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A photograph of a ritual in a room with wooden cabinets behind. A man standing at left, bare-chested with a white dhoti striped in red, yellow and blue, and a blue headband, holds a small wire-mesh basket and leans forward. A seated man on a red and gold ornate throne raises a green leaf in his right hand; he wears a saffron-red shawl, a long gold necklace, red bangles, a white forehead mark and long swept-back hair. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the identity is marked unsure. Two people are visible.

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A photograph of a ceremonial ritual indoors. A seated man in a red-brown saffron-toned robe and a gold-and-red throne with an ornate gold backrest holds up a bundle of green leaves in his raised right hand. He wears a gold necklace with a large pendant, red beaded bracelets, rings, and a white tilak on his forehead. Standing to his left, a shirtless attendant in a blue head cloth and a striped white-and-colour dhoti bends forward holding a covered metal vessel. Wooden cabinets with glass panels are behind them, with smoke or incense haze in the air. This appears to be an abhishekam-style purification ritual with leaves and a vessel.2017-09-27A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne receives a ritual blessing. He wears a saffron-orange cloth, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha-style bead bracelets, and a white tilak on his forehead. He holds up a bundle of green leaves overhead while a shirtless attendant in a blue head cloth and white dhoti leans in, holding a wire-mesh vessel and sprinkling water. Wooden cabinets with glass doors stand behind them against a pale wall, and a faint smoky haze fills the room.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A seated man in an ornate gold-and-red throne chair receives a blessing. He wears a saffron-orange garment, a heavy gold necklace, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a white forehead mark. He raises a bunch of green leaves overhead. Beside him stands a shirtless attendant with a blue head cloth and a white-and-gold dhoti, holding a white mesh-wrapped vessel. Wooden cabinets and a hazy, smoky atmosphere fill the background. The image is a photograph of a ritual scene.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27A photo of a ritual sprinkling in an indoor hall with wooden cabinets behind. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue headband bends forward, holding a green leaf dipped in water over a metal vessel and sprinkling water onto a seated man. The seated man wears a saffron-red robe, multiple gold necklaces, rudraksha-style beads, gold armbands and a white forehead mark, and sits on an ornate gold and red throne chair with his eyes lowered. Water droplets spray through the air.2017-09-27August 22 20172017-08-22A ritual sprinkling scene at night under stage lights. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a blue headband leans forward, holding a striped kalasha-like pot while sprinkling water. A seated man on a large gold-and-red throne holds a bunch of green leaves raised, dressed in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha-style white bead mala, gold armlets and bangles, and a patterned headwrap; water droplets fall through the air. Behind them a standing figure in orange robes and an electric fan are visible.2017-08-22A seated man in a red-brown saffron-toned garment sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, eyes closed, with a gold necklace pendant, bangles and a white tilak on his forehead. He raises a green leaf bunch overhead while a shirtless assistant in a blue headband and white dhoti holds a wire-covered vessel and sprinkles water. Wooden cabinets stand behind them.2017-09-27