A seated figure on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals, wearing a rust-red shawl over a rust-red garment, multiple white jasmine garlands, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red bindi on the forehead. A yellow-and-black striped cloth covers the seat, with red cushions at the sides. Petals fill the frame. Background devotees are only partially visible at the bottom edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals, wearing a rust-red shawl over a rust-red garment, multiple white jasmine garlands, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red bindi on the forehead. A yellow-and-black striped cloth covers the seat, with red cushions at the sides. Petals fill the frame. Background devotees are only partially visible at the bottom edge.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals during a flower abhishekam. He wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace, white jasmine garlands, red flower garlands and gold bangles, with a red tilak on his forehead and a pink flower crown in his hair. A gold-embossed backrest with a circular medallion stands behind him, and a person's arm holding a flower basket appears at the left edge. Petals fill the foreground.

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May 24 2016

May 24 2016

May 24 2016

A seated man in rust-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a large repoussé gold back panel. He wears long dark hair with pink flower petals in it, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands with pink roses, heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles. Pink rose petals cover the floor around him, and a basket of petals is held at the upper left. He is smiling. Pushpabhishekam flower-shower scene.

A seated man in a red-orange robe receives a shower of pink rose petals poured over his head and shoulders by a person standing at left in white dhoti with a gold border. He wears white jasmine garlands, red flower garlands, a gold chest ornament, gold bangles and a red-stone ring, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large gold deity murti, and the petals cover the surrounding seat. The scene is a temple-style ritual stage.

A seated figure on a gold ornate throne is showered with pink rose petals from above by a worker holding a woven basket. The figure wears a red-orange garment, multiple white jasmine garlands, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red bindi with a flower crown of petals in dark hair. A second attendant in white clothing with a gold border stands at left, raising his arms. Golden deity relief carvings decorate the throne behind. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back dark hair, saffron-toned ceremonial clothing and gold necklaces, seated in a peetha during a pushpabhishekam flower-showering ritual.

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals during a pushpabhishekam offering. The person wears a rust-red robe, a red-and-pink flower crown, layered white jasmine garlands with pink flower strands, gold ornate necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and a red tilak on the forehead. Red velvet cushions and a striped tiger-skin-style cloth surround the throne. A woman in the upper left holds a basket spilling petals, and blurred heads of devotees appear in the foreground. The figure is described as a probable Swamiji based on the saffron-red robe, flower crown, ornate gold jewellery and garlands, though the appearance is not fully certain.

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A seated man on an ornate gold throne receives a shower of pink rose petals poured from a woven basket held by an attendant at the upper left. He wears a red-brown robe, a white jasmine garland and red flower garlands, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold ring, with a red bindi on his forehead and petals in his hair. Red cushions sit beneath him. The scene resembles a pushpabhishekam flower offering.