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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne being showered with pink rose petals from a basket held by a hand at upper left. The person wears a rust-red robe, a white and pink flower garland, gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and has a red bindi and flowers in the hair. A large golden lion sculpture sits beside the throne, and the throne is covered in pink petals. The figure is smiling. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated and being honoured with pushpabhishekam, marked by long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-red ceremonial clothing.

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May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne is smiling broadly while showered with pink rose petals, which cover his lap and the cushions. He wears a saffron-red robe, a red-and-white flower garland, a gold chest ornament with a ceremonial necklace, gold bangles on the upper arms and wrists, and a dark rudraksha-style hair setting with a flower crown. A red-orange tilak marks his forehead. Hands from the left and right hold baskets releasing petals, and a gold lion-headed armrest is at the lower right. The scene resembles a pushpabhishekam flower-offering on a dais. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron-toned robe, ornate gold jewellery and garlands.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne is showered with pink rose petals poured from above, with a second person's arm reaching in from the left to scatter petals onto the head. The seated person wears a deep orange-brown robe, a layered gold necklace, white and pink flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and smiles broadly. This appears to be a pushpabhishekam, a flower-offering ceremony performed on a ceremonial seat.2016-05-24A seated figure in a rust-red robe sits on a gold ornate throne flanked by golden lion heads and red cushions, smiling as pink and white petals fall on him. He wears a long white and pink flower garland, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands, bangles and a pink flower crown. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and orange-brown shawl pours flower petals from above.2016-05-24A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne flanked by two gold lion-shaped armrests with red cushions. The seated person wears a rust-red robe, a long pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold ornamental necklace, gold bangles and a flower crown, and smiles while petals fall around them. A man on the left in a white dhoti with an orange shawl pours or scatters flowers over the seated figure's head. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the page as present, with appearance cues of a flower crown, ornate gold necklace, and red-orange ceremonial robe on a throne.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in a deep red-orange robe is showered with pink and red rose petals during a pushpabhishekam. He wears layered white and red flower garlands, a gold necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a red bindi on his forehead, and smiles with eyes closed. He sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and lion-head armrests, and a bare-armed attendant on the left sprinkles petals from above. Red cushions rest beside him. The scene suggests a devotional flower-offering ceremony in a temple-like hall.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated person on a gilded throne receives a shower of pink rose petals poured from a basket held by an arm at upper left. The seated figure wears a rust-red garment, a gold ornate pendant necklace, white and pink flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and red velvet cushions flank the throne. Golden lion-head armrests and carved gold panels frame the scene, and petals cover the floor in front. The seated figure is smiling as petals fall over their head and shoulders.2016-05-24