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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a stepped stone tank. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white and red-flowered garland and a rudraksha mala, sits smiling on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with marigold garlands, flowers and palm fronds. On the left, a man in orange clothing holds a golden trident-topped staff and reaches toward the throne. A second man in orange kneels at the right, extending his hand. Water spills from a fountain at the upper left, and a large crowd of devotees in white and other clothes stands along the foreground steps and in the water.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 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 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 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 copiesA seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, surrounded by heaped marigolds, orange flowers and palm fronds, at an outdoor stepped stone amphitheatre. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes, a long flower garland of white and red blooms, and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in blessing. Two attendants in saffron clothing stand beside the throne: one holds a tall trident-topped staff, the other, bearded and bareheaded, sits at the right edge. A trident stands on the platform before the throne. Behind, a dense crowd of devotees in white and mixed clothing fills the foreground and steps, with a man in white standing on the upper stone steps.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +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 festive outdoor photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands and palm fronds. He wears an orange saffron robe, a white and red flower garland, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and smiles while seated on a flower-covered platform. On the left a man in an orange robe holds a tall golden trident staff, and on the right another orange-robed attendant sits beside a golden staff. Two figures in white stand on red-tiered stone steps behind. A trident and flower-decorated staff frame the throne. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha beads, with the throne and garlands indicating a ceremonial sarvadarshan setting.2010-01-02 +1 copies