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Two saffron-robed ascetics sit on ornate gilded thrones with red cushions inside a stone-walled hall. The seated figure on the right is bare-chested with white ash markings, a rudraksha mala and a beaded headband, scattering pink flower petals from a copper plate. Beside him on the left, a man in orange and saffron dress wears a garland, orange-saffron shawl and armbands and sits upright. A third person in orange stands in the background near a cooler. Pink petals lie on the floor and on a wooden block in front. a person cues: the bare-chested seated figure has distinctive white ash markings and rudraksha beads, and the page reports the event. Role: ritual participant scattering petals.

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May 09 20122012-05-09Photograph inside a temple hall of a bald, bare-chested older man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak with a red line on his forehead and a red headband. He holds a silver tray of pink and white flower petals. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a long garland of white flowers sits on a gold throne, and another man in orange holds up an orange cloth. Pink petals and a flower arrangement lie on a tray in the foreground. Onlookers are partly visible in the background. Gold-carved throne armrests show lion heads.2012-05-13May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11June 02 20122012-06-02A photo inside a temple-like hall with a polished marble floor and carved stone columns. A seated bare-chested man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a headband sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, holding leaves and flowers from a metal tray. Beside him is an empty gold throne with a red seat, and a pink flower offering rests on a low wooden stool in front. A standing attendant in orange robes with a yellow sash and a long white flower garland walks past, with other orange-robed attendants behind. An orange and gold flag hangs on a pole at right.2012-05-11A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white headband with tilak, holding a silver tray of pink flower petals. Beside him on a second gold seat sits a younger man in orange robes with a yellow-and-white flower garland and a red headband, holding an orange cloth. A standing attendant in orange dress and a seated devotee in white with an orange shawl appear at left, with a crowd behind. Pink petals are scattered on the floor before the thrones.2012-05-13May 12 20122012-05-12June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of a ceremony in a stone-pillared hall. On the right, an older bald man sits bare-chested on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured necklace, and holds pink flower petals while bowing his head. Beside him on a second gold throne sits a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead and a red headband, his hands resting on the armrest. To the left, another orange-clad man kneels near a brass kalasha pot, and a few seated devotees in white and orange watch from the floor. Below, pink rose petals are scattered on a small wooden stand with a dark offering block.2012-05-13A photograph of a seated bald elderly man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-beaded headband, white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala, gold earrings, and orange cloth around his waist. He holds a bunch of pink flowers and looks to his side. Beside him sits a younger man in orange robes with an orange shawl, a gold necklace and garland, and a red headband, next to another gold throne with a red cushion. Brass ritual vessels and pink flowers rest on a low table in the foreground, with a gold-carved lion-head armrest on the right.2012-05-12