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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a golden ceremonial staff in one hand and a short sword-like rod in the other. Behind him hang red, green and blue embroidered banners with lotus and bird motifs. The image is a photo of a procession-style seated display.

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A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits enthroned on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in front of a flower-decked shrine containing a deity murti. He wears a saffron/orange robe, a white and red garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and holds a silver ceremonial sword-like staff in his right hand and a golden mace-like sceptre in his left. Garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red marigolds and flowers frame the throne, and colourful decorative festival banners with geometric and floral patterns surround it. Crowd heads are visible at the bottom edge. The man appears to be the a person on his throne at a procession, based on the long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial adornments, though the appearance is partly obscured.2009-12-29A photograph of a procession float or ratha decorated with colourful striped fabric panels bearing white dove motifs and yellow, green and red patterns. A man seated on a gold ornate throne with red cushions smiles broadly, wearing saffron/orange robes, a long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a white and red flower garland and a gold-tipped staff in one hand. Above him, a deity murti with a crown and garlands sits within yellow and red marigold festoons. Crowd heads are visible in the foreground. The identity of the seated man is uncertain from appearance alone, though the saffron robes, long hair and throne fit the a person candidate, so use the label carefully.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gilded throne with a curved, carved back decorated with yellow, red and purple flower garlands. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white and red flowers, with rudraksha-style beads at his neck. He holds a ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold finial staff in the other. Tassels hang from the top of the throne, and colourful banners flank the seat. A partially visible person in the lower right, wearing a red-marked forehead, sits near the throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, with red and white flower garlands draped across his chest and a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He holds a ceremonial scepter-like staff and a gold-tipped rod, and smiles broadly. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, and colourful striped ceremonial banners with bird motifs frame the platform. Several spectators in the foreground, including a man with sunglasses, watch from below. A person with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, in saffron clothing with ceremonial adornments, appears as a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in honour during a procession-style event.2009-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing orange saffron robes and a thick white and red flower garland. He holds a silver ceremonial sword in his right hand and a gold staff with a finial in his left. Behind him the throne is framed by marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red and orange, with colourful striped and patterned hangings on either side and gold lion-style armrest figures at the base. He has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, matching the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial role. The page notes this event, so the appearance is probable rather than certain.2009-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on a golden throne under a decorated canopy of marigold and rose garlands. He wears an orange saffron garment and a white and red flower garland, and holds a ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff in the other. Colourful ceremonial banners with bird motifs and tassels frame the scene, and audience members' heads are visible at the bottom edge. The appearance of the seated man with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial throne is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as the honoured presence of a procession-style event.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A man in an orange saffron garment with a long swept-back hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. He wears white and red flower garlands over his shoulders with gold beaded necklaces, and smiles while holding a curved ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold finial staff in the other. The setting appears to be a festival procession on a decorated vehicle, with colourful painted panels and a partially visible hand in the lower right foreground. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in orange clothing, long hair and ceremonial garlands.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a procession. A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes sits on a golden ornate throne mounted on a decorated ratha or palanquin, smiling and holding a ceremonial fly-whisk-like staff and a golden pot-shaped finial, with a red-and-white garland around his neck. The throne is framed by garlanded yellow and red flower strings and tall colourful cloth banners with white dove motifs and red, yellow and blue patterns. Two men in the foreground, one with a red tilak mark, are partly visible in the crowd. The seated man carries a bindi and orange clothing consistent with the a person cues of long swept hair, saffron robes and throne, so he is identified as a person in a procession on a ratha.2009-12-29