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A coronation-style ceremony inside a temple with light stone walls. A seated man in saffron-orange cloth wears a tall gold ornate crown with a fan-shaped back piece, multiple white and red flower garlands, and a gold chain necklace, holding a silver staff topped with a bird figure. Beside him an older man with white hair and a gold crown with red and green jewels, wearing saffron cloth, a garland of white flowers with red roses, dark and gold beaded necklaces, and white sandalwood marks on his forehead, reaches to place a hand over a golden kalasha-like vessel on the first man's head. A third person in saffron robes stands in the background, and a bare hand is visible at the lower right.

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A coronation-style ceremony in a stone-walled hall. A seated man in a golden crown with a fan-shaped back, white jasmine garlands with red roses, gold bead necklaces and an orange-red dhoti holds a silver staff topped with a bird figure. Behind him, an older man in a tall jewelled gold crown, white garlands with red roses, a dense gold bead mala and orange-red robes stands with his hand raised over the seated man's head. A bald attendant in orange robes stands behind them. A pictured overlay reads '' with a copyright line, and the photo is a photograph of an actual ritual2012-04-29Photo of a coronation-style ceremony. A seated man in a golden crown with a fan-shaped back, white jasmine and red rose garlands, a gold necklace and orange cloth smiles while holding a silver staff topped with a parrot. Standing behind him, an older man in an ornate gold mitre-style crown, white and red garlands, a long gold and beaded necklace and orange robes places his hand on the seated man's head in blessing. A bald attendant in orange robes stands in the background against a stone wall.2012-04-29Indoor ceremonial scene before a pale marble wall. A seated man in a golden ornate crown with a fan-like back and a white jasmine garland with red flowers smiles, holding a silver staff topped with a bird figure. Beside him a standing elderly man in a golden jewelled crown, white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold beaded necklaces places his hand on the seated man's head in a blessing. A third man with a shaved head and orange robe stands behind, with white and red forehead markings. The seated man wears orange cloth and gold armlets. This appears to be a coronation-style blessing ceremony.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29Photograph of a coronation-style ceremony inside a stone-walled hall. A seated man in orange-red silk and a garland of white jasmine with red roses, wearing a gold crown and a gold bead necklace, smiles while a standing elder in a gold jewelled crown, orange-red robe, rudraksha and gold mala and white jasmine garland places a hand on his head. The elder holds a silver staff with a bird finial. Behind them a bald priest in orange clothing assists. A gold throne edge is visible at the lower left.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial investiture in a temple hall with gold-and-marble decor. A seated elderly man in a golden crown and white floral garland, bare-shouldered in saffron cloth with sandalwood markings, holds a silver staff. A younger man in saffron robes, a gold-and-white floral garland, a gold rudraksha-style necklace and a gold headband reaches toward the staff, which he is receiving. Gold throne ornaments and a gold kalasha-like object stand behind them, and two attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces stand at the edges. The seated man appears as a possible a person candidate by visible cues; the visible identity is uncertain.2012-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial investiture in a temple hall with a gold-patterned backdrop. An elderly seated man wearing an ornate gold crown with jewelled details, saffron cloth, white flower garlands and a dark beaded necklace holds a silver staff, which a younger man in saffron robes, gold chain necklace and a gold headband hands over, smiling. Behind them a standing attendant in saffron with white forehead markings and a gold-framed throne are visible.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29Two people sit together on a gold-decorated throne in a marble-walled hall. The seated elder wears an ornate gold crown with a curved finial, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a saffron-orange wrap, with white ash marks on the forehead and arms. Floral garlands of white jasmine with red flowers drape both figures. A younger man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded headband stands beside him, smiling and gesturing with an open hand while a lapel microphone is clipped to his collar. The seated figure holds a clipboard with papers on the throne. Gold leaf and red cushions surround the seats.2012-04-29A seated elderly man in a golden crown with a white floral garland and orange cloth sits on a red cushioned throne before a gold-embossed backdrop, holding a silver staff. A younger smiling man in an orange robe and white flower garland with a gold necklace and a gold headband stands beside him, touching the staff. A figure in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the right edge, holding a gold-fringed item, in an interior with stone-tile walls.2012-04-29