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A seated man in a pink robe and pink lower garments sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne at night, wearing a gold crown, a white and pink flower garland and a gold chain necklace. He is raised on a decorated palanquin-like platform with colourful painted pillars in blue, yellow, green and red, topped by a canopy and marigold and rose garlands. A small deity murti is visible above him in the canopy. Several devotees in white and orange clothes and a few women in saris stand or sit in the foreground, some wearing rudraksha malas, as a procession or satsang unfolds. Photographed from the front of the crowd; the figure matches the presentation cues but identity is uncertain. Scene is a festive outdoor procession at night.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A man seated on an ornate golden throne with red cushions under a decorated canopy hung with colourful patterned panels in blue, yellow, orange and white with dove motifs and flower garlands. He wears a gold crown, a pink robe, a white and red flower garland, gold necklaces and an armband. A crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing stands in the foreground, some blurred. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in the procession canopy wearing a gold crown and pink robe with garlands.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated figure sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne under a white canopy, wearing a jeweled golden crown, a red-pink robe and a long garland of white and red flowers with a red floral pendant hanging below. A gold pendant necklace and beaded mala are visible. Behind him, colourful embroidered panels in blue, yellow and red with bird motifs frame the throne, and a figure in orange and pink stands above among marigold garlands. Blurred silhouetted devotees fill the foreground, and a metal lamp stands at left. A candidate matching the page's Swamiji reference appears here, with a crown, red robes, garlands and ornate ceremonial setting, so the presence is probable.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a festival procession with a seated figure on a golden throne under a decorated canopy. The seated person wears a gold ornate crown, a red-pink garment, a white and red flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold armband, and smiles while sitting cross-legged on red cushions. The canopy has colourful striped panels with blue, yellow and orange floral motifs and white dove emblems, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. Blurred devotees in white and dark clothing stand in the foreground, and a golden staff is visible at left.2010-12-26A seated man in a pink dhoti and pink shawl sits cross-legged on a red cushioned throne inside a decorated open palanquin. He wears a white and red flower garland around his neck, a gold chain, and has long dark hair. The palanquin has tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted fabric with bird motifs in blue, yellow, orange and green, and a golden canopy with a gold-leaf frame. Flower garlands in orange, yellow and white are heaped at the base, and an oil lamp flame is visible at the lower left. A man in a white shirt stands behind the palanquin near a parked white car, with palm trees and a banana plant in the background.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated figure in red robes, wearing an ornate gold crown and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a throne-like seat under a canopy decorated with yellow and orange cloth panels, woven motifs and marigold garlands. Dim lighting highlights the central figure while shadowed people in white clothes stand and sit in the foreground, with brass pots and flower offerings nearby. The scene appears to be a ceremonial darshan setting at an ashram event. The figure matches the appearance cues of the Swamiji candidate (crown, red and ornate clothing, garlands), so this is a probable identification, shown as Swamiji (probable) seated on a peetha in an in-person setting; the identification is based on those visible cues only.2010-12-26