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A photograph of a indoor reception in a plain pale-blue room decorated with red, purple and white flower garlands strung along the wall. A seated man in orange robes, with a white flower crown and garlands of white and red flowers, laughs as an older bearded man with long white hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with green border, embraces him. To the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace smiles. Behind them a younger man in orange robes holds a microphone, and a uniformed police officer and other men in white stand nearby. A white cloth covers a chair at right, and woven mats cover the floor.

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February 02 20102010-02-02A seated young man in orange robes with a garland of white, pink and yellow flowers and a gold chain receives a crown-like headdress of white flowers with a red and yellow centrepiece, placed on his head by an older bearded man in orange with a bare chest and a green-bordered orange cloth. A man in orange holds a microphone at left, a man in white stands behind the group, and a row of red, purple and white flower garlands decorates the blue wall. Several onlookers stand in the background, and a woven basket sits near the seated figure.2010-02-02February 02 20102010-02-02A photograph of a seated woman in an orange sari and a flower-decorated crown being embraced by an older bearded man in orange robes and a bare-shouldered orange wrap. A younger man in orange stands at left beside a man in white shirt and dhoti, with a white-clad man and other onlookers behind. Strings of white, pink and red flowers hang around the woman's neck, and the room is decorated with red, blue and white floral garlands and striped mats.2010-02-02A photograph of an indoor gathering where a bare-chested elder in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back white hair and a white beard, places an ornate gold-and-white crown with red flowers on the head of a smiling young person in orange clothing with a gold necklace and a garland of white, yellow and pink flowers. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a microphone and a silver staff with white flowers, and a second young man in orange stands beside them holding a microphone. Onlookers in white shirts stand behind, and a blue wall is decorated with orange, purple and red floral garlands. The elder's distinctive long white hair, saffron garments and crowning of a devotee suggest a person presence, though the face is not used for identification. Visible people total about ten.2010-02-02A photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a room with a pale blue wall decorated with orange, purple and white flower garlands. An elderly bearded man with long white hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a green-bordered shawl, places a flower garland around the neck of a smiling seated man dressed in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, who wears a tall decorative crown-like headpiece with flowers. The seated man holds a silver staff. Standing nearby are a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a young man in orange robes holding a microphone, a uniformed official, and other onlookers in white shirts. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-02-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and a red cushion, smiling as a man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes him with a long garland of white, pink and red flowers. On the left, two men in white clothes stand near a stack of books and a silver tray holding petals; one wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in orange robes with a wrap stands with hands joined in greeting. The setting is a plain cream-walled room. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha and a garland, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate, presented as being honoured on a throne.2009-08-09A seated figure in an orange-red turban with a feather-like crest, wearing a white and red flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace over orange-saffron robes, smiles while receiving an offering from a brass-lidded box held before him. Standing beside him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting, while a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands nearby. Another man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together, and more people are blurred in the background near stone pillars and a golden throne at right. The appearance-based label of the seated figure is Swamiji (probable), based on his orange turban, saffron robes, garlands and gold ornaments, though his identity is not certain.2012-05-12A seated figure on a gilded throne-like seat is decorated with long strings of golden-yellow beads, gold medallion ornaments and a crimson-and-gold headpiece, wearing saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering. Behind him a backdrop of marigold and red flower garlands, yellow fruit and greenery frames the seat. Around him, a bald older man in white dress kneels and reaches toward the seated figure's feet, while a man in saffron robes at right adjusts the orange cloth and holds a flower garland. Gold and fruit offerings sit at the left edge. The seated figure smiles broadly.2011-07-15May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne decorated with flower garlands. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes, a long white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and smiles broadly. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans forward to offer something to him, while a woman in a white sari with yellow border, a man in orange, and an elderly man in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. Floral arches and marigold-style flowers frame the scene.2008-07-17A stage event where a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban places a long white and red flower garland around the neck of an older man wearing a white dhoti-style outfit and a gold-bordered red shawl. Beside them, another saffron-robed figure holds a brass plate with offerings. A man in a white shirt smiles nearby, and a brass lamp with a flame stands at the right edge. A large backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban, labelled as a portrait, behind the stage.2010-09-20