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July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18A seated figure in a brown and gold turban, brown robe and heavy gold necklaces and bangles is garlanded with red, yellow and purple flowers and leaves, raising a hand to the head in a blessing gesture. Behind the figure, a large floral backdrop of yellow, red, white and purple blossoms frames the scene. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey-white shirt sits with his back to the camera, and a man with glasses in a white shirt holds a wooden stick above a silver tray of yellow and white booklets and leaflets. A woman at the left edge reaches forward with her hands. The setting suggests a Guru Purnima offering of bhiksha.2013-07-22July 09 20132013-07-09Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 23 20152015-05-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 24 20152015-10-24A photograph of a temple-style ritual setting with a gilded deity murti draped in yellow and red garlands behind it. On the left, a person in an orange-brown garment and a gold crown-like headpiece, with red and white beaded necklaces and gold bangles, sits with hands raised near the face in a gesture of devotion. On the right, a priest in a white dhoti with a green shawl and a green-and-gold turban, wearing yellow marigold garlands, holds a brass tray over a tall brass lamp stand. Flower arrangements and a red-and-white floral backdrop surround the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2016-02-02A photograph of a temple-style ritual indoors. A man with a shaved head and wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha-style cord, holds a silver bowl of white flowers and a yellow fruit toward a figure with hands pressed together in namaskar. That figure wears a rust-red turban with jewelled ornaments, a multi-strand red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, gold armlets and a gold-bordered orange-and-gold shawl. Behind them stands a man in a white turban and white dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace. A decorated deity murti with a green and gold garment and flower garlands sits on an ornate gold throne, and gold-trimmed chairs frame the scene.2015-04-30November 28 20172017-11-28A ceremonial scene with a seated figure in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown robes, wearing a pink and white flower garland, layered beaded necklaces and bangles, with a tilak on the forehead. The figure holds a silver plate with both hands while a woman in a rust sari with a gold border, hair in a bun and hoop earrings, offers or receives it across the frame. Behind them hangs a colourful floral backdrop of red, yellow, purple and white blooms. A silver ceremonial axe-staff stands at left, and a golden lion-head ornament and a gilded canopy appear at right. The figure is.2015-07-09