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Photograph 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.

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December 30 20062006-12-30A 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.2006-12-30A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a man with long dark hair seated on a flower-decorated throne. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-white garland, with brass pots flanking the seat. The throne is wrapped in white and yellow flower garlands with a red cloth backdrop. Around him, a crowd of devotees stands and sits, many in white ritual clothes, including a woman in a blue sari and a seated woman in white wearing glasses. Some wear orange shawls, and a child in a green top sits near the front. A small pink figurine stands on the floor by the throne.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 20062006-12-30A 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 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.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph inside a covered hall of a flower-decorated ceremonial seat with a red cushion and a white flower canopy decorated with red and yellow garlands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red flower garland sits on the seat, smiling, with one hand resting on the armrest. Another man in white stands with his back to the camera in the foreground. Around them, devotees stand close, including a girl in a purple shawl, a boy in a red sweater and cap, and women in white saris. Hanging decorations and orange pennants line the ceiling.2006-12-30