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Outdoor water ritual at a red stone stepped tank. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with an arched floral canopy, wearing an orange robe, a red-and-white flower garland and a gold crown-like headpiece, sits on a raised platform in the water. Attendants in white dhotis and yellow sashes stand waist-deep around him, pouring or offering water; a man in a red-orange cloth performs an abhishekam-style pouring. Flower garlands drape the platform, and many devotees in white gather in the water. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair and orange robes with garlands, which fits the page's claim, so treated as present in person.

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A photograph of a ceremony in shallow water at an outdoor red stepped amphitheatre. A seated figure on a gold and red throne under a canopy, with a red and white arched backdrop and orange and white flower garlands, wears an orange robe with red and orange garlands. Around the platform, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white or yellow sashes, stand waist-deep in the water, several pouring or offering to the seated figure; one man in an orange robe and a shaved-headed priest in white stand nearby. Marigold garlands decorate the platform steps. Many people stand in the water, and a few sit on the steps at the top.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ceremony in shallow water with red-and-white stone steps behind. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat inside a floral arch of white and orange blossoms and yellow marigold garlands. He wears saffron-orange clothing, a red-and-white garland and has long dark hair. Around the throne, many men stand waist-deep in the water wearing white and cream garments with yellow sashes, some with shaved heads, and a few in orange robes. A small deity murti decorated with white flower garlands stands near the throne. The participants appear to be bathing or performing a ritual immersion.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long white and orange garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, surrounded by floral arrangements of orange, yellow and pink flowers and palm fronds. Two attendants in red-orange robes stand beside the throne, one holding a long-handled ceremonial umbrella with a colourful canopy and a trident-like staff. Crowds of people stand waist-deep in water in front of a red stone stepped ghat lined with black lamp posts, where several men in white clothes stand and gesture on the steps. Several bald men in orange clothes and devotees in white are in the water, some holding brass kalasha vessels. The scene appears to be a ceremonial dip in a sacred tank. a person: the seated man in orange with the garland and throne, appearance-based candidate, depicted in person at the water.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-and-gold throne sits on an orange-carpeted raised platform in shallow water, with a red-and-white striped arch and yellow floral backdrop decorated with marigolds and white garlands. The seated person wears an orange and red garment, a red garland, and is shaded by a canopy with red and yellow fringe. Dozens of people wade around the platform in white and orange clothes, some with yellow sashes and orange garments, many with shaved heads. A small deity murti is placed at the platform's left edge, garlanded. Red-brick steps and a stone balustrade rise behind, where a man in white dhoti stands. Looks like a dasara-celebration water ceremony at a riverside ghat.2010-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of an outdoor water tank ceremony. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions sits under a striped, flower-decorated arch and a yellow fringed canopy. He wears an orange saffron cloth, a long red and pink flower garland, and has long swept-back dark hair, with one hand raised in blessing. The throne sits on an orange platform inside a pool where many people in white clothes bathe and wade. Around the platform stand men in white dhotis and shawls, some with reddish-orange powder smeared on their heads and bodies, and a few holding flowers. A standing deity murti decorated with white garlands stands at the left, with a brass lamp and floral offerings on the platform. Red and white steps and a glass-walled structure appear at the right.2010-10-17