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A seated figure in a procession on an ornate golden palanquin or ratha, wearing a large gold crown with a red-stoned ornament, a white and red flower garland, and rudraksha beads over a bare upper body with saffron-orange cloth wrapped around the waist and legs. Gold bangles and rings adorn the hands, and a red tilak marks the forehead. Behind him are a gold staff with a tassel and a golden kalasha-style finial, with red, green, orange and blue fabric hangings. Yellow marigold and white flower garlands decorate the seat, and a deep red velvet cushion with a blue emblem sits under him. Trees and a pale sky stand behind.

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Outdoors, a seated man in a bare-chested pose wears an ornate gold crown with red and green jewel accents, which is a ceremonial headdress, and a layered garland of red and white flowers over orange cloth. He sits on an orange and red draped platform, hands resting on his knees with gold rings and bangles. Behind him a gold ceremonial staff with pink, blue and green tassels stands beside a blue and orange decorated cushion. Marigold and pink flower-decorated pots sit in the foreground, and a red car and trees appear in the background.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 26 20122012-04-26A seated person wearing an ornate gold crown with red and green stone inlay, bare-chested except for a rust-orange cloth draped over the lap. Multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads and a gold pendant hang at the chest, with white jasmine and red rose garlands around the neck. Gold bangles and rings adorn the hands, and a red bindi marks the forehead. Behind is a gold-covered staff or ceremonial pole with pink, teal and orange tassels, and yellow and pink flower decorations sit in the lower left. The setting is a festival procession or ceremonial seat under a canopy. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure, identified by the distinctive gold crown, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-orange clothing; this is an appearance-based label only.2012-04-27April 26 20122012-04-26A seated man in an ornate gold crown and orange-red saffron cloth sits on a red velvet cushion under a canopy decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and colourful tassels in orange, green and pink. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold pendant, a red and white flower garland, and a red bindi on his forehead. He smiles while looking to the side and rests one hand on a flower-decorated frame. The scene resembles a procession or ceremonial seat. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), based on the ornate crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, seated in a ceremonial setting.2012-04-27April 30 20122012-04-30A seated figure rides on a gold-and-red palanquin during a festival procession. He wears an ornate gold crown with red stone accents, multiple white jasmine garlands over a red-and-white bead necklace, and a rudraksha mala. He is bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his lap. Around him are bright yellow and pink flower garlands, and a gold-topped staff with fringed tassels in red, pink, green and yellow overhead. A second person in orange clothes, seen from behind, reaches toward the flowers at right. A blue and gold embroidered cushion sits at the left edge. The setting is an urban street with a red brick building behind. The seated figure matches a person by his crown, garlands and rudraksha mala, though his face is not clearly identifiable.2012-04-27December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26April 26 20122012-04-26