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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-faced armrests, a silver trident on a stand beside it. The seated figure wears a long black-and-gold-patterned garment, a large yellow-orange marigold garland, and has long dark hair; they extend a hand to a kneeling woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border, who holds their hands in greeting. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, one man in an orange mala, and a standing man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard badge. A hall with wood-panelled walls and an audience in the background.

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A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests and a tall silver trident beside it is draped in a thick marigold garland. Wearing a dark-patterned wrap and bare-armed, the seated figure smiles while reaching toward a woman in an orange sari who kneels before the throne, offering a bundle of incense sticks. Behind them a large seated audience in orange, red and white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, fills a bright hall. The seated figure's appearance is not confidently established, so no identity is given.2015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads receives a marigold garland and offering from a woman in orange sari kneeling before him. A tall golden trident stands at left. The figure wears a bare-chested top with a leopard-print wrap and a dark bouffant hairstyle, with a rudraksha bracelet on the wrist. Behind them a large hall is filled with seated devotees in orange, red and white clothing, several wearing lanyards, on a patterned mat. Several people are visible in the foreground and middle ground.2015-12-19A figure seated on an ornate golden lion-armed throne with a large silver trident beside it, wearing a yellow marigold garland and a reddish-brown wrap, reaches toward a bundle of yellow flower garlands on the floor. Two devotees in orange-saffron clothing kneel nearby; one in a bald head with spectacles and a rudraksha mala offers a cloth-wrapped item, and a woman in orange kneels at right, holding a red cloth. Behind them a large hall is filled with seated people in orange and white clothing. Wall panels and an exit sign are visible.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A large indoor hall filled with seated audience members in orange, saffron and white attire. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace sits on a gold-and-brown lion-armrest throne draped with a marigold garland, wearing a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl; the appearance is a person candidate. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at left holding a silver trident, leaning toward the seated figure. Devotees with kumkum and orange garments fill the foreground and background, and a water bottle sits on the right.2015-12-19December 20 20152015-12-20December 19 20152015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head arms wears a long marigold garland and a salmon-orange wrap over a dark top, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, smiling beside a gold lion statue. A bald man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor at right, while a woman in white with a marigold garland and a row of people in orange and red attire fill the hall behind. The room has dark wood paneling and a small black table holding a white cup and a water bottle.2015-12-19December 19 20152015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests is draped in a long bright yellow marigold garland, smiling as he receives it. A man in a pink shirt leans forward with a bundle of incense sticks or flutes toward the seated figure. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha malas and devotees in red and white clothing sit in a hall, watching the ritual.2015-12-19A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with brown cushioning, wearing a thick yellow-orange marigold garland and a dark patterned outfit, holds a small golden object. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Around them, a woman in orange robes kneels and adjusts a garland, while seated audience members in orange, white and red clothing fill a large hall. Robed attendants with orange shawls and rudraksha-like necklaces sit nearby, and a dark patterned rug covers the floor. Appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the central figure's identity.2015-12-19