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July 23 2009

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A seated man on an ornate golden throne is almost completely covered by heaped garlands of white jasmine and orange marigolds with scattered rose petals, a ceremonial flower honouring. He wears a silver crown, a red bindi, and a white garment, with a salt-and-pepper beard. Around him stand several men in saffron/orange robes and a man in a green shirt and white-clad man bending near the bottom left, all scattering flowers and petals; a man on the right wears a gold wristwatch. The throne has carved wooden panels with garlands draped along its back. a person: the seated man has a crown, flower-covered throne and attendants in saffron, which are the cues here. A clear photograph, the central figure is the throne-seated honoree, a reception with flower-showering attendants.2009-07-23July 23 20092009-07-23A seated man in orange robes and a white garland of flowers with red accents sits cross-legged with hands folded in his lap, a red dot on his forehead. A standing attendant in an orange turban and orange cloth lifts a silver crown above his head, while a floral arch of white jasmine and yellow marigolds frames the scene. Behind them, several men in orange and white clothing watch, and a banner with Kannada script hangs on the wall above a painted backdrop of deities.2009-07-23A seated saffron-robed sannyasi with a white beard and red tilak receives a silver crown from a standing orange-robed figure with long curly hair and an orange turban. The seated man wears white and red flower garlands and holds his hands in his lap. Standing men behind them wear white and orange clothing and watch the ceremony. Behind them is a banner with Kannada script and painted deity imagery including a lion. Yellow marigold garlands hang at the top right of the frame, and a white flower canopy surrounds the crown.2009-07-23A seated man on an ornate carved wooden throne with red velvet backing is draped in a thick cascade of white and orange flower garlands and loose petals. He wears a silver crown set with a red stone and a red tilak on his forehead, with a white garment visible beneath the flowers. Additional garlands wrap the throne back, and attendants stand at the sides, one wearing a ring and another with a white tilak. a person is described by this throne-and-garland honouring scene, with the crown and flower-draped ceremonial attire as the visible cues.2009-07-23A photograph of a ceremony indoors. A young man in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, leans in smiling and holds a silver crown over the head of a seated older bearded man. The seated man wears an orange robe, a white jasmine garland with red flowers, a red bindi, and sits with hands folded in front. Other people in orange and white clothing stand around, and more hands hold a long garland of white flowers and yellow marigolds. Behind them is a banner with Kannada text and a painted backdrop of a lion and figures.2009-07-23A photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A seated man in orange robes with a red garland and a silver crown-like headpiece sits on an orange cushion on a raised seat, hands folded in his lap and a red bindi on his forehead. Standing beside him, a man in an orange turban and orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace reaches toward a white jasmine arch above the seated man's head. Behind them, several men in orange and white shirts watch, and a painted banner with Kannada script and a lion motif is visible on the wall.2009-07-232001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)July 19 20152015-07-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial honouring. A man in long flowing orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, stands at left extending his hands to place a silver crown on the head of a seated older man in orange robes with a white beard and red bindi. The seated man wears a white jasmine garland with red roses and holds his hands folded in his lap. A tall arch of white flowers and yellow marigolds is held above him by attendants in white and orange. Several men in white shirts and orange garments crowd behind, and a painted lion and a painted backdrop appear at upper left, with a banner in Kannada script behind. The seated man is being honoured with a crown, the central act of the scene.2009-07-23A shaved-headed man wearing a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala across his head is being garlanded with long strands of white jasmine and green leaves, with red flowers at the ends. Sacred ash marks his forehead. Behind him, a figure in orange robes with gold ornaments stands on the left, and a person in white with a beaded mala stands on the right. In the foreground, the blurred dark hair of another person is visible at the bottom. The background is a white wall with a blue stripe. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person wearing rudraksha and a red-orange shawl while being garlanded.2012-04-29A seated young man in orange robes with a garland of white, pink and yellow flowers and a gold chain receives a crown-like headdress of white flowers with a red and yellow centrepiece, placed on his head by an older bearded man in orange with a bare chest and a green-bordered orange cloth. A man in orange holds a microphone at left, a man in white stands behind the group, and a row of red, purple and white flower garlands decorates the blue wall. Several onlookers stand in the background, and a woven basket sits near the seated figure.2010-02-02