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Photograph of a festival procession at night. A central figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-like base raises his right hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. He wears an orange-brown cloth, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, a gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair. Behind him stands a large floral backdrop of white, orange and green petals. A woman in white with flower garlands and a man in white stand near the throne, while many people in white clothes crowd the foreground and background. The throne is decorated with gold ornamentation and a leopard-print cushion.

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February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A seated man in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe with long rudraksha and bead garlands waves with his right hand while holding a silver trident aloft in his left. He sits on an ornate gilded throne with a carved golden lion-shaped base and leopard-print cushions, with a large floral arch in orange and white behind him. A woman in a cream sari with gold-trimmed border stands to the right, and white-clad devotees, some with bare upper bodies, fill tiered seating in the background. A plain orange tilak and wide smile mark the central figure. Pictured appearance is an appearance-based candidate for a person seated on a throne during a festival or ceremonial occasion.2017-02-24A photograph of a festival crowd at an outdoor ceremony. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rust-brown saffron-toned robe, a white flower garland and rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and a golden lion-head armrest. He raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. Behind him is a large arrangement of white, orange and green flower decoration. Around the throne, bare-chested men in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari stand or sit, and a crowd fills the tiered stands in the background. A man in the foreground with a white tilak and a small earring is partly visible.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and a gilded canopy, raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a rust-brown shawl over a bare chest, a long pink-and-white beaded garland, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a vibhuti-marked forehead. A silver trident stands beside the throne, and a floral backdrop of white and red blossoms arches behind him. Devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the foreground, including a person with long blonde hair in a flower-decorated headpiece. This is a person seated in darshan on a throne with crowd gathered before him.2017-02-24A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe with a white-dotted garland and multiple rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered in leopard-print cushions, raising one hand in greeting and holding a silver trident in the other. A white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. Behind him a large floral backdrop of orange, white and green flowers frames the scene. Seated figures in white dhotis, some bare-chested, fill the stepped seating area, and a woman in a yellow sari with a gold blouse sits nearby with hands folded. The gilded throne features carved lions and a mythical creature. The scene suggests a festival procession or celebration event, with the throned figure presiding over the crowd. a person is identified by the throne, trident, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned robe cues.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24