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Outdoors at a riverside ghat, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a pearl mala and gold necklace sits on a silver-backed throne draped with a striped cloth, smiling. A woman in a white top with a red sash bends forward to touch the seated person's feet while holding them. Around them, saffron-clad sannyasis and white-robed attendants hold silver trishula staffs, a tall orange flag and a fan, with a multi-storey building behind. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, receiving a devotee's honour during a ceremony.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor riverside scene at a ghat beside water with marigold garlands floating at the edge. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and ornate silver-beaded necklaces sits on a silver-backed throne draped with a striped tiger-print cloth, a trident-topped staff beside him, hand raised in blessing. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders prostrates with his forehead on the stone, hands and head touching the feet area, while rose petals lie on a white cloth. Around them devotees in white and orange stand with folded hands, some wearing rudraksha malas and armbands; a woman in white kneels with palms joined, and another in a red-orange shawl stands nearby. Sunlight, stone steps and a boat edge are visible. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha and ceremonial beaded necklaces and orange robes.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a street procession in Varanasi with a crowd behind. In the foreground, a man seated on an ornate silver-framed throne wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a long pearl-and-bead necklace, smiling and holding a gold-topped staff. Around him, orange-robed sannyasis hold silver tridents, and a woman in a white sari with a red-and-orange shawl speaks into a microphone while another woman in white stands before them. A woman in a red blouse and orange sari sits on the ground beside cardboard boxes. a person (throne, saffron robes, long pearl necklace and rudraksha mala) is seated at the left of the procession.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Outdoor riverside ceremony on stone steps at a ghat. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-and-white beaded necklaces sits on an ornate silver throne with a tiger-striped cushion and a silver trident, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with gold borders who bows fully prostrate on rose petals. Behind them, white-clad devotees with orange sashes and rudraksha malas stand and kneel, some with palms raised, and a woman in white with a red shawl. Cardboard boxes and a speaker sit nearby, and marigold garlands float on the water at right. a person seated on the throne in orange robes and ceremonial necklaces, performing an initiation-style blessing.2013-02-13