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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat during an evening procession. He wears a rust-orange robe, a pink and magenta flower garland, and gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala. Golden trident staffs and gold finials flank the throne. In front, bare-chested devotees in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera, and a dense crowd fills the background with oil lamps lit along the stone steps. a person seated on a peetha throne as a central figure at a temple-ground ritual.

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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a pink and red flower garland and a dark saffron-brown garment with gold necklaces, smiling slightly. Gold trident-tipped staffs and gold finials flank the throne. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white, pink and red clothing fills the background under rows of warm string lights, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial procession setting, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and saffron clothing. Deity murti not visible.2016-12-06Photograph of a procession at an evening event, with a large crowd seated in tiered rows behind. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a rust-brown robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes holds a gold trident-topped staff beside the throne. In the foreground, shirtless priests with sacred threads and a woman in an orange sari stand facing the throne, and gold trident staffs and a hanging floral canopy frame the scene. Small oil lamps glow among the seated devotees.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, carved with a bull figure, flanked by golden trident-topped staffs. He wears a bright pink marigold garland, a brown-orange wrap, and gold necklaces. Smoke or incense drifts beside him. Blurred seated audience members fill the background, many in colourful clothing, with warm lamp lights behind. Two people's heads and shoulders are visible in the lower foreground near the throne. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne in a ceremonial setting.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an evening ceremony. He wears a deep maroon-brown cloth, a pink-and-magenta flower garland, and beaded necklaces, with long swept-back hair and a full beard, smiling with his hands joined near his chest. Golden trident-topped staffs and metal finials flank the throne, and a red-and-orange-robed attendant stands at left. Several bare-chested men with sacred-thread cords and women in saris, including one in purple and green, face the throne from the front, while a large seated audience in white, orange and purple clothes fills tiered seating behind. Hanging garlands of flowers decorate the upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a magenta garland, and sits on the central throne as the honoured figure in the procession.2016-12-06A photograph of a ceremonial procession at night. A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Golden trident-topped staffs flank the throne, and a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background and foreground, and floral garlands hang at the top left.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, smiling broadly. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe, a pink and white flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and bangles on his wrists. Gold trident-topped staffs (tridents) flank the throne in the foreground. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill tiered steps, many with small oil lamps (diyas) lit in front of them, and smoke or incense is visible in the air. Several people are seen in the lower foreground with their backs to the camera.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A seated man on an ornate gold and red throne is the central figure, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a pink flower garland and multiple beaded and gold necklaces, and smiling with hands resting on the armrest. Beside him at right, a man in an orange robe with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Golden trishula staffs flank the throne, and marigold garlands drape the left edge. Below, several bare-chested devotees in white dhotis and a woman in orange and green sit facing the throne with hands folded, while a seated crowd in tiered stands behind them shows people in white and colourful clothes in a night-lit ceremonial setting.2016-12-06