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A 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.

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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.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe smiles from a red-cushioned, gold-carved throne decorated with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a white and red flower garland across his chest and a gold necklace. He holds a silver-tipped ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff with a finial in the other. Behind him stands a deity murti in a garlanded niche, flanked by colourful painted festival banners. In the foreground, two men's heads are visible, one with vibhuti on the forehead. The scene looks like a procession or festival with a ratha-style throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29December 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.2009-12-29A 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.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, framed by garlands of white, red, yellow and purple flowers and colourful draped fabric panels. He wears orange saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland, holding a silver sword in one hand and a gold ceremonial staff topped with a finial in the other. Gilded lion-like figures flank the throne base. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession or public darshan. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, floral garland and a ceremonial sword and staff on a throne, consistent with the page's Paramashivam reference.2009-12-29