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Outdoor photo at a stepped water tank with red-sandstone steps, people bathing in the water. Centre: a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands, wearing an orange robe, a red-beaded and white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace. Two attendants in red-orange robes stand beside him; one holds a multicoloured canopy umbrella overhead and the other stands at the right. A brass trident and a ritual vessel are placed nearby. Devotees in white and yellow clothing, some with brass kalasha pots and lamps, reach toward the platform from the water. Appearance-based probable Swamiji seated on throne, with long dark hair, ornate orange robe and rudraksha-style necklace.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a large crowd wading in a stepped water tank, with a central golden throne decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, leaves and red flowers. A man with long dark hair sits on the throne wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland; an attendant in an orange robe stands at the left holding a golden trident-topped staff, and another orange-robed attendant is seated at the right. Many people in white clothing hold conch shells aloft in the water, and a golden trident staff rises at the front. Behind them stone steps and a red-painted wall line the tank, with a few people in white and red clothing nearby. The scene appears to be a ceremonial dip at the sacred waters with the throne carried into the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA 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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA festival photograph of a gold-canopied ceremonial raft or palanquin floating on a water tank with red-and-white steps behind it. A standing man in an orange-red unstitched robe holds the front of the raft, while a second figure in orange stands behind a golden umbrella canopy. Marigold and white flower garlands in yellow, orange and white decorate the raft's base, and a brass tray of offerings sits at the front. A crowd of devotees in the water and on the bank watches; a few people in the water are wading, and a seated attendant in orange sits at the lower right. Colourful balloons are tied to the left side.2009-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies