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Photograph taken under a tent with a metal frame and a bare bulb. Centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a magenta flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned backrest and lion-shaped armrests, the backrest framed by white, yellow and magenta flower garlands. Around the throne, people in white clothes and orange shawls stand and gather; one standing man on the right wears an orange shawl and holds a yellow and white flower garland, and a girl in a blue dress stands beside a man in white. Brass vessels and a flower-strewn carpet lie at the foot of the throne.

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a man seated on a flower-decorated palanquin-style throne. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a red flower garland and long dark hair, and holds a staff. The throne is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and red floral swags. Around him, people in white ritual clothes, orange shawls and blue saris stand and sit, some with event badges. Printed a person copyright text sits in the lower corner. The central seated man has distinctive long swept hair, saffron robes and a red garland, so he is a person seated in procession on a flower-decorated throne.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30Photo of a ceremonial procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. A long-haired man in orange robes and a red-and-orange flower garland sits on a palanquin-style throne, a flower-covered canopy with white jasmine and red and yellow marigold garlands above him. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left with her back to the camera. Onlookers stand around, including a girl in a blue and yellow outfit at right, and a woman in orange with hands folded. Brass vessels sit beside the throne.2006-12-30A photograph of a Guru Poornima padapuja-style gathering in a decorated hall. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-figure at its base, smiling, his feet being attended. Before him a woman in a grey-haired bun and white sari with gold border kneels and bends forward, hands near his feet. Standing behind are devotees: a woman in white with a blue-patterned shawl and folded hands, an older man in white with a grey beard and rudraksha-style pendant, a young boy in beige kurta with folded hands, and a woman in a red shawl. A man in orange shawl and white kurta holds a silver vessel at right. Marigold and white jasmine garlands drape the throne and the decorated backdrop.2006-07-11December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne (peetha) decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, yellow and orange marigold garlands, inside an open tin-roofed pavilion hung with orange and red bunting. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a long red and orange garland, and has long dark swept-back hair; he is smiling and seated on a red cushion. A man on the right in a brown shirt, white dhoti and orange shawl stands with hands folded. Around them a seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes and orange shawls watches; a woman in a light blue sari stands at left. Brass pots, a plate of offerings and a small lamp sit near the throne base, and a red and white rug lies in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure seated on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a red garland and the throne placement.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and orange cloth, sits on a golden palanquin-style throne richly decorated with white jasmine garlands and red, yellow and pink flower strings and a garland-draped canopy. He wears a red-and-white flower garland around his neck. Standing around him under a corrugated metal roof are men in white shirts and dhotis, a girl in a pink and cream outfit, and a young child in white. Two women in orange and white sit on the floor at the right, and a small pink figure stands near the throne. The floor is covered with a striped green, red and white mat.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30July 17 20082008-07-17Photograph of a seated man on a red and gold throne draped with pink, orange, yellow and white flower garlands, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long pink-red garland, smiling with bare feet on a red footstool. Probable Swamiji by appearance (long swept-back dark hair, saffron robe, flower garlands on a throne). Standing beside him are men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl. Seated women in white saris with red-bordered edges sit on the floor at right, some with glasses and beaded necklaces. A small gold figure of a deity-like statue in pink dress stands near the throne base. Background shows orange triangular banners and a red-and-white pillar.2007-12-30A photograph of a festival procession inside a temporary tented pavilion. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red-and-pink flower garland, sits on a golden palanquin or throne decorated with white jasmine and multicoloured flower garlands, with a canopy overhead. Standing attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls flank the palanquin, while seated devotees in white and coloured saris fill the floor. Orange bunting and a striped decorative pillar hang in the background, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the base of the seat.2006-12-30