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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at a hall with a large banner behind. A seated figure on an ornate golden-brown throne is almost entirely covered in heaps of white and red flower petals and garlands, with a golden crown on the head. Around the throne, several men in saffron/orange robes stand and kneel, some with rudraksha malas, and men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor in front. A man in white with a bare upper body stands to one side, and a man in a yellow top holds a microphone. The banner above shows painted deities and reads a Kannada-language honorific for a mahaswamiji. The a person candidate is the central figure on the throne, but the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm identity from appearance alone.

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July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A seated elderly man with a white crown-like headdress sits on a throne heavily decorated with white and orange garlands and surrounded by scattered rose and marigold petals. Around him, several men in orange and saffron robes stand, one wearing a long orange shawl and another with a gold-beaded necklace, while men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor in front, one holding a lit oil lamp and others with folded hands. A large banner behind shows Kannada script honouring a Mahaswamiji with a doctorate ceremony. A deity-like ceremonial honour is being performed with flowers, flame and devotees.2009-07-23A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, completely covered in heaped white and orange flower petals and garlands, with a white crown-like headpiece. Around the throne stand several men in saffron/orange robes and white garments, including one at right in an orange turban with a gold necklace, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit in front, and one man at lower right has palms pressed together in namaste. A large blue-and-white banner at top reads an honorific address in Kannada script, and the figure sits before a backdrop of garlanded floral arrangements. Visible people number about twenty.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23Indoor event in a hall with a decorated backdrop of painted deities and a large banner with Kannada text and Shiva and Parvati imagery. A seated elder in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, adorned with a white and orange flower garland and a flower-decorated head. Beside the throne, a younger woman in orange robes and a red head wrap wears a rudraksha-style necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor around the throne, some with hands folded, and a devotee in orange stands to the left.2009-07-23A seated elderly man in white robes, wearing a small white crown, sits on an ornate wooden throne heavily draped with white and orange flower garlands and surrounded by scattered rose petals. Devotees in white and saffron clothing kneel before him, several holding oil lamps and reaching forward in veneration, while monks and attendants in orange robes and a man in a red turban stand behind the throne. A banner above reads in Kannada script honouring a title and felicitation ceremony. The scene resembles a felicitation or padapuja honouring a revered figure.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A seated figure on a throne is buried under a heap of red and orange rose petals and white and orange flower garlands, with a silver crown on the head. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand around him, pouring from a red bowl and a green vessel raised overhead, a ritual abhishekam-style offering. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit or stand on the floor in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt on the left gestures toward the throne. Behind them hangs a banner with Kannada script and a painted row of deities. The figure on the throne is an appearance-based candidate for a person, probable, given his seated place of honour and saffron-adjacent surroundings; the saffron-clad priests around him are attendants.2009-07-23