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A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a pink and gold flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a gold-trimmed throne with a gilded lion footrest, holding a tall silver staff with his right hand toward a bare-chested, shaved-headed devotee in orange cloth with white ash markings who kneels with palms joined beside a green water tank. a person seated on the throne in the centre; a shaved-headed devotee in orange, two saffron-clad men, and a crowd of seated devotees in white and orange line the tank steps, with tiered stands of red seats and red-and-yellow flags behind. Visible people are many, the crowd filling the background.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of an evening ceremony beside a lit water tank with stone steps. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe and a pink and white flower garland, sits on an ornate silver throne with a golden lion figure at its base, holding a tall silver staff with a trident-like top. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes line the water's edge. In the foreground, a man with white body markings and orange cloth bows low and touches the throne's footrest, while a bald man with white markings and beaded necklaces stands at right. Spectators fill the tiered stands behind, with orange flags along the railings.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor evening ceremony beside a large water tank with steps. A bearded man with long dark hair wearing an orange-brown shawl and a pink-and-gold beaded garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a golden lion figure at its base, touching the forehead of a bald devotee with his right hand. The devotee, in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads, has white horizontal sacred markings on the forehead and arms, hands joined in anjali. Behind them, seated rows of saffron-robed devotees and a large crowd fill tiered stands, with golden ceremonial staffs and a trident visible at left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man on the throne, identified by long hair, saffron-brown shawl, ornate garland and throne presence.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Night ritual beside a illuminated temple pool with a stepped stone bank, orange-and-yellow marigold garlands along the railings, and oil lamps reflected on the water. In the foreground a seated bearded man in an orange-brown shawl and pink floral garland, with long dark hair, sits on a red-draped seat beside a gold lion figure and a gold trident-topped staff, holding out an orange cloth-wrapped offering. A bald man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wearing rudraksha beads and a gold chain, kneels and receives it with folded hands. Several women in orange and red saris stand and sit on the steps behind, and a woman in a gold-patterned sari stands at the right.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23