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A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, wearing red and orange flower garlands, holding a slender staff, seated on an ornate gold throne-palanquin decorated with white jasmine and red-yellow marigold garlands and a gold canopy. Gold lion-like figures flank the seat. Several onlookers stand behind in white dhotis and shirts under a corrugated metal roof, with a sandy floor and a green-and-red cloth at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by saffron robe, long swept-back hair, garlands and staff.

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December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a long-haired man in orange robes seated on a gold throne-palanquin heavily decorated with white jasmine, red and yellow marigold garlands and a gold canopy. He wears a red garland and a red bindi, holds a small gold staff and raises one hand in greeting. A man in a brown jacket, white dhoti and orange shawl stands behind the throne beside other onlookers. A gold lion-form figure and a gold decorative plaque are visible on the throne. Probable Swamiji is seated in the centre, appearing on a decorated throne with long hair and saffron robes.2006-12-30A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne profusely decorated with white jasmine, red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a carved golden panel of a deity. He wears saffron-orange robes, a red garland and red-and-white mala-style garlands, a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a golden trident beside him. Golden lion-shaped armrests flank the seat, and a red cushion rests at his feet. Several people stand behind him in white and light clothing, including a woman in a white sari with a long braid, under a corrugated metal roof with a bare bulb visible. The scene appears to be a festival procession or throne ceremony.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne (peetha) decorated with white jasmine and red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, beneath a golden canopy topped with a finial. He wears saffron-orange robes, a red-and-magenta rudraksha-style flower garland across his chest and a brass trident (trishul) leaning at his side; long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red bindi. a person is seated centrally in the throne, with a second brass object and a kalasha-like vessel beside the throne. Standing attendants in white are at the edges of a covered hall with a corrugated roof. The scene suggests a throne ceremony within a procession setting.2006-12-30A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on an ornate gold throne decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow marigold garlands, with a golden canopy above and a trident beside him. He wears a red-and-white garland draped across his shoulders and a small red mark on his forehead, smiling, with bare feet resting on a red cushion. Around him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala, a man in a striped sweater, a girl in orange, and a woman in white at left. A man in white dhoti kneels at the lower left, and a brass lamp stand sits at the right. The corrugated roof and a bare bulb indicate a temporary pavilion setting.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne heavily decorated with white jasmine and red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, and a golden canopy above. A red-and-maroon cushion lies on the seat, and a red garland hangs across his chest. Beside the throne stand a young boy in grey and a girl in a pink skirt and cream top with a necklace; a man in white with a prayer-folded hand stands at the right edge, and a small gold deity murti stands at lower right. The setting is a temporary covered hall with a corrugated roof and a hanging lamp.2006-12-30