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A smiling man with long dark hair sits within a canopy decorated with white jasmine garlands, orange and marigold garlands, and yellow flowers. He wears an elaborate headdress with a magenta crown and white flower-bead border with red, green, blue and yellow trim, a purple flower ornament at the side, and a garland of white flowers with purple globe-amaranth blossoms around his neck. His bare chest and gold necklaces are visible, with a multicoloured sash across his body. The setting is a floral-decorated ceremonial palanquin or procession canopy.

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December 25 20052005-12-25A photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an ornate white and multicolored floral crown decorated with pink, green, blue and red trim, his right hand raised to his head in a devotional gesture with eyes lowered. He wears layered garlands of red and orange flowers and a sash across his bare shoulder. Beside him an older bearded man in a white shirt smiles with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them stand walls of orange marigold and white jasmine garlands.2005-12-25December 11 20052005-12-11A photograph of a seated figure at a ceremony, wearing a large crown-like headdress decorated with bright floral garlands in yellow, green, red, purple and white and bold circular ornaments in pink, orange and blue. Red and white flower garlands hang over the chest. A bald priest in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads stands at left beside a golden pot-like vessel, reaching toward it. The background is dark with hanging brass fixtures and a red floral decoration. The seated figure is smiling with eyes lowered, and the image is blurred.2013-07-22December 15 20112011-12-15A smiling man in a white flower-covered headdress decorated with coloured flowers, sequined medallions and two copper-tipped plumes, wearing a long white jasmine garland with red and pink flower accents over orange clothing. He is seen in close profile against a blue draped backdrop. Behind him to the left, a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands with his hands folded.2005-12-11A smiling man wearing an ornate gold crown and a red-brown bindi sits before a floral backdrop of white, yellow, red, purple and green garlands arranged in bands. He wears a pink shawl over his bare chest and a layered white and red garland with gold beads around his neck. To the left, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on a tall stand against a dark blue curtain. The scene suggests an Ashramites Day satsang setting.2010-12-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears an ornate crown-like headdress covered in white flower buds, with multicoloured yellow, pink, green and blue accents and metallic rosette medallions. A long garland of white jasmine threaded with pink and red flowers drapes over his shoulders, and a gold-toned beaded necklace hangs down his chest. He looks downward with a slight smile and holds his hands together in his lap. A blue draped backdrop and a white cloth-covered table are behind him, and a partially visible person appears at the lower right edge.2005-12-11A smiling man wearing a pink turban with gold embroidery, a jewelled red and green brooch, and a pearl-and-gem string at the turban's side, has a red-brown bindi on his forehead. He is almost fully covered by heaped garlands of white jasmine and red-pink flowers, with a yellow marigold backdrop behind him. A hand in a white sleeve holds up a woven bamboo basket at the right edge. The appearance-based a person candidate has a turban and garlands, but the turban is pink rather than a saffron or crown cue and the figure is partly obscured, so identity is uncertain; this is a garlanded person being honoured with flowers.2013-01-06A smiling man in an orange saffron robe stands on a blue stage backdrop, raising one arm. He wears a tall crown-like headdress decorated with white flowers, red, pink, yellow and green pom-poms, and round gilded medallions, plus layered white jasmine garlands with red and pink flowers and a gold chain of beads across his chest. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Pink and purple streamers hang at the top right, and a partially visible person sits at the bottom right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a crown and ceremonial gold necklaces, and the page places Swamiji at this Salem spiritual conference.2005-12-11Close-up photo of a smiling man in an orange turban with a gold-edged fabric and a rudraksha-bead ornament pinned at its side, wearing an orange robe and multiple garlands of white, purple, yellow, red and green flowers around his neck. He wears a small red tilak on his forehead and a headset microphone near his mouth. a person, shown in person with long hair falling from under the turban and ornate floral garlands, at a discourse setting. The background is blurred with a red curtain edge at left and a purple bird logo in the upper left corner.2012-01-01September 17 20062006-09-17