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A seated man in a red and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-headed armrest. He wears a long gold-chain necklace, bangles and white ash markings on his arms, and looks toward the women before him. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are visible above. In front of the throne, women in white, red and pink saris pass silver thali trays of flower petals, red and orange blossoms and small offering bowls. A shaved-headed woman in orange robes sits at right, and a man in a white garment with a tilak sits behind the trays. The walls are dark slate and a yellow wooden door stands at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the gold throne with saffron-and-gold ceremonial clothing and a gold chain necklace.

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November 21 20132013-11-21November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19A seated man in an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, dressed in saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl and a long ceremonial gold necklace, bangles and armlets. Hair is long and swept back. Two women kneel before him with palms joined in namaskar: one in a maroon sari with a bindi, the other in an orange sari with glasses. A woman in white with a tilak and a mala stands nearby with hands folded. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne, and silver-and-gold thalis with flower petals, marigolds and rose petals sit on the floor in front of the devotees.2013-08-04A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red, yellow and green flower garland, gold bangle and necklace, with bare feet. Appearance-based a person in the photo, receiving a pada puja. Before him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels, and two women in sari and ornaments sit at right beside steel trays of lamps, rose petals, flowers and offerings. A golden bell hangs from above and an air conditioner is mounted on the wall. Watermarked photograph of a ritual scene, with a ceremonial arrangement of brass lamps and flowers.2013-09-16A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-head arms and a gilded backrest, draped in a tiger-striped cloth. He wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border, a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and bangles, and his bare feet rest on a footstool. Before him, brass plates hold flower petals, fruit, and small oil lamps. Devotees kneel at the throne's base with hands folded in anjali: a man in white with an orange scarf, a woman in white with a forehead marking, and women in white and red garments. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the upper right, and a wall air conditioner is visible on the black wall.2013-05-24A seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja from devotees. He wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and a white vibhuti mark with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Bangles adorn his wrists and his bare feet rest near offering trays. Behind him stand a second robed figure in an orange turban and a seated woman in orange shawl. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, and a tray of red fruit sits on the right. In front, a grey-haired woman in green sari and two women in white sit with silver plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. Appearance-based candidate with distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold regalia, consistent with a person seated in a ceremonial role.2015-02-01September 16 20132013-09-16September 19 20132013-09-19June 06 20142014-06-06September 16 20132013-09-16A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth and a long orange rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with cream cushions and a tiger-skin drape, speaking. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne against a black backdrop. In front, several devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in white and gold-trimmed attire kneels nearby. Silver-rimmed brass plates holding white flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor, and a wall air conditioner is visible at right. a person: the seated speaker wears orange-brown robes, a long rudraksha mala and sits on a golden throne.2013-05-13