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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a bare upper body, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with marigolds, orange and pink flowers, and white garlands. He wears a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala with a red bead strand, and rests his hands on his lap. A golden trident stands beside the throne. Behind him, a red-robed attendant with a long beard kneels among the flower-decorated pillars. Below, steps are crowded with seated devotees in white and colourful clothes, and musicians with drums and a shehnai-like wind instrument perform. Palm fronds and flowers frame the scene. The image is a photograph of a ceremonial event at water's edge, a sarvadarshan-style public gathering.

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A 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 copiesOutdoor festival photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, draped in fresh flower garlands of white and orange blossoms and a rudraksha mala. He wears orange saffron robes and a smile, with bare feet resting on a flower-covered platform. Two attendants in orange robes stand and sit beside the throne; the one on the left holds a gold trident-topped staff. Gold ceremonial staffs, palm fronds and marigold and orange flower decorations frame the throne. Behind, a crowd gathers on red stone steps, including people in white and drummers playing large drums. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne, with the page noting his presence at this event.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a long white and red flower garland, sits on an ornate gold and red throne decorated with marigold and orange flower arrangements, palm fronds and a gold trident. Two attendants in saffron robes stand beside the throne, one holding a tall gold staff. A large crowd of devotees, some in white, fills the stone steps behind, with drummers on the upper steps and a red-and-white banner in the top left corner. The scene appears to be a gathering at a sacred water site. The central figure's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and garlands matches the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is the appearance-based probable identification.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA decorated golden throne on an orange-draped float sits at the centre of a crowd, with a man seated on a red cushion wearing an orange robe, a white flower garland and a long red-and-gold rudraksha mala, smiling. Tall golden trident staffs stand on either side, and the throne is framed by garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers and fern fronds. Two attendants in orange robes stand behind and beside it. Below, a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white, reaches toward the float. Behind them rise red stone steps lined with rows of black shivalinga-style pillars. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair and wears saffron robes, garlands and rudraksha beads on a flower-decorated throne, marking him as the honoured guest of the procession.2010-01-02 +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 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands and palm fronds. He wears a white and red flower garland and multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and has long, swept-back dark hair. Behind him, an attendant in orange clothing holds a golden trident aloft on the left. Foreground and background show marigolds and other flowers. In the background, a man in a blue shirt stands on tiered red stone steps lined with stone lamp pillars, and several seated people sit on the steps at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor stepped bathing area.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 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial procession at a stepped stone ghat with tiered red steps lined with black lamp stands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a flower-decorated ratha platform, wearing a white and orange flower garland and raising one hand in blessing. Golden trident staffs flank the throne. A bearded attendant in orange stands to the right, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground, with several people in white clothes standing on the steps behind. Marigolds, roses and palm fronds decorate the chariot. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garland and enthroned position are the visible cues for the central figure, who is seated on the decorated throne during the procession.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies