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A smiling person in an ornate orange-red turban and saffron-orange wrap stands beside an ornate silver palanquin with carved floral panels and finial spires. The person wears a long multicolour garland of yellow, white and blue-green flowers over a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, and is glancing downward. Behind them, a glowing lamp and a blurred background of dark night, with several onlookers, some with white tilak marks, watching from the crowd.

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November 21 20152015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21A photograph of a person seated against an ornate silver throne with repoussé floral and scrollwork, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level and face lifted with a smile. He wears a deep red-orange turban with a small vermilion mark on the forehead, a bare upper torso draped in red-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments, and white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands. Blurred multicoloured lights of green, red, purple and white glow in the dark background. A second person is partially visible at the lower right edge. The appearance of the seated figure, with turban, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments, is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference (probable), seated in darshan on a throne.2015-11-21A smiling man with a close-cropped head sits on an ornate silver throne, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears a rust-red turban, a white and yellow flower garland, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, with a red-and-blue cord and a bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth. A tall silver staff with a finial is held by a raised arm at right. Behind him, blurred coloured lights stream in red, green, blue and white against a night sky. Ornate silver filigree covers the throne back. a person appears in person in the centre, seated in ceremonial dress; he is the main subject, with no other physical people clearly visible.2015-11-21Night procession scene: a man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-red robe, wearing a heavy gold-bead necklace, rudraksha-style mala and a flower garland with yellow, white and multicoloured bands, sits on an ornate silver-repousse throne or palanquin and raises a silver staff with his right hand. Beside him a silver trident stands upright and fairy lights glow at the left. Around the throne, devotees in white and orange clothing and bald-headed priests in orange robes crowd close, with a woman in a dark outfit at lower left. a person: the seated man's saffron turban, ornate gold necklaces and orange robe match the candidate cues.2015-11-21A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-red robe sits on an ornate embossed silver throne with floral relief carving, holding a silver trident-shaped staff in his right hand. He wears a white and yellow marigold garland with blue and red accents, several gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala. Around him, a crowd of devotees sits closely at night; several women wear saris and jewellery, and a bald man in white and a figure in white stand at the left. Strings of green and blue fairy lights hang in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by the turban, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and trident-staff.2015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21A man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robes stands at night before an ornate embossed silver panel with floral scrollwork. He wears a multi-strand gold bead mala, a large gold pendant, and a long garland of white flowers with blue, red and yellow ribbon. He holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand and smiles. Strings of lights and a tinselled orange wall appear at the right edge.2015-11-21Night procession scene: a smiling man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-red robe sits on an ornate silver-embossed palanquin or throne with floral and foliate relief panels. He wears a multi-strand gold necklace and a gold pendant, holds a silver trident-like staff upright in his right hand, and a gold-yellow cloth border shows at his waist. Around the palanquin, blurred devotees and attendants in white, orange and saffron clothing crowd the foreground, some with white forehead markings. Behind them, multicoloured string lights and red, green and blue bulbs glow in the dark. Appearance-based: a person sits on the silver palanquin, identified by a turban, gold ornaments and staff; he is a ceremonial figure being carried or displayed in procession.2015-11-21November 21 20152015-11-21