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Outdoor ceremony on a red-carpeted stage before a tiered red stone amphitheatre with rows of seats. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a peacock-feather fan behind him, a crown-like headdress, ornate gold necklaces and armbands, and a red-orange cloth sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, holding a silver staff and receiving orange cloth offerings. Five women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in a row holding folded orange cloths. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari sits near a gold tray with green leaves. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white dhoti and shirt with gold borders kneels with hands pressed to his head in reverence before a gold plate with cup-shaped depressions. Swamiji (probable): the seated bare-chested figure with long hair, peacock-feather fan, ornate gold jewellery and a silver staff matches the cues for the Swamiji candidate, so this is a depiction of a ceremonial offering on a throne.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A festival scene at an outdoor stone amphitheatre with red-painted steps lined with small lamps. On the left, a man dressed as Lord Krishna sits on a gold-and-red throne with a peacock-feather crown, a long silver staff, a red-brown dhoti and a red cloth, gold armlets and a bead necklace, with a peacock-feather eye-mark painted on his cheek. In front of him, a bare-chested man with white sandalwood markings and a rudraksha mala kneels and bows, pressing his palms together and touching an orange cloth offering to his forehead. Behind them, women in white saris with brown borders and bead malas stand watching, and a figure in a yellow-and-white garment sits near a basket of green leaves. Shaded seating and a few spectators fill the background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor festival scene at a stepped red-tiered amphitheatre. On the left, a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red garment, a long gold-and-beaded necklace, gold armbands and a peacock-feather ear ornament, and holds a silver staff. Before him a bare-chested man with long dark hair bows and offers folded orange cloths over a large gold tray. Behind them, several women in white saris with orange-bordered shawls stand in a row holding folded orange cloths, and a woman in white sits near a bowl of green leaves. Rows of seats and a crowd of onlookers fill the background, with red flags visible at the upper right.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Outdoor ceremony in a stone amphitheatre with red-carpeted steps. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-brown garment, gold armbands, layered gold necklaces and a long swept-back hair style, holds a tall silver staff and gestures toward a woman kneeling at the front. She wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a rudraksha mala and a brown blouse, and offers folded orange cloth. Behind her, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand or kneel, holding orange cloths. Spectators sit in the tiered seating and wave red flags. Golden trays with circular recesses sit on the carpet in front of the throne. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, based on the throne, long hair, gold ornaments and red-brown clothing.2017-08-14A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at a red-carpeted stepped amphitheatre. On the left, a figure seated on a gold throne with a red cushion wears a red-and-gold garment, gold armbands and bangles, a long beaded necklace, and a peacock-feather crown; he holds a tall silver staff. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a crown on a ceremonial throne. Behind and to the right, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand holding stacks of orange cloth. A young man in white dhoti kneels at the bottom right near a gold tray with green leaves and a pillar, while more people in white and orange move on the steps behind.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14