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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate red and gold throne-like seat, decorated with heavy floral garlands in white, pink and red, green tassels and a gold-trimmed canopy. The figure wears a tall dark braided topknot with a small crescent ornament, a red sannyasi-style garment, a yellow and white marigold garland, a brown rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold armlet, smiling and looking to the side. The appearance and ornate red clothing, rudraksha and hair cues are consistent with a person seated in state.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling person with long dark matted hair piled high and a crescent ornament at the crown, wearing a red-orange garment, multi-strand rudraksha-style beads and a yellow marigold garland, seated on a golden ornate throne. Behind is a dense backdrop of white jasmine, red and orange flowers, pink tassels and a green tassel. A second attendant in a dark garment stands at the right edge holding a long ceremonial staff. The seated figure matches appearance cues of a person, seated as honoured guest of a Mahashivaratri festivity at Bengaluru Aadheenam during the Pratyakshya Pada Puja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling person sits on an ornate golden throne inside a palanquin-like canopy decorated with white jasmine and red-pink flower garlands, with a bright lamp at the left and a golden railing in front. The person wears a deep red garment, a yellow marigold garland, a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tall dark braided hair crown with green and pink tassels and a crescent ornament. Behind on the right, a second person in dark clothing stands partly visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated person has long swept-back hair in a crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces on saffron-red clothing, consistent with the event page.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A smiling figure with long black matted hair piled high in a turban-like crown, with a silver crescent moon ornament pinned at the front and a green tassel on a gold finial behind. The person wears a saffron-red shawl over ornate clothing, gold armlets, layered beaded necklaces and a red bindi, seated in a golden palanquin-style chariot framed by garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. Gold ornamental fittings and a brass finial occupy the foreground, and a hand holding a silver staff is visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a flower-decorated procession palanquin during the Pratyaksha Pada Puja and Mahashivaratri celebrations at Bengaluru Aadheenam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated figure in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat within an elaborately decorated canopy of white, red and pink flower garlands with green and magenta tassels. The person wears a tall dark braided headdress topped with a golden crescent ornament, a yellow and orange floral garland, a multi-strand gold and bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and smiles softly. A second person in dark robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a bright light stands at left beside gold-tipped bamboo-like railings. a person seated in the flower-decorated throne, with saffron-red robes, rudraksha-style beads, ceremonial gold necklace and a tall headdress. The scene suggests a festival or ceremony setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07