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A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne is draped in a heavy mantle of pink rose petals and white jasmine garlands, with pink flowers scattered in the hair. He wears a rust-red garment, gold chest ornaments, gold bangles and a gold ring, and a red mark on the forehead. Behind the throne a silver oil lamp and a few blurred onlookers appear against dark drapery. Swamiji (probable): the figure is seated on a gilded throne with long swept-back hair, rust-red robes, gold ornaments and garlands, matching the page's note of Swamiji at this event.

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A seated figure in rust-red robes receives a shower of pink rose petals from a basket held by an arm at upper left. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers hang around the shoulders, with gold ornaments and bangles on the arms. The figure sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop with a central emblem, and petals are scattered on the cushions and lap. The figure has closed eyes and a smiling expression, a red tilak on the forehead and a flower crown in the hair. Appears to be a pushpabhishekam flower-showering ceremony.2016-05-24A seated man in a rust-red robe receives a shower of pink rose petals from a woven basket held by an unseen attendant at left. He wears white and pink jasmine and rose garlands, layered gold necklaces with a deity pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and a red bindi; his hair is swept back and wet with petals. He sits before an ornate gold repoussé throne with a circular medallion, on a tiger-striped cloth, with red satin cushions at his elbows. The petals cover his lap and the cloth around him.2016-05-24A seated figure in a maroon-red robe receives a shower of pink rose petals poured from a woven basket held by an arm at the upper left. The figure wears white and red garlands over the shoulders, a heavy gold necklace with a central gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and sits on a red cushion against an ornate gold throne with repoussé floral and scroll carvings. Pink petals scatter over the lap and cushion. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long dark hair, saffron-toned ceremonial dress, gold necklace and garlands as cues.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24Photo 66799292022-06-07 +2 copiesMay 24 20162016-05-24April 23 20132013-04-23Photo 11697764May 24 20162016-05-24August 24 20132013-08-24A seated man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-brown robes sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion beneath him. He wears a dense garland of white jasmine, red roses and red beads with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and holds a pink lotus in one hand while raising the other palm in blessing. A red bindi marks his forehead and gold bangles circle his wrists. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands match the appearance cues for the page's subject, seated as a guru in darshan. Barefoot feet rest on the tiger-skin cushion, with a few loose white petals nearby.2015-04-23Photo 11697766