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A photograph of a ceremonial coronation-style honouring at an event with a floral backdrop of red, white, green and purple garlands. A seated man bare-chested with a pink and white shawl, large gold necklaces, bangles and a gold crown is smiling, with a dark beard. An elderly man in orange robes and an orange shawl stands on the left placing his hand on the seated man's head, while another robed figure in orange holds the gold crown into place. A bearded man in orange robes and an orange shawl stands at right. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge. The seated figure's distinctive gold ornaments and crown are visible, and the page attributes this to a person's birthday celebration, though the appearance of the seated man is not certain enough to confirm identity.

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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photo of a ceremonial honouring at a birthday celebration with a floral backdrop of red, yellow, white, green and purple blossoms. A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a tall gold crown, heavy gold necklaces, a pink and white garland and gold armbands, and is smiling. A saffron-robed monk in an orange cloth reaches up to place or adjust the crown on his head. On the left an older white-bearded man in light saffron robes and a shawl stands watching, and on the right another white-bearded man in orange clothing stands with hands together. Audience members are seen in the foreground. The seated man is identified by the page as Swamiji (probable) based on his crown, gold jewellery and garlands, and his role is the honoured guest at the ceremony.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph on a stage at a celebration, with a floral backdrop of garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a gold crown and heavy gold necklaces and bangles, smiles as an orange-robed monk in an orange turban places a gold crown on his head. To the left, a white-bearded man in light saffron robes and a shawl watches, and on the right a man with grey hair and glasses in orange robes and a shawl looks on. Several audience members' heads are visible in the foreground. The man being crowned is the figure of the event described in the page, a person, shown here as a candidate by appearance: long hair, beard, gold ornaments and a gold crown.2016-12-23Photograph of a ceremonial honouring on a stage backed by a large arch of marigold and red-and-white flower garlands. A bearded man with a gold crown and heavy gold necklaces sits centrally, wearing a pink and white shawl and smiling. Two saffron-robed men stand around him: one on the right in orange garments and an orange shawl reaches up to place a saffron cloth or turban over the seated man's head, while an older bearded man in orange stands on the left beside a golden trident. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge. A seated figure with crown and garlands, being attended to by saffron-robed priests, suggests an 40th Avatardinotsava celebration.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial honouring on a stage with a large floral backdrop of red, yellow, green and white garlands. A seated man with long dark hair and a beard wears a brown-red cloth, a pink floral garland, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, and a gold crown is placed on his head. Two elderly saffron-robed men with white beards in orange shawls stand on either side, one with hands pressed in greeting and the other placing hands on the crown, while a younger man in an orange turban watches behind. A gold lion-form throne and a gold trident are at left. Two heads of seated audience members are visible at the bottom edge. Appearance-based label: a person is the crowned figure receiving the honour, identified by the long hair, ornate gold jewellery and garland cues.2016-12-23A central seated man with a full black beard, wearing a gold crown, heavy gold necklaces, a pink and white flower garland and a red-brown cloth, is smiling as a bearded man in an orange turban and orange-red robe places a gold crown on his head. Two elderly bearded men in saffron-orange robes and shawls stand on either side, one leaning in to assist. Behind the throne is a large arch of red, yellow, white and green flower garlands, with a gold-trimmed red and brown lion-carved throne and a pink backdrop. The lower edge shows audience heads. The scene looks like a crowning or honouring ceremony. The seated man is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is given. a person status is unsure because cues are mixed.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red-brown garment receives a gold crown placed on his head by two saffron-robed elders. The elder on the left wears a light orange robe and white hair; the figure on the right wears a saffron robe and orange turban, with a white-bearded elder beside him. The seated man wears a pink and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold bangles, and smiles broadly. Behind him is a large arch of red, yellow, green, white and purple flower garlands. A gold trident stands at left and a crowd's hands and heads are visible in the foreground.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23