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A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions on a raised orange-draped platform, decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands, palm fronds and yellow and purple floral festoons. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a white and red floral garland, and raises one hand in blessing while smiling. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees raises hands and phones toward the stage; a yellow-vested volunteer stands at right. Behind, tiered red and orange seating stands and a yellow-and-blue canopy with tasselled edges shelter the stage.

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January 02 20102010-01-02A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a white and red garland of flowers, sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, gesturing with his right hand toward a crowd. The throne sits on a raised orange platform decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, pink and orange blossoms, and palm fronds. A yellow and blue canopy with tasselled fringe shelters the platform, and a stadium-style stand of red seating rises behind. Devotees in the foreground reach upward with hands and flowers toward the platform, and a few people stand at the right edge. Scattered rose petals cover the orange carpet.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor festival stage with orange carpeting and tiered seating in the background. A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne heavily decorated with garlands of marigolds, roses and orange flowers, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala. He smiles and gestures. Below the throne, a man in red-orange clothing and another in white raise their hands among the crowd. Umbrellas with tasselled canopies and flower arrangements frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne on an orange-draped stage, wearing an orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas with a white flower garland, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. The throne and stage are heavily decorated with yellow, orange and pink marigold and rose garlands, palm fronds and flower arrangements. Dense crowd members stand at the stage edge, some reaching up with hands raised. Behind, tiered red seating holds people in white clothing, and a yellow-and-blue canopy with tassels stands at the right. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas seated on the throne.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA figure in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a raised orange-draped stage, with a long swept-back hair and a multi-strand garland of white and purple flowers around the neck and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, heavily decorated with yellow, orange and white flower garlands and palm fronds. A red umbrella with tassels stands at the upper right. Behind the stage, tiered red steps lead up to an open-air bathing area. A large crowd of people surrounds the platform, some raising hands, and a man on the left holds a trident. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and garlands, standing beside the throne.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA festival procession on a red-carpeted platform beside steps where crowds sit. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a white and red flower garland with a rudraksha mala sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, set within a floral canopy of orange, yellow and purple flowers and palm fronds. A bearded attendant in orange robes stands at right holding a tall gold staff, and a trident stands at left. Several white-clad devotees and onlookers sit on the steps behind, and a drummer is visible at top right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, matching the page's Swamiji claim, though the face is not clearly determinable from this view.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne mounted on a decorated palanquin, framed by marigold, orange and purple flower garlands and palm fronds. He wears a white flower garland and red-and-white beaded necklaces, and raises one hand in blessing. A tall trident stands at the left beside a man in orange clothing holding a staff, and a crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the foreground with a brass kalasha-like vessel at the lower right. Probable Swamiji is seated in the central role on the throne, identified by long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial garlands. Red stadium-style steps form the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a flower-decorated ceremonial palanquin procession at a sacred bathing-tank event. A man seated on a gold-framed red throne-like seat wears saffron-orange clothing, long swept-back hair, and layered red and white rudraksha-style malas with a white floral garland; the description appears to match a probable Swamiji candidate, seated and smiling. Marigold and orange flower garlands and yellow blooms drape the palanquin. A golden trident is held upright at left by a young man in a red-orange shirt. Spectators sit on red steps behind, several in white, with a drummer visible at left and water spray in the air.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, framed by a flower-decorated structure of yellow, orange and purple blooms and palm fronds. He wears an orange dhoti, a white and red flower garland and red-and-orange beaded malas. A seated attendant in orange robes holds a tall golden trident-topped staff at left, and another bearded attendant in orange sits at right. A golden trident stands at left and a golden staff at right. Dark red-and-brown stadium seating rises behind, with a crowd gathered along the front of the platform. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas, seated in a central ceremonial position of honour on the throne.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17