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A photograph of a seated man on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, a central figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a long gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads and a white and pink flower garland. Flowers are in his hair and a red-brown tilak marks his forehead. A person at left, wearing a bangle and white paste markings, raises a silver plate over his head in a ritual gesture. Behind the throne are a tall floral garland, a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and white garlands, and gold elephant ornaments. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style honouring or satsang blessing at an ashram hall, though the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne is receiving a shower of rose petals from a figure at the left who holds a round brass plate. He wears a red-and-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a red floral crown, layered white and yellow-pink garlands, a gold chest pendant and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold chest ornament and saffron clothing, and he is smiling. Behind him stand gold deity murti and a gold-framed altar with garlands and red-and-gold cloth.2017-08-07A seated man on a red-cushioned gilded throne receives a ritual anointing. He has long dark hair, a small tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style gold necklace, a white and gold garland, and a rust-orange cloth wrap, with his eyes closed. An attendant in white clothing with white sandalwood markings lifts a round gold plate above his head and pours or sprinkles green leaves over him. Behind them, ornate gold stands and decorated deity murti are draped in marigold and yellow-pink garlands, with a brass lamp at right and a red-clothed figure beside a small shrine. The scene reads as a temple abhishekam or purification ceremony.2017-08-07A seated man in a red-orange robe sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest. He wears white flower garlands, a multi-strand gold necklace, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A person at the left edge, wearing white, sprinkles red rose petals over him. Behind him stand gold and colourful floral decorations, brass lamps and a deity murti in a red shrine area. A microphone stand is visible at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and being honoured with petals during a satsang setting.2017-08-07A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne being showered with red and pink flower petals. A hand from the left, wearing a white-banded ritual mark, pours petals over his head. He wears a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, and has a red shawl over his body. Behind him are gold-framed decorations, a flower garland on a brass stand and a brass lamp. A sound system sits at lower right. a person: long hair and ornate gold ornaments, seated on a throne and being honoured, with a shawl and garlands.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A seated man with long dark hair, a green leaf crown and white flower garlands sits on a red cushioned golden throne with a gold lotus-petal backrest. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a gold-bead rudraksha mala, a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles. A man in white at left with white tripundra marks on his forehead holds a large polished gold plate or kalasha-style vessel aloft, as in an arati. Behind the throne a deity murti is garlanded with pink, yellow and green flower garlands, and an ornate shrine with a red-clad figure stands at right. Photo credit text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , . Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long hair, a crown of leaves, saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, seated on the throne2017-08-07A seated man on a red-cushioned throne with a large gold peacock-fan backrest smiles broadly. He wears a rust-orange wrap, layered gold chains, a long gold pendant, white jasmine garlands and a pink flower crown, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at the right edge. Pink and red rose petals cover his lap. Behind him, a gold-framed shrine holds a red-draped deity murti with white garlands, and colourful flower garlands hang beside it. A sliver of a second person in white is at the left edge and a priest in saffron-orange stands at the right edge. The setting is a temple-like hall with brass and gold ritual objects. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a flower crown, rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces and orange wrap on a throne, consistent with the page's identification of a Swamiji event.2017-08-07A man seated on a red cushioned throne with a large gold repoussé backrest is being showered with white jasmine flowers from a silver plate held by an attendant on the left. He has his eyes closed, wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, a gold necklace, a white flower garland and a yellow flower crown on his head, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a deity murti decorated with pink, yellow and green garlands and gold ornaments, and brass lamps. The room is a temple-style shrine with gold ornaments and oil lamps.2017-08-07