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A large group of people in saffron-orange robes gathers on a raised stage before purple drapes with colourful patterned pillars at the sides. A figure with long dark hair in orange clothing sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a small canopy above. Many seated and standing men with shaved heads and women with long hair hold long ceremonial staffs topped with small saffron flags, and a brass or silver ritual vessel sits on the stage edge. Petals are scattered on the steps. a person: the central figure on the throne has long hair and saffron clothing, which are cues for the page's subject, but the face and seating are not sufficient for certainty.

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August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A group of about thirty saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit and stand on a raised stage before a deep maroon curtain, flanked by tall yellow-and-blue patterned pillars with elephant motifs. A central figure sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a small canopy, dressed in orange with long dark hair, and appears to be a probable Swamiji by swept-back hair and orange ceremonial robes, seated as the presiding leader. Around him, monks hold long wooden staffs topped with small orange flags, and a few women in orange saris sit in the front rows. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a plate of offerings sit on the stage steps, with flower petals scattered on the stairs.2006-08-22A large group of saffron-robed monastics stands and sits on a raised stage before a deep purple curtain with yellow and blue decorative banners. At the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion and a white canopy above. Around them, many monks and nuns hold long staffs topped with small saffron flags, while others sit cross-legged on the steps holding brass vessels and ritual items. Flower petals scatter the red-carpeted steps. The gathering appears to be an initiation or ordination assembly, with the central figure's robes and throne marking the focal point.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of an ornate ceremonial stage with a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne beneath a gold canopy, flanked by standing devotees in saffron and orange robes. The central seated figure wears an orange-ochre robe with long dark swept hair and is positioned on a gilded throne with a red cushion. Around him stand a row of robed attendants in orange garments holding tall ceremonial staffs topped with decorative tassels and small metal water pots, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A gold figurine and an ornamental brass lamp stand at the left foreground, and the stage floor is scattered with flower petals. Deep maroon curtains form the backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated centrally, identified by long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and his role as the throned figure at the ceremony.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a stage set with purple drapes and yellow-and-red decorative pillars at either side. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a canopy above. Around him stand and kneel about two dozen men in saffron-orange monastic robes and shaved heads, many holding tall staffs with small saffron flags. Brass ritual vessels and offering plates sit on the stage edge, and flower petals are scattered on the steps. The seated figure has long hair, a saffron robe and a throne, matching the page's probable Swamiji (probable) cues of swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so the depiction is of a presiding figure; the robed monks are ritual attendants at an initiation session.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22