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A photograph of a long-haired man in orange robes seated on a gold throne-palanquin heavily decorated with white jasmine, red and yellow marigold garlands and a gold canopy. He wears a red garland and a red bindi, holds a small gold staff and raises one hand in greeting. A man in a brown jacket, white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind the throne beside other onlookers. A gold lion-form figure and a gold decorative plaque are visible on the throne. Probable Swamiji is seated in the centre, appearing on a decorated throne with long hair and saffron robes.

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December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a ceremonial seated figure on an ornate golden throne decorated with white jasmine and yellow and red marigold garlands, topped by a golden canopy with hanging flower strings. The seated person wears saffron-orange robes, a long red-and-white garland, and has long dark hair; his bare feet rest on a red cushion. A trident is set beside the throne, with carved golden lion-form armrests. Behind stands a man in a dark sweater with an orange shawl and white dhoti, hands folded. In the foreground at right a cameraman films, and a seated woman at bottom right appears to pray. The setting is a dim tented pavilion with a metal roof and a hanging bulb.2006-12-30A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, wearing red and orange flower garlands, holding a slender staff, seated on an ornate gold throne-palanquin decorated with white jasmine and red-yellow marigold garlands and a gold canopy. Gold lion-like figures flank the seat. Several onlookers stand behind in white dhotis and shirts under a corrugated metal roof, with a sandy floor and a green-and-red cloth at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by saffron robe, long swept-back hair, garlands and staff.2006-12-30A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne profusely decorated with white jasmine, red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a carved golden panel of a deity. He wears saffron-orange robes, a red garland and red-and-white mala-style garlands, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a golden trident beside him. Golden lion-shaped armrests flank the seat, and a red cushion rests at his feet. Several people stand behind him in white and light clothing, including a woman in a white sari with a long braid, under a corrugated metal roof with a bare bulb visible. The scene appears to be a festival procession or throne ceremony.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne heavily decorated with white jasmine and red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a golden canopy above. A red-and-maroon cushion lies on the seat, and a red garland hangs across his chest. Beside the throne stand a young boy in grey and a girl in a pink skirt and cream top with a necklace; a man in white with a prayer-folded hand stands at the right edge, and a small gold deity murti stands at lower right. The setting is a temporary covered hall with a corrugated roof and a hanging lamp.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on an ornate gold throne decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold garlands, with a golden canopy above and a trident beside him. He wears a red-and-white garland draped across his shoulders and a small red mark on his forehead, smiling, with bare feet resting on a red cushion. Around him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala, a man in a striped sweater, a girl in orange, and a woman in white at left. A man in white dhoti kneels at the lower left, and a brass lamp stand sits at the right. The corrugated roof and a bare bulb indicate a temporary pavilion setting.2006-12-30Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with red and yellow flower garlands seated on a flower-decorated throne with a red cushion and golden lion-footed supports, a kalasha-like carved backrest above. A row of standing and seated devotees watches from the left, including a woman in a sari with a name badge, a young man in a striped sweater and a small girl in an orange dress. A woman in white sits at the lower left. Warm lights hang from the ceiling of a dim temple hall. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style red garlands, matching the page's a person reference, though his appearance alone is only partly distinctive.2006-12-30