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A photograph of a festival procession at a temple entrance. A seated figure in a crimson and gold robe and a gold crown is carried on a wooden palanquin under a canopy of marigold and pink flower garlands, with the carriers' poles visible at the sides. Men in saffron and white clothes and women in sarees crowd close, many with hands raised or pressed together in greeting. Stone pillars and garlanded arches frame the scene. The person in the crown appears to be a person, seated in the palanquin in ceremonial dress. Photo credit overlay in the lower right corner.

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A flower-decorated palanquin is carried through a crowded temple street lined with stone pillars. Garlands of white, yellow, pink and orange flowers drape its canopy. A seated figure wears a golden crown, a maroon garment and orange drapes, and holds ceremonial items beside him. Men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside, pushing and steadying the poles, while a dense crowd of devotees in white and bright clothing reaches out and claps. Some on the right raise their hands in greeting. A large crowd with many hundreds of people fills the procession route.2008-02-18A flower-decorated palanquin is carried through a dense crowd inside a temple corridor. The palanquin is draped with orange, yellow, pink and white garlands and marigold strings, and a seated figure in a red and gold garment and a tall gold crown rides beneath the canopy. Orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad men carry the poles, while devotees press forward with raised hands along stone pillars hung with orange garlands. Two garlanded deity murti stand on pedestals to the right.2008-02-18A festive procession through a temple colonnade. A seated figure in a gold crown, maroon and red ceremonial robe with orange shawl is carried in a flower-decorated palanquin with yellow, orange and pink garlands and a pink canopy. Bearers in saffron and white clothing hold the poles while a large crowd presses in around the palanquin. Several people in white, including men with folded hands, stand along the pillars above, and a figure in orange holds a garland at the upper right. The palanquin is decorated in marigolds and white jasmine strands.2008-02-18A dense outdoor procession moves through a temple colonnade hung with long garlands of marigolds and white flowers. At the centre, a figure seated on an ornate red-and-gold palanquin, wearing a red and gold ceremonial garment and an orange shawl, holds a gold ceremonial fan or ornament aloft while the palanquin is carried on wooden poles by saffron-clad men. A flower-decorated canopy of yellow, pink and orange blooms covers the seat. Surrounding devotees in white and orange clothing press forward, some with hands raised or pressed together in greeting, while a man in white stands at upper right with hands folded. Robust pillars and golden lamp posts frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair and ornate gold and red clothing on the palanquin occupant; the figure is in a ceremonial procession, not a throne.2008-02-18A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.2008-02-18A photograph of a festival procession in a dense crowd. Under an arch of yellow, orange and pink marigold and jasmine garlands, a seated elderly man in a gold crown and a red-and-gold shawl with a white flower garland sits on an orange-draped platform, a person. Around him, saffron-robed men and white-clad attendants lean in, one attendant in white with a sacred thread touching the platform, while devotees with raised hands press close. Foreground spectators and a camera operator are visible.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor lined with marigold garlands hung on pillars and dark stone deity sculptures. In the foreground, a silver and gold palanquin decorated with pink, yellow and red flower garlands is carried through the crowd. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white clothes, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the palanquin. On the left, people in saffron and yellow saris and white shirts press forward. The scene suggests a procession or temple festival at a Hindu shrine. Several hundred people are visible, though many are only partly shown.2008-02-18A photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof shows a man seated on a throne-like chair heavily decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flower strands, with a gold plaque at its top. He wears an orange saffron robe and a red garland, with long dark hair swept back, and holds a small golden trident beside him. Gold kalasha-style vessels flank the seat. Around him stand people in white garments with orange shawls, a woman in a blue and gold sari, and other devotees. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long swept-back hair, red garland, trident) seated on the decorated throne.2006-12-30A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and a string of red and orange triangular flags overhead. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a flower-garlanded canopy, wearing long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland, raises his hands in blessing while a young girl in an orange outfit stands beside him. Around the throne, a crowd of about two dozen people stands and sits, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts with identity lanyards, several women in white saris, and some seated on the floor in front. The throne is decorated with white jasmine, marigold and red flower garlands. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, since the page indicates he is present and the cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garlands, while the throne posture is blessing devotees.2006-12-30A photograph of a procession at a temple hall with a corrugated roof. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a red floral garland, seated on a golden throne chair heavily decorated with white jasmine, red, yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a trident-like staff upright beside him, and his bare feet rest on the seat. Several men and women stand around the throne: a man in white with an orange shawl and a necklace on the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl holding a green-wrapped item, a woman in a blue sari, and a man in an orange shawl at right. Devotees with folded hands stand in the foreground, and a small pink-clad deity figure is visible at lower right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the procession throne, cued by the long hair, orange robe, rudraksha-style garland and trident staff.2006-12-30