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A seated man in saffron robes and an orange turban sits on a richly decorated golden throne under a white tent canopy, heavily garlanded with marigolds, roses and multicoloured flowers. He wears a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads and smiles. On his left a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl, with gold bead necklaces and an armband, performs a ritual with a metal implement. On the right a man in orange robes and a beaded necklace holds the throne's orange cloth, smiling. A flower-decorated golden palanquin-style seat and a kalasha-topped gold canopy frame the scene. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with orange turban, saffron robes, gold necklace and flower garlands.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a gold necklace, sits on a gold-and-brown throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers and green leaves. He is smiling and handing something small to a person in front. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse and rudraksha-style beads stands smiling. To the right, a person in white with a gold border and a beaded mala sits beside the throne. Foreground heads of onlookers are visible, and a red and white canopy frames the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange with a turban, gold necklace and throne is a candidate.2011-07-15A seated figure on a gilded throne-like seat is decorated with long strings of golden-yellow beads, gold medallion ornaments and a crimson-and-gold headpiece, wearing saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering. Behind him a backdrop of marigold and red flower garlands, yellow fruit and greenery frames the seat. Around him, a bald older man in white dress kneels and reaches toward the seated figure's feet, while a man in saffron robes at right adjusts the orange cloth and holds a flower garland. Gold and fruit offerings sit at the left edge. The seated figure smiles broadly.2011-07-15A seated man in an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and ornate gold-bead necklaces laughs broadly on a golden throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments wearing a gold necklace smiles, and a woman in white with gold-bordered cloth attends to the saffron fabric draped over the throne. A cropped figure with a red beaded necklace is at the left edge, and a tent with white draping forms the background. Two or more people are partly visible in the foreground, and the scene shows a seated honoured figure with attendants. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears a saffron turban, saffron robe and gold bead necklaces, and sits enthroned among attendants.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph under a white tent at a temple-style gathering. On the right, a smiling young man in an orange turban, orange robe and multiple gold-bead necklaces sits on a golden throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold chain holds an orange cloth to his head. At left, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered white dhoti holds a black cloth and smiles toward the seated figure. Behind them, a woman in orange and a woman in maroon are smiling, and a dark stone shivalinga-like object sits at the base of the throne. Pale green light fills the tent.2011-07-15A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne under a gold umbrella-shaped canopy, in a white tent. He wears an orange turban, an orange robe, gold ceremonial necklaces and rudraksha beads, and is draped in white, red, yellow and purple flower garlands with a large floral garland around his shoulders. On his left, a bald priest in white dhoti with gold necklaces holds a bundle of incense sticks. On his right, a man in orange robes with glasses and a gold bead necklace gestures toward the seated figure. Flower petals cover the base of the throne and the floor. A blurred white-haired head is in the foreground. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate cues on this page (orange turban, ornate gold and rudraksha, throne), though identity is uncertain.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of a ceremony beneath a golden canopy whose frame is wrapped in garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A seated central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band and an orange robe with a red-and-white garland laughs while raising hands in a gesture. A man in white with a red-beaded mala and spectacles stands at left, reaching toward the figure. At right, a bespectacled man in orange with a gold-beaded necklace smiles and gestures. A tray of ritual items is visible in the lower foreground, with a blurred head at the bottom edge. a person: the central figure has long hair, a crown-like forehead band, orange ornate clothing and layered ceremonial garlands.2011-07-15