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A photograph of a person seated on an ornate dark wooden throne-like seat within a richly decorated shrine canopy. The canopy is draped with white, orange, pink and red flower garlands and hanging strands of marigold-yellow blooms, with a green tassel and gold tassel above. The seated figure wears a red-brown garment, a yellow marigold garland, a heavy gold and beaded necklace, a gold bangle, and has long dark hair swept up with a crescent ornament. A second figure in dark clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Oil lamps line the railing at left. The seated person is an appearance-based a person, seated in a ceremonial setting, while the partially visible figure at right is a devotee or attendant.

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A seated figure in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat within an elaborately decorated canopy of white, red and pink flower garlands with green and magenta tassels. The person wears a tall dark braided headdress topped with a golden crescent ornament, a yellow and orange floral garland, a multi-strand gold and bead necklace and a gold bracelet, and smiles softly. A second person in dark robes is partly visible at the right edge, and a bright light stands at left beside gold-tipped bamboo-like railings. a person seated in the flower-decorated throne, with saffron-red robes, rudraksha-style beads, ceremonial gold necklace and a tall headdress. The scene suggests a festival or ceremony setting.2016-03-07A smiling person sits on an ornate golden throne inside a palanquin-like canopy decorated with white jasmine and red-pink flower garlands, with a bright lamp at the left and a golden railing in front. The person wears a deep red garment, a yellow marigold garland, a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned bead necklace, a gold bangle, and a tall dark braided hair crown with green and pink tassels and a crescent ornament. Behind on the right, a second person in dark clothing stands partly visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated person has long swept-back hair in a crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces on saffron-red clothing, consistent with the event page.2016-03-07A smiling person with long dark matted hair piled high and a crescent ornament at the crown, wearing a red-orange garment, multi-strand rudraksha-style beads and a yellow marigold garland, seated on a golden ornate throne. Behind is a dense backdrop of white jasmine, red and orange flowers, pink tassels and a green tassel. A second attendant in a dark garment stands at the right edge holding a long ceremonial staff. The seated figure matches appearance cues of a person, seated as honoured guest of a Mahashivaratri festivity at Bengaluru Aadheenam during the Pratyakshya Pada Puja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate red and gold throne-like seat, decorated with heavy floral garlands in white, pink and red, green tassels and a gold-trimmed canopy. The figure wears a tall dark braided topknot with a small crescent ornament, a red sannyasi-style garment, a yellow and white marigold garland, a brown rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold armlet, smiling and looking to the side. The appearance and ornate red clothing, rudraksha and hair cues are consistent with a person seated in state.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A figure seated on an elaborately decorated ceremonial palanquin at night, framed by dense garlands of white jasmine and red, pink and orange flowers hanging from a canopy. The seated person wears a dark, ornate headdress with a crescent-shaped ornament, a deep red-orange robe, a yellow-and-white flower garland, and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Gold bangles are visible on the wrist. Hanging tassels in pink, teal and gold decorate the frame, and bamboo-like pillars wrapped in flowers line the front railing. A person in dark clothing stands at the right edge holding part of the structure, lit by a bright spotlight. The setting suggests a night procession or ceremonial event. a person is seated on the palanquin, identified by the distinctive headdress, crescent ornament, rudraksha beads and saffron-red ceremonial clothing.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Night procession photo of a smiling figure seated in a flower-decorated ratha or palanquin. The seated person has a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle topped with a crescent ornament, wears a red-orange saffron garment, a dense rudraksha mala and a yellow flower garland, and a gold armlet. Behind and beside the ornate golden seat, walls of white jasmine and red-orange marigold garlands hang with pink tassels and bead-trimmed strands. A second man with white tripundra marks on his forehead stands at the left edge, partly visible. The seated figure has distinctive appearance cues, so this is a person in person during a procession, with the man at left as a devotee or attendant.2016-03-07