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A photograph of a coronation-style ceremony in a temple hall. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces and a bracelet on his arm, stands on the left smiling with his palms open toward a seated elderly figure. That seated man wears a gold crown, a red-and-white garland, a maroon and gold shawl over a saffron cloth, and holds a sheet of paper. He sits on a red and gold throne with a carved gold backrest. A second man in orange robes with a shaved head stands at the right edge. Behind them stands a painted deity murti with a trident and a red garland. Lush green garlands decorate the wall.

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April 27 20122012-04-27Photo on a stage decorated with a painted backdrop and gilded thrones. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at left, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold multi-bead necklace, a red bindi, and beaded armbands; he wears a small headset microphone. Seated at right on an ornate gold-and-red throne is an elderly man with a shaved head wearing a jewelled gold crown, a saffron-and-gold silk shawl, red and white flower garlands, and gold bangles; he raises a sheet of paper high with his right hand. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with a gold crown, holding a staff, and a golden lion sculpture sits at lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the standing man in orange with long hair, gold necklace and microphone, while the seated figure is presented as the outgoing pontiff.2012-04-27Photograph of a ceremonial stage event before a painted backdrop of a standing deity figure with a crown, a club and a flared halo. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a ceremonial gold garland, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and gold armlets, smiles and stands at left beside an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest. At right, an elderly man in a gold crown, red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland lifts a sheet of paper overhead while seated on a red-cushioned gold throne. a person appears in this scene as the young man in saffron-orange with rudraksha-style gold ornamentation and long hair; the seated elder in a crown is a senior religious figure.2012-04-27Photo 116805872012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A photograph of a ceremonial coronation-style exchange on a golden throne set against a painted deity backdrop. A young man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes, a gold bead necklace and beaded bracelets, stands at left extending his hands toward a seated elder. The elder sits on a red-cushioned gold throne wearing an ornate gold crown, a saffron-brown shawl, a white and red flower garland, rudraksha beads and gold chains, holding a white paper with both hands. A third person in orange robes stands at the right edge. Behind them a painted red and orange deity figure holds a staff, with hanging brass lamps and green foliage above. A golden lion figure sits at lower left. The seated elder is wearing a crown, but no readable name appears in the frame.2012-04-27Two men stand and sit on a stage before a large painted deity murti of a crowned warrior figure with a red garland, against teal walls with pink and green columns and hanging brass lamps. Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne on the right, an elderly man in a gold crown and a red-gold shawl with white and pink flower garlands raises a white paper above his head while smiling. A hand holding a small orange object appears at the far right edge.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27Two seated men exchange a white paper document in a richly decorated hall. On the left, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha bracelets, leans forward with hands pressed to the paper, appearing to receive it reverently. On the right, an elderly man in a gold crown and a red-and-gold shawl, adorned with red and white garlands and white ash markings, holds the paper out from a gold throne-like seat. Behind them stand ornate painted and gilded panels with a deity figure topped by a golden crown. The scene resembles a formal investiture; a probable Swamiji candidate is visible in the orange-robed figure with distinctive long hair, gold necklace and rudraksha adornments.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27