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A photograph of a procession with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on an ornate golden throne (peetha) draped with a garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers. The figure wears a red bindi, a long white flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver ceremonial sword raised in one hand and a gold staff in the other. Ornate golden lion-shaped supports flank the throne, with red cushions beneath. Behind is a decorated festival canopy with colourful painted cloth panels featuring dove and floral motifs and tasselled fringe. Crowd heads are visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, saffron robes, a garland and a ceremonial sword, consistent with the page's description of a procession.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling figure sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, in what appears to be a festival procession. The person wears a saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha-style necklace and a red bindi, and holds a golden staff in the right hand and a small ceremonial item in the left. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Colourful patterned hangings frame the scene, and in the foreground a partly visible person in white holds a fan-like whisk.2009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe smiles from a red-cushioned, gold-carved throne decorated with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a white and red flower garland across his chest and a gold necklace. He holds a silver-tipped ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff with a finial in the other. Behind him stands a deity murti in a garlanded niche, flanked by colourful painted festival banners. In the foreground, two men's heads are visible, one with vibhuti on the forehead. The scene looks like a procession or festival with a ratha-style throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) decorated with yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands, with red and white flower garlands draped across his chest and a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He holds a ceremonial scepter-like staff and a gold-tipped rod, and smiles broadly. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, and colourful striped ceremonial banners with bird motifs frame the platform. Several spectators in the foreground, including a man with sunglasses, watch from below. A person with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, in saffron clothing with ceremonial adornments, appears as a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in honour during a procession-style event.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29