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A 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.

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A 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.2012-04-27A 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.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and a radiating sunburst backrest. He wears a gold crown, a white-and-red garland of flowers, a rudraksha-style mala, and a gold pendant, with bangles and rings on his hands. A white and red forehead marking is visible. Behind him stands a large painted deity figure in orange with red garlands. The gilded throne and crown are prominent in a ceremonial setting.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27A photograph of a ceremonial investiture on a stage with maroon velvet drapes and a gold throne. A seated elder in a gold crown and a red-and-gold shawl, garlanded with white and red flower necklaces and with a white forehead mark, extends his hands toward a bearded-free man kneeling before him in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala, bangles and white and red garlands, his palms pressed in anjali. A younger attendant in a white shirt stands at left holding a red garland, and a gold kalasha and gold lion-form pedestal sit in the foreground. a person is a probable identification for the kneeling figure, based on the orange robes, rudraksha mala, ornate garland and bangles, and the page's stated presence.2012-04-27April 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 copiesPhotograph 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.2012-04-27A coronation-style ceremony on a stage with gold lion figures and a gold throne backdrop. An elderly priest in a gold crown, orange and red-gold shawl and garlands of white and red flowers places a golden kalasha-shaped vessel on the head of a bowed, smiling man with long dark hair, orange clothing, a white-and-red flower garland and folded hands. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with hands raised or joined, and a man in orange robes stands at left. Red velvet and gold draperies frame the scene. The bowed man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (long hair, orange garments, garlands and folded hands), while he is being honoured by the elderly priest in a crown.2012-04-27