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A man with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with red zebra-print upholstery and gold lion-head armrests. He wears a gold-brown embroidered kurta and a cream dhoti with a patterned border. Behind him are colourful balloons, green palm fronds and yellow and white flower garlands, and Santa Claus figurines decorate the throne. A gilded deity relief sits atop the throne back.

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A seated man in a golden-cream silk kurta and dhoti with a cream shawl draped over one shoulder sits on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions and gold lion-head armrests. The throne is decorated with white jasmine garlands, orange marigold strings, and palm fronds, with Santa Claus figures tucked among the cushions. A red bindi marks his forehead and long hair falls past his shoulders. Behind and around him hang colourful balloons in blue, pink, orange, yellow and green, with pink and orange flowers at the right edge. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and ceremonial golden-cream attire, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-24A seated man with long dark hair and a beige silk kurta with a cream shawl sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and carved lion-head armrests. The throne is backed by a gold filigree arch garlanded with white and red flowers. Behind and around it are colourful balloons in red, yellow, blue and green, with marigold and white jasmine garlands along the base and orange flowers at the sides. A man seated on a throne with long hair and a beige kurta, with the surrounding balloons and garlands, appears to be a ceremonial celebration scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and a shawl over a beige kurta, placed on a ceremonial throne.2008-12-24A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne decorated with marigold garlands, white jasmine strands, lion-head finials and red velvet cushions. He wears a cream-coloured silk kurta with a cream and gold shawl draped over one shoulder and a dhoti-style lower garment. A small red mark is on his forehead and his long hair is swept back. Behind him colourful balloons in pink, yellow, blue and green fill the backdrop, and small Santa Claus figurines sit on the throne cushions. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in an in_person setting with the throne, garlands and long hair as cues.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A man with long dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gilded throne with red zebra-striped cushions and garlands of white and orange flowers. He wears a gold-tinted kurta with a matching shawl over a cream dhoti. Behind him is a golden repoussé backrest with a relief of a deity seated on a lotus, and a cluster of colourful balloons in blue, yellow, orange, red and green. Marigold garlands and white jasmine decorate the throne base. The scene suggests a children's celebration at a temple event.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A seated man in a golden-beige kurta and matching dhoti-style wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. Behind him is a golden peetha backrest with a deity murti relief, framed by a cluster of colourful balloons in red, orange, blue, green and yellow. Festive Santa Claus figurines sit on the throne arms, and red and orange flowers decorate the stage. Dim stage lighting highlights the gold and balloons. This appears to be a festive children's-day stage setting at a Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-24A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests draped in white flower garlands and red tiger-striped cushions. He wears a beige silk kurta with a cream and gold-striped dhoti and shawl. The throne is decorated with orange marigold garlands, white flowers, potted palms, pink flowers, Santa-figure ornaments and many colourful balloons in pink, green, yellow and purple.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24