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A photograph of a man standing centrally in front of a wooden door with vertical hanging garlands of white and pink flowers on chains. He wears a large ornate gold crown with a fan-like back, a white and ochre forehead mark, and gold bangles and armlets. Pink and white flower garlands hang over his shoulders, and he wears a heavy gold necklace and a rust-brown garment with a pendant. He holds a silver staff with a finial in his right hand. a person shown in person, with the crown, gold ornaments, floral garlands and staff as the visible cues. Behind him to the left is a partially visible painted deity figure with raised hand.

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August 10 20172017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10A man stands in a photograph, wearing an ornate golden crown with a sunburst-style top and a rust-brown saffron-toned robe. He wears a long chain of white and pink flower garlands over his shoulders, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant, and gold armbands. He holds a tall white staff with a gold finial. Behind him, a colourful painted deity murti with multiple arms in orange and gold garments stands in a temple-like setting with red and gold walls.2017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10A photograph of a man standing in front of a wooden door and red-painted wall, flanked by silver and gold chain-like hanging strands studded with white beads. He wears a large golden crown with a fan-like tiered crest, a rust-brown saffron-toned garment draped over bare shoulders, layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, pink and white flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver staff with a finial in his right hand. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure; the crown, ornate gold jewellery and garlands are the distinguishing cues.2017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10A man stands centrally in a golden ornate crown with a radiant halo-like crest, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and dangling earrings. He wears a rust-brown cloth draped over his bare shoulders, a gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, and a multi-stranded garland of pink and white flowers with pearl-like beads. He holds a silver staff topped with a finial in his right hand, and silver chain-and-bead garlands hang in the foreground. Behind him is a wooden wall with red lighting, and a figure with raised hand appears at the left edge. Printed text in the lower right reads a and a source credit to . The image appears to be a costume-style stage presentation of a deity-like figure2017-08-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red and saffron robe sits on a golden swing-style throne with a gold crown-like headdress and a floral garland of white and pink flowers. He wears layered gold necklaces, a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and smiles while raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Flower chains hang from the gold canopy frame on either side. Behind him, a large painted statue of a deity with a gold-trimmed green cloth and gold ornaments stands in front of a warm, patterned wall. A red and blue banner is at the left edge. Probable Swamiji seated on the ornate throne in the centre, identified by the saffron robe, gold crown, layered necklaces and garlands.2017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10A seated man in a gold crown with radiating rays and a red tilak on his forehead sits at the centre of a decorated stage. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, layered gold necklaces, a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and is adorned with long garlands of pink, purple, white and red flowers. Behind him stand large painted deity statues and tall red, yellow, blue and green tasselled decorations, with a gold lion-faced figure on the left and a red, yellow and navy textile panel on the right. The setting is a temple-style festival stage.2017-08-12A seated figure with eyes closed wears an ornate gold crown with a large golden halo-like backplate, a red-brown cloth draped over the shoulders and chest, and heavy gold necklaces. Garlands of white and pink flowers hang across the chest and drape over the shoulders. The figure holds a silver staff topped with a small silver deity figure in the right hand, and a gold armlet is worn on the upper arm. Behind are red curtains, a gold pillar, and a ceremonial chain of flowers hung at the sides.2017-08-10