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Outdoor ceremony under a red and black canopy with embroidered medallion patterns and fringed draping. A tall gold-foil backdrop framed in purple trim stands behind a white-draped altar. A seated figure on a richly decorated throne, adorned with fresh flower garlands and orange cloth, has hands folded in greeting. Red carpet with marigold petals leads up to the throne. Left, a priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and an attendant in orange-saffron shawl stand before the altar, one holding a long trident-like ceremonial object. Two framed pictures rest on the altar: one of offerings on a plate, one of a robed figure seated in meditation before a tree. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar, and a young boy in white kneels at the lower left.

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A photograph of an outdoor stage under a red canopy with patterned fabric and hanging tassels. On the right, a seated figure with long, voluminous dark hair wears orange robes and a garland of white flowers, hands pressed together in namaste on an ornate throne covered with marigold and white garlands. Red carpet with marigold petals leads up the steps. Behind them a gold foil backdrop with purple trim frames two framed pictures, one of footprints and one of a robed seated figure under a tree. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near brass ceremonial lamps and a long brass trident-like standard, with a seated child at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears orange robes, a garland and has long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of the event; the cues are long voluminous hair, orange clothing and garlands on a throne.2005-07-21A photo of a Guru Poornima event under a red and multicoloured canopy, with a gold-foil backdrop. 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