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A seated man on an ornate gilded throne is showered with pink rose petals poured from a basket by a person whose bangled arm is visible at left. He wears a rust-red robe, a heavy gold necklace with a deity pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a red forehead mark, with a pink petal crown in his hair. White jasmine garlands hang across his chest and lap, and red cushions flank him. a person: the seated figure wears long swept hair, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and a red-orange robe, cues consistent with the page's claim of his presence at a pushpabhishekam and pratyaksha padapuja. The image is a photograph.

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A man seated on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals poured from a woven basket held by an attendant at left. He wears a red-brown garment, a gold necklace, a white jasmine garland, red flower garlands, gold bangles and a finger ring, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Petals fill the foreground and cover his lap and arms. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron-toned robes, ceremonial gold ornaments and a throne seat identify him as the honoured guru in this flower-shower ritual.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated figure on an ornate gold throne is showered with pink rose petals during a flower abhishekam. He wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace, white jasmine garlands, red flower garlands and gold bangles, with a red tilak on his forehead and a pink flower crown in his hair. A gold-embossed backrest with a circular medallion stands behind him, and a person's arm holding a flower basket appears at the left edge. Petals fill the foreground.2016-05-24A seated figure on a gold ornate throne is showered with pink rose petals from above by a worker holding a woven basket. The figure wears a red-orange garment, multiple white jasmine garlands, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red bindi with a flower crown of petals in dark hair. A second attendant in white clothing with a gold border stands at left, raising his arms. Golden deity relief carvings decorate the throne behind. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back dark hair, saffron-toned ceremonial clothing and gold necklaces, seated in a peetha during a pushpabhishekam flower-showering ritual.2016-05-24A photograph of a seated figure in a reddish-maroon garment, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a heavy shower of pink rose petals during a pushpabhishekam. Two long white jasmine garlands hang across the chest, and gold necklaces, bangles and a ring adorn the body. A small vermilion mark is on the forehead. The seated figure rests on a red cushion before an ornate gold-embossed throne backdrop, with a tiger-striped cloth beneath. Blurred dark shapes at the bottom edge suggest a few onlookers. The figure's identity is not established by visible cues beyond a seated ceremonial pose.2016-05-24A seated man on an ornate gold throne receives a shower of pink rose petals poured from a woven basket held by an attendant at the upper left. He wears a red-brown robe, a white jasmine garland and red flower garlands, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold ring, with a red bindi on his forehead and petals in his hair. Red cushions sit beneath him. The scene resembles a pushpabhishekam flower offering.2016-05-24A seated figure on a gold-embossed throne is showered with pink rose petals from a woven basket held by a person at the left edge. The seated person wears a rust-red garment, white and red garlands, layered gold chains with a pendant, gold bangles and a red bindi, with flower petals in the hair. Red cushions and a striped tiger-skin style covering lie beneath. Partially visible heads of onlookers appear at the bottom. Appearance cues include long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a red-brown garment, consistent with the page's Swamiji flag, so the seated figure is labelled Swamiji (probable), shown in person.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in a rust-red robe is showered with pink rose petals from a woven basket held by an unseen attendant at left. He wears white jasmine garlands, a red rose garland, gold necklaces with a pendant, gold bangles and a red bindi, with a pink flower crown on his head. Behind him stands an ornate gold repousse throne with a circular medallion. Red fabric is visible on the seat. Only one physical person is visible.2016-05-24A seated man in rust-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a large repoussé gold back panel. He wears long dark hair with pink flower petals in it, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands with pink roses, heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles. Pink rose petals cover the floor around him, and a basket of petals is held at the upper left. He is smiling. Pushpabhishekam flower-shower scene.2016-05-24A seated figure in a maroon-red robe receives a shower of pink rose petals poured from a woven basket held by an arm at the upper left. The figure wears white and red garlands over the shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with a central gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and sits on a red cushion against an ornate gold throne with repoussé floral and scroll carvings. Pink petals scatter over the lap and cushion. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long dark hair, saffron-toned ceremonial dress, gold necklace and garlands as cues.2016-05-24