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Two seated figures in ornate gold-and-orange ceremonial dress on a gilded throne-like seat, both wearing tall gold crowns and white jasmine garlands with red flowers. The figure on the left, in an orange garment with a long rudraksha and gold bead necklace and a white forehead mark, sits in a composed posture. The figure beside him sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling, with bare shoulders and gold bangles. Behind them stands a person in a gold-embroidered robe and another in orange robes wearing a gold chain. Warm light and a carved stone wall form the setting.

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A photograph inside a temple with warm stone walls. On the right, an elderly man in a gold crown set with coloured stones, wearing a long white jasmine and red-flower garland, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and an orange-red dhoti with gold border, stands with eyes lowered and hand extended. Facing him at left, a seated man in a red-orange gold-brocade shawl and gold crown holds his hands in anjali mudra and smiles. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in saffron with a ceremonial gold kalasha and a second priest with white forehead markings stand by. The scene shows a coronation-style ceremonial welcome.2012-04-29Two seated figures in an ornate gold-accented hall. A seated elderly person in orange robes wears a tall ornate gold crown and a white jasmine-and-red-flower garland, with a rudraksha mala and gold chains, and has white tripundra marks on forehead and body. A younger man in orange silk dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, a gold beaded headband, gold necklace and white garland stands behind placing the crown on the elder's head, smiling. A gold throne frames them, and a blue-bordered clipboard sits at lower left. A third person in white stands at the right edge. Garland-decorated ceremonial coronation scene.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph of a ceremonial crowning moment. On the left, a seated elderly man in an ornate gold crown with a curved top, white-and-red sacred markings on his forehead, a long white flower garland and rudraksha mala, and an orange-saffron dhoti, holds a clipboard. Beside him, a smiling younger man with a gold band on his head, white and red tilak, white flower garland, gold beaded necklace and orange-saffron shawl places his hand on the crown. Gold ornate thrones and a standing attendant in white are in the background. Garlands and red flowers rest on the seat.2012-04-29A photograph of a seated ceremony in a marble-walled hall. A standing man in orange-saffron silk drape wears a gold bead headband, white and red floral garlands, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red-and-white forehead mark, and smiles while adjusting a garland. In front of him a bald elderly man in an orange robe and gold ornaments bows his head over the younger man's gold bead chain, with white vibhuti marking his forehead. Beside them a figure in white dhoti and gold necklace stands near a golden throne and staff, and a flower-decorated tray sits at lower left. The seated figures' identities are not established by visible cues, so they are described by role only.2012-04-29Ceremonial scene in a stone-walled hall. On the right, an older man with a tall ornate gold crown, long white and red floral garlands, and multiple gold and bead necklaces wears an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body, eyes closed, one hand extended on the arm of a kneeling devotee. On the left, a smiling man in an orange-red brocade shawl with a gold ornamental headpiece kneels with palms joined in namaskar. Behind them stands a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a white forehead mark and gold necklaces, and another priest with white tilak marks. A gold ritual vessel rests behind.2012-04-29Two men in ornate ceremonial setting. A standing elder wears a gold crown, a white-and-red forehead mark, multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads, a gold pendant and a thick white jasmine garland with red flowers, draped in rust-orange cloth with gold border. Beside him a seated younger man wearing a tall gold crown with a fan-shaped finial and a similar garland sits on a gold throne, hands pressed together in anjali and smiling. The standing man's hand rests on the seated man's shoulder. Behind them stand a gold-covered ornamental seat, a gold kalasha-like object, and other attendants in orange cloth. A visible microphone headset is worn by both men.2012-04-29Indoor photo of two people in ornate ceremonial dress in a room with fluorescent lights, a ceiling fan and gold-leaf decorated furnishings. A standing elderly man on the left wears a gold crown, a long white and red garland, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, and his hand rests on the shoulder of a seated younger man. The seated man wears a gold crown with a fan-shaped back piece, a white jasmine garland, bangles and an orange-red robe, and he sits with palms pressed together in greeting on a red cushion beside a gold-decorated throne. Behind them stand other attendants in white and saffron, and a small gold-ornate seat is visible at the right. Some microphones are at the lower left.2012-04-29Photograph of a priest in a tall gold crown with a bare upper body, rudraksha and gold bead malas and a white flower garland, dressed in saffron-orange cloth, touching the head of a young man kneeling before him with palms pressed together in namaste. The kneeling man wears a golden crown, a white flower garland and saffron-orange robes with gold bangles, smiling.2012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29April 29 20122012-04-29