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Night photograph of an outdoor evening event with a raised golden throne draped in flower garlands and colourful striped fabric. A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a red shawl, a red garland, and ornate gold necklaces, looking toward the audience. Brass trident-topped staffs flank the platform. Below, a large seated crowd in saffron, purple, green and pink clothing sits on red mats before brass oil lamps and offering plates. Rows of stadium-style seating, string lights and red flags fill the background.

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Night outdoor photo of a flower-decorated shrine canopy with yellow, white and purple garland drapes, a striped fringed top and a gold-framed seat. A bearded man seated on the throne wears a red shawl, a garland and a gold necklace. Around the red-carpeted stage, many people sit on mats in white, pink, green and purple saris and white and orange clothing, with brass oil lamps and plates of offerings in front. Two shirtless men in dhotis stand at the sides beside brass lamps and a kalasha, with red chairs and rows of empty seats behind.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor gathering at a festival stage. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a red-maroon shawl and a red-and-white flower garland, with a gold necklace and a gold pendant. Above him hangs a canopy of marigold and white flower garlands with a striped red, blue, and yellow fringe, and gold trident-shaped finials flank the throne. Seated devotees on red mats in front wear saffron, pink, green, purple, and white saris and kurtas, and a standing figure at left in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a small object. Brass puja plates with lamps and offerings sit on the floor, and a tiered wall of small lamps stands in the background. a person seated on the throne, as a presiding teacher receiving devotees.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Evening scene at a large outdoor gathering. A bearded man with long dark hair sits in meditative posture on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange robe, a pink flower garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala, with a visible tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a golden trident-shaped stand holding a brass kalasha-style urn with smoke rising. Behind the throne hangs a wall of marigold and mixed flower garlands. In the foreground, rows of seated and standing devotees face the throne, some in white, pink, purple and blue clothing. The audience stretches up tiered stands under colourful string lights, with red banners at the edges. Appearance-based a person seated on a throne, attending a ritual or darshan setting.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor evening procession ceremony at an ashram. A richly decorated ratha-style palanquin, covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands and multicoloured fabric, stands at the right beside a rounded deity murti on a stepped base. A figure in an orange-red robe sits on a raised platform covered in red cloth, with a red-cushioned seat and several people in white, green and purple clothes seated on the floor before brass puja plates and oil lamps. Floodlights and string lights illuminate a large crowd of seated devotees on tiered stone steps in the background.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Photograph of an evening event with a large seated audience in the foreground, many people sitting on the ground in colourful clothing including pink, white, light blue and purple. A man with a full dark beard and long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-orange robe, a pink flower garland, and a gold necklace with a pendant. A brass trident-topped stand with a brass urn sits beside the throne. The throne is framed by tiered marigold and flower garlands, and red flags and bright stage lights appear in the background. Appearance-based probable candidate: a person, seated on the throne in the foreground with a flower garland and ceremonial gold necklace, in a crowd of several dozen visible people.2016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor ceremony on a raised stage draped in maroon cloth, with a golden throne-like seat under a multicolored canopy edged in blue, yellow, red and white. A man in a red garment with a red shawl and garland sits on the seat with his hands raised in greeting. Priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees sit at the stage's lower edge; one seated man in an orange robe and two men in white shirts sit nearby, and kalasha-like vessels, brass lamps and trident-topped staffs stand around the stage. Walls are decorated with strings of marigolds and lights, and a large audience of many people in white, orange and bright saris sits on tiered seating holding small oil lamps. Chairs are set in the foreground.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06