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A photograph of a ceremony on a stage in front of a painted backdrop showing a figure with multiple arms. An elderly woman with grey hair, wearing a gold crown and layered garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, dressed in a saffron-orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl stands before her, offering a garland from a silver tray of flowers. To the right, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas watch, one smiling. The scene suggests a felicitation or coronation-style honouring.

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April 27 20122012-04-27A photograph of a seated elderly sannyasi on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a gold crown-style headdress, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a white-and-red floral garland and an orange-brown dhoti draped over his lap. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands before him, offering a garland and a tray of flowers while other attendants in orange robes and a shaved-headed man look on. Behind is a painted backdrop with a large multi-armed deity figure in orange and red. The stage is green and blue with gold decoration.2012-04-27A seated elderly man on a gold ornate throne wears a gold crown-like headdress, multiple garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, a rudraksha-style necklace, and an orange-brown cloth draped over his lap. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow-bordered shawl leans in to place a garland on him. Behind them, orange-robed attendants stand, and a painted red-and-orange deity figure is visible at top left against a plum curtain. Garlands and a tray of flowers are held in the foreground.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A coronation ceremony in a hall with a deep red velvet curtain and a large gilded throne at right. An elderly priest with a bare upper body and a red-and-gold shawl, wearing a tall gold crown, drapes a floral garland with pink and white flowers around the neck of a seated man with long dark hair, who wears an orange saffron robe and gold bangles and smiles with eyes lowered. A younger attendant in an orange robe stands behind at left holding garlands, and another attendant in white stands at right, next to golden lion-shaped armrests and a gold-framed backrest.2012-04-27 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions is wearing a tall gold crown, multiple white and red flower garlands and saffron-orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to offer respect, and a man in white kneels nearby holding a silver plate of flowers. Several men in white and saffron stand around, some with rudraksha or white beaded necklaces, while a painted multi-armed deity figure with a trident and weapons looms behind in red and gold. The scene looks like a coronation or felicitation ceremony at a temple-style hall.2012-04-27Photograph of a ceremonial exchange on a stage before a maroon velvet curtain. An elderly man with a gold crown, white forehead markings and a red-and-gold shawl, garlanded with white and red flower necklaces, faces a younger bare-chested man in orange cloth with long dark hair and a headset microphone. The younger man smiles with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing layered flower garlands, rudraksha beads and a gold chain. A devotee in orange at left and a gold-ornate seat or throne at right frame the scene. Another partly visible man in orange stands behind.2012-04-27November 17 20132013-11-17A ceremonial scene in a temple-like hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron shawl and dhoti stands at left, reaching toward a seated figure in a red-cushioned gilded golden throne. The seated figure is bare-headed and bare-chested, adorned with a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a red and white flower garland. A second orange-robed attendant stands behind the throne holding an offering tray, and another orange-clad man at right holds a tray with a flower garland. Behind them stands a large painted deity murti with a multi-hooded crown, orange body and red garland, and a second gilded throne sits at far left beside a figure in orange and a red head covering. Brass oil lamps hang at the upper left.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27