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Outdoor 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.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +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 copiesA 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.2010-01-02 +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 copiesPhoto of a holy dip in water: a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white garland sits on an ornate gold throne-palanquin heavily decorated with yellow and orange marigolds, red and pink flowers, palm fronds and garlands. Behind him stands an attendant in orange holding a golden trident-topped staff. Standing waist-deep in the water, a crowd of devotees in white clothes and red shawls raise conch shells and folded hands around the platform, with stone steps and onlookers on the ramp behind. Crowd is large, well over one hundred visible people, many partially visible in the water.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 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 copies