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A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and a leopard-print shawl holds a silver vessel with embossed floral designs while looking down toward two metal deity murtis with crowns on his right. He wears layered gold and beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him stands another person in orange clothing. The scene appears to be a ritual or puja setting in the evening.

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July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20122012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl, with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and layered gold beaded necklaces. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other, beside two metal deity murti figures with crowns, one holding a lotus-like object. He sits in front of an ornate gold-framed chair against a wall of small metal-looking bead panels, with a faint incense trail rising. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ritual aarti setting with lamp and bell.2012-07-29A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, with a leopard-print cloth over his shoulder, pours water from an ornate silver vessel over a pair of bronze deity murti set on a red-and-gold cloth in front of him. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and he wears layered gold and bead necklaces. He sits on a gold-framed throne against a dark textured stone wall decorated with pink flowers in a pot. Brass lamps, a silver bowl and small offering vessels sit on the altar, and a partially visible person is at the left edge. This is an abhishekam being performed over the bronze images.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a leopard-print wrap, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces, a small gold earring and a forehead tilak, holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Beside him sit two bronze deity murti figures, one with a crown and multiple arms, against a bead-patterned wall and an ornate gold-framed chair.2012-07-29A seated man in orange-red ochre garments and layered gold and beaded necklaces holds a silver conch-shaped vessel toward two silver deity murtis on a red wooden stand. He has a red bindi and long dark hair. Silver puja vessels, a small silver cup and a silver bowl sit on the foreground table. A gilded ornate frame stands behind him, and a beaded curtain hangs to the right. A second person in white is partly visible at the left edge. Nighttime ritual setting.2012-07-29A man seated on a gilded throne chair pours liquid from a silver vessel over a bronze deity murti of Shiva with a consort on a red wooden pedestal, during an abhishekam. He wears an orange-red cloth draped over one shoulder, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a leopard-print shawl across his lap. Brass and silver puja vessels, a small cup and plate, pink flowers and a lit brass oil lamp sit on a red and gold cloth before a stone wall of rounded pebbles. Dim, warm lighting. One physical person is visible.2012-07-29A seated man in an orange-red saffron garment with a leopard-print shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a white vertical mark and red bindi on his forehead, and small gold earrings. He looks down toward two bronze deity statues on the right, one holding a small staff, and a gold-framed throne with a lion carving sits behind him. The background is dark, with a textured dark wall panel at right. Appearance-based candidate, consistent with the page's subject: a person, seated on a throne in the presence of bronze deity murtis.2012-07-29July 29 20122012-07-29 +1 copies