred on a stage decorated with colourful tassel canopies, a yellow and red cloth hanging, and golden lion statues. Behind him stands a large painted deity murti with multiple arms. Two orange-robed attendants in saffron cloth and turbans work at the right, one bending over a gold-and-cream cloth on a low platform while the other stands nearby. A tasselled yellow-and-red cloth hangs from a floral swing frame above the platform. The setting suggests a tulabharam weighing ceremony, with flower garlands and ritual decoration throughout.

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A photograph of a Tulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a scale pan suspended from chains, wearing a brown garment, a gold crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace, multiple beaded garlands and a white-and-pink flower garland, smiling. A standing attendant in an orange robe and orange head wrap steadies the scale; another attendant in orange kneels nearby. Hanging tassels in red, yellow, green, purple and white decorate the pillars and canopy, with gold ornamental lion figures at the base. A painted deity figure with multiple arms stands in the background against pink and orange walls, and a yellow-and-blue decorated pillar stands center.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesA ceremonial scene inside a richly decorated hall with a swing (oonjal) hung with chains and flower garlands, and tassel-decorated pillars in red, yellow, green and blue. A man seated on a rug at left wears a gold crown, a flower garland, a gold necklace and an orange-brown shawl, with a figure carved in pink behind him; whether he is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone. Two attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls bend over the swing, which has golden cushions, adjusting it. A decorative umbrella with a red and green border stands at right, and a lion statue sits at the lower left.2017-08-12 +1 copiesA seated man in a golden crown and brown-orange robes sits cross-legged on a colourful cloth at the centre of a festively decorated temple-style hall. He wears a white and pink flower garland, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and gold armlets, with his eyes closed. Behind him, a tall pillar hangs with a red, yellow and green banner. Above, a flower-draped swing or tulabharam-style frame with chains hangs from a golden beam. Hanging tassels in red, yellow, purple and green frame the scene, and painted dvarapala-like guardian figures and a golden lion stand nearby. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally with the crown, saffron robes, gold necklace and garland cues.2017-08-12 +1 copiesA decorated stage pavilion hung with colourful tassel and flower garlands, with a golden lion sculpture at the base of a pillar. A man seated on a patterned mat wears an orange-brown cloth, a golden crown, a flower garland and a gold pendant, and is weighed on a tulabharam-style scale. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at the right holding a gold cloth, while a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala, stands beside him. Another orange-robed figure stands behind the seated man. Pink painted sculptures of deities and a yellow cloth draped with umbrellas frame the scene.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12August 12 20172017-08-12 +3 copies