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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gilded throne with a curved, carved back decorated with yellow, red and purple flower garlands. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white and red flowers, with rudraksha-style beads at his neck. He holds a ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold finial staff in the other. Tassels hang from the top of the throne, and colourful banners flank the seat. A partially visible person in the lower right, wearing a red-marked forehead, sits near the throne.

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December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow, red and purple flower garlands and colourful embroidered hangings. He wears saffron-orange robes with a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holding a white ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff with a finial in the other. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklace fit the appearance associated with the page, with the throne and garlands marking a ceremonial honour. Two or more onlookers' heads are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2009-12-29A photograph of a procession float or ratha decorated with colourful striped fabric panels bearing white dove motifs and yellow, green and red patterns. A man seated on a gold ornate throne with red cushions smiles broadly, wearing saffron/orange robes, a long swept-back hair, a red bindi, a white and red flower garland and a gold-tipped staff in one hand. Above him, a deity murti with a crown and garlands sits within yellow and red marigold festoons. Crowd heads are visible in the foreground. The identity of the seated man is uncertain from appearance alone, though the saffron robes, long hair and throne fit the a person candidate, so use the label carefully.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne framed by yellow, orange and red marigold garlands. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a large white and red flower garland, holding a white sword in one hand and a gold ceremonial mace in the other, eyes closed. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold throne and a multi-strand garland are the qualifying cues, shown seated in a procession or festival setting. Colourful painted decorations and fabric panels frame the scene.2009-12-29A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits enthroned on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in front of a flower-decked shrine containing a deity murti. He wears a saffron/orange robe, a white and red garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and holds a silver ceremonial sword-like staff in his right hand and a golden mace-like sceptre in his left. Garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red marigolds and flowers frame the throne, and colourful decorative festival banners with geometric and floral patterns surround it. Crowd heads are visible at the bottom edge. The man appears to be the a person on his throne at a procession, based on the long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial adornments, though the appearance is partly obscured.2009-12-29A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing orange saffron robes and a thick white and red flower garland. He holds a silver ceremonial sword in his right hand and a gold staff with a finial in his left. Behind him the throne is framed by marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red and orange, with colourful striped and patterned hangings on either side and gold lion-style armrest figures at the base. He has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, matching the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial role. The page notes this event, so the appearance is probable rather than certain.2009-12-29A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white and red flowers with a gold rudraksha-style mala around his neck. He holds a gold ceremonial staff with a finial in his right hand. Behind him the throne is framed by yellow marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, with a colourful painted panel at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long hair, saffron clothing, a mala and gold ceremonial adornments on a throne; the page links him to Swamiji.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe smiles from a red-cushioned, gold-carved throne decorated with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a white and red flower garland across his chest and a gold necklace. He holds a silver-tipped ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff with a finial in the other. Behind him stands a deity murti in a garlanded niche, flanked by colourful painted festival banners. In the foreground, two men's heads are visible, one with vibhuti on the forehead. The scene looks like a procession or festival with a ratha-style throne.2009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, with red and white flower garlands draped across his chest and a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He holds a ceremonial scepter-like staff and a gold-tipped rod, and smiles broadly. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, and colourful striped ceremonial banners with bird motifs frame the platform. Several spectators in the foreground, including a man with sunglasses, watch from below. A person with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, in saffron clothing with ceremonial adornments, appears as a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in honour during a procession-style event.2009-12-29