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Photo 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.

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Photograph 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.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27Photograph of a ceremonial stage event. On the left, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap, a thick gold-bead garland, and gold bangles on his upper arms, and has a small red mark on his forehead; he stands beside a golden lion-armrested throne. On the right, a seated elderly man in a gold crown and a red-and-gold silk shawl with a white flower garland raises a folded white paper overhead with one hand. Behind them, a large painted figure of a warrior-deity holding a staff stands before a turquoise backdrop with pillars and green garland trim, and an ornate gold throne is visible on the right. Left-hand figure's appearance suggests a candidate for a person in the standing role, but the identification is uncertain.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A stage ceremony in a decorated hall with a painted backdrop of a deity figure holding a staff, garlanded with red and white flowers. A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a large gold-and-white garland, smiles beside a seated elder in a gold crown and gold-brocaded red shawl with a white floral garland. The elder raises a sheet of white paper overhead with one hand. Both sit or stand before ornate gold-and-red thrones. a person: the man in orange with long hair and multiple garlands is the.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A 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.2012-04-27Photo 116805872012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27