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Photograph of a crowded stage event with a large ornate golden-and-jewelled backdrop framed in red, green and blue beadwork and covered in yellow and red flower garlands. Two men with long dreadlocks and white tilak marks stand at the center; one wears a saffron wrap and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a seated figure in a yellow shawl and white flower garland sits to the right in a brown robe. Three uniformed security personnel surround them: one in camouflage fatigues and a dark beret, two in khaki shirts and trousers, some barefoot on a red carpet.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver throne before a large golden-and-jewelled arch decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. The central seated figure has long matted dreadlocks, wears a reddish-orange robe, a heavy gold pendant and a large multicolour floral garland, and holds an orange fruit. A man in olive-and-brown camouflage uniform kneels barefoot before the throne with head bowed. To the left, a man in a black shirt stands watching, and a bare-chested man with dreadlocks and a white forehead mark holds an orange fruit beside the throne. A leopard-print cushion rests at the right. Appearance-based, this seated figure is a person (wearing dreadlocks, a saffron robe, a gold necklace and garlands on a throne), but the identification is uncertain.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a ceremonial event beside an ornate, jewelled altar draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a pink striped kurta and dark trousers bows forward, his head decorated with a flower crown, while a uniformed security officer in black with red trim stands at left. Behind them a sadhu with long matted hair, a white forehead mark, orange robes and layered rudraksha malas holds oranges and smiles. Another person with long dark hair and a red bindi leans in at upper right, and a carved wooden stand sits in the lower centre.2018-04-14A seated man with long dark hair piled into a high turban-like crown, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange robe, wearing a gold pendant and a thick garland of yellow and red flowers over white beads. He sits on a carved silver throne with leopard-print cushions, backed by a wall of yellow and red marigold garlands and a navy embroidered canopy. A man in khaki uniform bends low and touches the seated man's feet, while another uniformed man stands at left. The seated figure is smiling and holds an orange fruit. The pose and throne suggest a ceremonial honouring, but the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2018-04-14A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne, smiling and holding an orange fruit in one hand while wearing a large garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flower strands. Behind him is a heavily embroidered, jewelled arch decorated with flowers. A second man with dreadlocks and a white forehead mark, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands beside the throne holding an orange. A uniformed guard in black stands at left. A person in a pink shirt bows deeply, touching the feet of the seated man, while a figure in white and gold kneels at lower left. The red carpet and silver throne base complete the ceremonial scene.2018-04-14A photograph of a ceremonial seated figure on an ornate silver throne against a backdrop of yellow and red marigold garlands and a jeweled arch. The seated man wears a rust-red robe, a heavy gold necklace and gold waist ornament, and a dark turban-style tied hair with a red tilak; he smiles and holds an orange fruit. Before him kneels a long-haired devotee in orange robes with dreadlocks, and a standing attendant in orange garments with rudraksha beads holds an object near the throne. Red floor cloth is scattered with petals. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the presentation cues described on the page, but the image does not allow confident identification, so the seated figure is recorded as a person by appearance only.2018-04-14A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and shawl sits barefoot on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, before a heart-shaped backdrop of yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a long gold chain, a gold waist ornament, a tilak and a tall dreadlocked turban-style hair bun. Beside him a younger man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala holds his extended hand, and a kneeling person in white dhoti with a gold border, long dreadlocks and bare back is in the foreground on red carpet scattered with petals. An orange lies on the stage. Three people are visible, with partial figures at the edges.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Outdoor procession at a religious gathering, with a dense crowd pressing around a central sannyasi in a rust-orange turban, orange robe and long layered gold and beaded mala necklaces. To his left a man with long dark hair, bare shoulders, white dhoti and a sacred thread and tripundra marks stands beside a robed attendant in white. A uniformed police officer in a dark cap and khaki shirt holds a rifle at the front. Above, a decorated yellow and gold palanquin with black medallions bearing a deer emblem is carried overhead, and red flags and a gold-fringed umbrella rise in the background. Several devotees in orange and red saris and white kurtas raise hands or photograph the procession.2016-04-22April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14