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A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne being showered with red and pink flower petals. A hand from the left, wearing a white-banded ritual mark, pours petals over his head. He wears a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, and has a red shawl over his body. Behind him are gold-framed decorations, a flower garland on a brass stand and a brass lamp. A sound system sits at lower right. a person: long hair and ornate gold ornaments, seated on a throne and being honoured, with a shawl and garlands.

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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne is receiving a shower of rose petals from a figure at the left who holds a round brass plate. He wears a red-and-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a red floral crown, layered white and yellow-pink garlands, a gold chest pendant and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold chest ornament and saffron clothing, and he is smiling. Behind him stand gold deity murti and a gold-framed altar with garlands and red-and-gold cloth.2017-08-07A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest, being showered with pink flower petals poured from a metal vessel held by a bare-chested attendant at left. The seated man wears a red garment, gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and white flower garlands, and is covered in scattered pink petals. Behind him stand a gold-and-multicolour flower garland and a small shrine with a red-clad deity murti flanked by gold-framed elephant motifs. Pink petals fill most of the foreground. The seated figure appears to be a person by his long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seated honour; the attendant pouring petals is a priest.2017-08-07A seated man in a red-orange robe sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest. He wears white flower garlands, a multi-strand gold necklace, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A person at the left edge, wearing white, sprinkles red rose petals over him. Behind him stand gold and colourful floral decorations, brass lamps and a deity murti in a red shrine area. A microphone stand is visible at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and being honoured with petals during a satsang setting.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A seated figure on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gilded backrest is showered with pink flower petals. A bare-chested priest on the left raises a silver tray overhead, and garlands of pink and yellow flowers hang behind the throne. Gold ornaments and a small decorated shrine with elephant figures appear on the right. The bare-chested priest is an unnamed priest.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A photograph of a seated man on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, a central figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a long gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads and a white and pink flower garland. Flowers are in his hair and a red-brown tilak marks his forehead. A person at left, wearing a bangle and white paste markings, raises a silver plate over his head in a ritual gesture. Behind the throne are a tall floral garland, a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and white garlands, and gold elephant ornaments. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style honouring or satsang blessing at an ashram hall, though the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-08-07A seated figure on a gold ornate peetha throne with a red cushion is being showered with pink rose petals poured from a metal pot held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti at left. The seated figure wears gold ornaments and multiple beaded necklaces with white flower garlands. Behind, a gold kalasha-style deity murti with a red garment and garlands stands in a gold shrine, and a multicoloured flower garland hangs at top right. a person is seated on the throne as the petals fall, with the flower shower consistent with a ritual honouring during a temple event.2017-08-07