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Photograph of a seated young man on a red velvet throne with a gold crown, wearing an orange-saffron robe and long flower garlands in red, white, pink and orange. He extends his hand over a brass plate of flower petals held by a man in white. In the foreground, devotees in white and a woman in a pink-patterned sari and a woman in a blue-bordered white sari kneel before the throne and offer flowers. A carved lion stands beside the throne; behind them a canopy, palms, brass vessels and a blue banner reading Dhyanapeetam are visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a gold crown and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's account of the coronation event.

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January 01 20042004-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja at an outdoor pavilion draped with flowers. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, an orange-yellow garment, a rudraksha-style layered gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, seated on an ornate red velvet throne flanked by carved wooden lion heads and white jasmine garlands. Several devotees in white clothes sit on a patterned carpet, one woman in a white sari washing or offering to his feet from a silver plate, while a woman in a blue paisley sari bends forward. A man in white holds a tray of flower petals and marigolds behind them. a person is the seated figure on the throne; the devotees are devotees at padapuja.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Photograph of a padapuja ritual under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red velvet throne with carved lion armrests wears a golden crown with a peacock-feather ornament, an orange cloth and a white-and-red garland, and holds his palms together in greeting. A woman in a red-and-pink sari kneels at a wooden footstool, washing his bare feet from a metal vessel, while another woman in a red sari assists beside her. A man in white with an orange cord sits nearby and a man in white stands at right. Brass lamps, flower garlands and a blue-and-white draped backdrop surround the scene.2004-01-01Photograph of a padapuja ceremony under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red-cushioned throne with a carved golden lion arm rest wears a gold crown with a feather, saffron-orange robe, and white and pink garlands; he is smiling. Devotees in white clothes kneel and bend over a metal tray, washing and honouring his bare feet with water and flowers. Other seated devotees in white sit behind, with brass lamps and floral garlands in the background. Given the page's Swamiji flag and the crowned throne, the seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, gold crown, saffron garment and garlands.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Photo of a padapuja-style ceremony under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red-cushioned throne wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, an orange-saffron robe, and layers of red, pink and white flower garlands; he smiles. Devotees in white clothes, including a woman in a white sari with blue border and black mangalsutra, kneel and wash or offer flowers at his bare feet on a wooden stool. A man in white with an orange cord and an ID badge stands behind holding a plate of flowers, and a lion-headed carved chair arm is visible. Blue-patterned draping, marigold garlands and seated onlookers fill the background.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01