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August 09 2015

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October 12 20152015-10-12July 22 20132013-07-22August 25 20172017-08-25January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a night-time ceremony. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange turban and wrap, with a multicolour floral garland and a red-and-green beaded mala, sits on a cushioned red throne with an ornate gold backrest. He places his right hand on the head of a short-haired young person in orange robes and rudraksha mala, who holds a small offering card. Behind them a gold-and-red-striped cloth hangs beside banana leaves, and onlookers sit in the dark. a person is seated on the throne bestowing a blessing, and the individuals' roles are a seated teacher and a kneeling disciple receiving initiation-style blessing.2015-08-09August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesA seated figure in an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped upholstery wears an orange turban, saffron-orange wrap, and a large multicoloured garland of marigolds, green leaves and red-white flowers, with a blue embellishment at the chest and a red-and-black rudraksha-style cord. The figure smiles while receiving an offering from a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white forehead mark, who bends forward with folded hands and hands over a small object on a golden tray. Banana leaves, a decorated orange-and-blue cloth banner, and a seated audience in the background complete the scene. a person is the seated figure, identified by the page as the event's speaker and by the turban, garland and throne.2015-08-09August 25 20172017-08-25A seated man in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet and gold-trimmed throne, wearing a long orange and white marigold and rose garland. He is bare-chested beneath the wrap and holds a small brass dish toward a woman bending forward. The woman wears a white saree with a patterned border, rimless glasses, a red-beaded necklace, and a folded white cloth in her hands, receiving the offering. Behind them, a standing woman in an orange-and-gold saree with a tilak and rudraksha mala watches, and a brass vessel rests near the throne. Devotees fill the dim background, and a banana-leaf decoration and a woven banner hang nearby. a person: the seated man wears a turban, saffron robes, a garland and a bare-chested wrap on a throne, and receives a devotee's offering.2015-08-09Photograph of an evening ritual. A seated man on an ornate red and gold throne wears a red turban with gold trim, red-orange robes, a long gold chain necklace, gold bangles and armlets, and reaches his hand toward an offering. Beside him a shaved-headed young attendant in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms bends forward holding a silver tray of white and yellow flower garlands and white cloth. Tropical plants and a fan are behind them. The seated figure has distinctive ceremonial adornments and red-and-gold regalia matching the page's a person reference, so this is a person candidate in person, presented on a throne and receiving an offering.2013-11-20August 09 20152015-08-09August 25 20172017-08-25