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A seated figure on a gilded throne with lion-head arm carvings, wearing a dark swept-back hairstyle, saffron-orange robes, and layered rudraksha malas with a gold pendant. He extends his right hand over a silver bowl of water while a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala kneels nearby. Another devotee in white with a long rudraksha garland and white forehead markings sits and receives the offering, and a bald man in white shirt and red-patterned dhoti bends forward to assist. Behind them, devotees in orange and green clothing stand and watch. The scene appears to be a ritual initiation or abhishekam-style blessing in a crowded hall.

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December 15 20152015-12-15December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a crowded hall. A bearded-looking man with long dark hair under a black crown-like headpiece sits on a brown leather throne with gold lion-armrest carvings, wearing an orange-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. He reaches toward a large silver bowl on a gold stand held by devotees; a man in white kneels at left, a seated man in white with rudraksha beads is at right, and a woman in an orange and green sari with a pink flower in her hair leans in. Behind them, people in orange robes and white clothes with rudraksha malas stand among the crowd, with a wooden carved pillar at left.2015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20152015-12-18December 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gilded golden throne with lion-carved armrests and a tall brown leather back is at the centre, wearing a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a dark swept-back hairstyle, and extending a hand over a large silver bowl on a gold stand. Two men kneel nearby: one in white kurta with a rudraksha mala holding a small vessel, another in a saffron-orange patterned kurta with a gold bracelet pouring from a cup. A third seated man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads receives the offering. Behind them a crowd of attendees stands, including a child in green and a bald monk in orange robes and beads. A large screen above shows a close-up face. a person is the central figure on the throne, with a dark swept-back hairstyle, red-orange robe, rudraksha mala and gilded throne.2015-12-18December 18 20152015-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 18 20152015-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20152015-12-15 +1 copies