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A photo of a stage ceremony in front of a painted backdrop of trees. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a cream turban stands at the left beside an ornate gold throne with a red seat, garlanded with yellow, white and multicoloured flowers. Centre, a man in a dark striped shirt bows low and offers a folded white cloth. Behind them, a young man in pink with a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti-like garment, and several girls in colourful South Indian dance costumes with flower-decorated hair stand on a glossy white floor. A woman in a blue sari with red border stands at right. A red patterned carpet lies in the foreground.

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December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Stage event in front of an ornate gold throne draped with red velvet cushion and garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. A man in an orange-and-peach kurta and cream turban stands beside the throne, handing a white folder or certificate to a girl in a teal and purple dance costume with white flower hair adornments. Behind her, several girls in teal, green, magenta and gold Bharatanatyam-style costumes stand in a line waiting. A patterned red-and-cream carpet lies on the stage floor, and a painted backdrop of trees and a temple roof is behind them.2009-12-29A stage event with a golden throne draped in a red seat cushion and framed by a garland of yellow, orange and white flowers, flanked by golden carved panels and a gold swan-like base. A man in an orange-peach kurta with a cream turban stands on a red patterned rug, reaching toward a line of young dancers in traditional bharatanatyam-style costumes of magenta, green, teal, yellow and pink with flower hair ornaments. A backdrop shows painted trees and a lotus pond.2009-12-29A stage event with a gold and red throne decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a peacock feather. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red kurta and white dhoti with a white garland, stands before the throne extending his hands to receive papers from a dancer in a teal-green traditional costume with white flower hair ornaments. Beside them a man in an orange-and-gold turban and maroon embroidered kurta stands near the throne. On the left a young girl in a green top holds white papers with hands folded, and on the right several dancers in teal, blue and red costumes with flower hair decorations stand on a red carpet in front of a painted blue-green backdrop with hanging tinsel and string lights.2009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29Stage photograph of a ceremonial event in front of a painted forest backdrop. A golden throne with a red seat, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a golden swan-like carved base, stands on the left. A man in an orange-peach kurta with a cream turban stands beside it holding a white folder. Another man in an saffron-orange robe stands nearby. A young woman in a teal and orange outfit bows low with her head to the carpeted floor, and several girls in traditional dance costumes in gold, purple, teal and green with flowers in their hair stand in a line at the right. A red patterned carpet covers the floor.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph of a stage event in front of a painted blue and gold backdrop with a trident. On the left, a long-haired figure in a red robe leans from a richly ornate golden throne (peetha) decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers, reaching out to bless or greet the people before him. Several people stand in a line in front of the throne: an older man in a striped blue shirt holding a white cloth bag, a man in white kurta and dhoti with long grey hair tied back, and a man in a peach kurta with a red shawl. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a man in an orange shawl stand near a child. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge.2010-12-22December 28 20092009-12-28