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A seated man in orange robes and a white flower garland with red and orange rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and palm fronds, at the edge of a water tank with red stone steps. A man in orange holds a gold trident-topped staff at the lower left. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands in the water near a woman in white with hands joined, and another person bathes in the water. Water sprays at the left and garlanded poles line the scene. The seated man has long dark hair and is smiling; his clothing and bearing match the page's Swamiji reference, so he is identified as a probable Swamiji in person.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Outdoor photo at a stepped tank with red stone steps and black pillars behind. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and rudraksha malas sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, garlanded with white, yellow, orange and purple flowers. Beside the throne stands a golden trident. A man in an orange robe holds a flower-decorated pole at the lower left. Behind, people in white garments stand in the water with hands joined in prayer, and others bathe in the water near a flower-decorated frame. Water spray rises at the upper left. Distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and malas match the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues on the throne.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor ghat scene beside water where several people wade in the shallows. A man in orange saffron robes sits on an ornate gold-and-yellow throne decorated with red and white garlands and marigolds; he wears a red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, with long swept-back dark hair, smiling. Standing at the left edge, a woman in white with palms pressed together in namaste is beside a murti of a deity draped in white flowers. Red stone steps lead down to the water, and a man in white with a yellow scarf stands among the wading figures. Swamiji (probable) appears seated on the throne, with appearance cues including long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha necklace, consistent with a Dasara-celebration ritual setting in a river procession.2010-10-17Outdoor temple-tank ritual at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam during Dasara celebrations. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a red and white flower garland and a beaded necklace, seated on an ornate golden throne-chariot decorated with red, yellow and white flowers. Behind him, several people in white and light clothes stand waist-deep in water on stone steps, one in a yellow-scarfed white garment with hands raised. A small image of a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands stands on the left near the water. Marigold and gladiolus arrangements frame the platform.2010-10-17A large crowd gathers in water at a tiered red stone ghat during a holy dip. At the centre, a seated man on an ornate golden throne wears an orange garment, a white flower garland and a red-beaded rudraksha mala, with his hands resting on his lap. The throne is heavily decorated with marigolds, roses, palm fronds and garlands in orange, yellow and purple. Two golden trident-topped staffs flank the platform. Men in orange robes and white dhotis stand on the platform and hold up a conch shell and brass vessels. Behind, people in white and saffron clothes stand or sit on the steps, and a man in an orange shirt sits on the upper steps. The scene is an in-person ritual procession in water, not a printed image. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala, and the page identifies him as present.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a floral-decorated golden throne platform set at the edge of a stone-stepped water tank, with a fountain spray at left. A man in long dark hair and orange robes sits on a red-cushioned golden throne wrapped in garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers, with a white-and-red beaded garland at his neck. Beside the throne, a second man in orange robes sits on an orange-draped platform, and a trident stands upright at the front. A large crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes, some with yellow shawls, fills the water and steps; many onlookers sit on the tiered red steps behind them, with a watermarked credit at lower right.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, palm fronds and a large trident (trishula) standing at left. The central figure wears orange robes, a long white-and-red flower garland and a dark red-beaded mala, with long dark hair, and smiles with arms resting open on the throne. a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron robes and ceremonial garlands, seated in a decorated throne during the procession. Behind the throne, people in white and orange saris and white clothing stand on red stone steps near water, with a man in a grey t-shirt and a man in white at left. A young attendant in orange holds the throne frame at lower left, and marigold garlands line the base.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies