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A photograph of a ceremonial stage decorated with white and yellow garland strands and a large portrait banner of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and a vertical red mark on his forehead. Seated in the centre on a flower-decorated throne with a gold canopy is a man in a gold-and-cream robe with a yellow turban. A man in white kurta kneels at the front of the stage, and a woman in orange and white sits to the right, touching the seated figure's feet. Several people in white clothes stand and sit around the platform, and a few stand in the background. Balloons in red and white hang from the top of the banner.

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A seated figure on an ornate flower-covered throne with a gold canopy, wearing a yellow turban, gold silk kurta and white dhoti, sits in front of a large printed portrait of a smiling man with long swept-back hair, framed by yellow and white garlands. A woman in an orange top and grey trousers kneels beside the throne, reaching toward it. Around them stand people in white saris and kurtas and a man in a red patterned shirt, all on a white-draped platform scattered with marigold petals. The large portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A seated man in a golden-yellow kurta and a yellow turban sits on a floral-garlanded ornate throne beneath a gilded canopy, with white jasmine garlands and yellow flowers. Kneeling devotees in white garments attend him, one holding his feet on a flower-strewn platform, while a woman in white stands with a rudraksha mala at right. A large portrait of a smiling man with long hair and forehead markings hangs behind, framed by marigold garlands. The scene resembles a ceremonial padapuja before a large photograph, with flower petals on the floor.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26Photograph of a ceremonial scene before a large red-toned portrait of a smiling man with long swept-back hair. A man in a golden-yellow embroidered kurta and white trousers, wearing a golden turban, sits on a flower-garlanded throne with a jasmine-draped canopy above. An elderly man in white kneels before him with hands on the throne, and a woman in a green-and-yellow sari kneels to the right with folded hands. Standing figures to the left and right, including a man in a grey-brown robe and women in purple and teal saris, watch and clap. Yellow and white flower garlands hang on dark drapes, with flower petals spread on the table below and a red balloon at the bottom edge.2006-12-26February 24 20072007-02-24A seated man in a yellow and cream ceremonial outfit with a gold-and-white turban sits on a flower-covered golden throne under a floral canopy. Behind him hangs a large enlarged portrait of a smiling face with long hair, framed by black draped fabric with gold, white and red floral garlands. Around the throne, people in white clothes and white shawls stand, bow, and reach toward the seated figure; one woman in an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman kneels in white near the throne.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph of a festive event under a large red-toned portrait banner of a smiling man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, bordered by garlands of yellow and white flowers. A man in a gold tunic with white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth, wearing a yellow-orange turban and a gold necklace, sits on a red-cushioned seat beneath an ornate gold-and-white flower-decorated canopy, smiling. Before him, a man in a grey shirt bends forward, a woman in a turquoise sari kneels with joined palms, and other women in saris and a man in white clothes stand nearby clapping. A tall brass oil lamp with flower garlands stands at right, and a white-draped table with yellow and orange petals and red balloons sits in front. The man on the seat resembles the a person candidate in appearance (turban, gold clothing, long hair and necklace), but the page does not indicate he is present.2006-12-26December 26 20062006-12-26