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A photograph of a ceremony under a decorated canopy with gold drapes and a garland-festooned golden arch. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a red-cushioned seat at centre, smiling, with a flower garland hanging above her. In front of her a man in orange robes performs a ritual over a silver vessel, holding a small brass vessel and object. Several people in white clothes sit on a red and white cloth, including a girl with a rudraksha mala. On the right, orange-robed monks sit beside a deity murti decorated with red and gold. Men in white and women in white clothes with malas sit in the foreground among scattered flower petals.

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Guru Poornima celebration in a gold-draped hall with a golden arched backdrop and a raised seat decorated with garlands. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and orange clothing sits centrally, with a bald orange-robed priest standing before him beside a silver tray with a cake-like offering. Other orange-robed sannyasis sit to the right, and devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas sit on a red carpet in the foreground, some with eyes closed. A decorated kalasha and flower garlands surround the altar and a small deity murti appears at right.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21Indoor puja in a golden-draped shrine hall with a gold-framed arch and hanging marigold garlands. A long-haired figure in saffron robe stands at the centre, garlanding a shaved-headed seated figure in saffron with a white garland, who sits on a silver-rimmed platform before a lit brass lamp and flower-strewn red cloth. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor with eyes closed; one man in a red-bordered shawl sits in front. A deity murti in red with gold ornaments stands on the right, and a saffron-robed attendant is at far right. a person cues are not clearly met, so the seated central figure is described by role only.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21A photograph of a golden-draped stage under a red and green patterned canopy at an ashram satsang. A central figure with long dark hair stands in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklaces, before a decorated arch of marigold garlands and a golden kalasha-style canopy. Probable Swamiji in an orange robe with long hair and rudraksha beads, presiding over the gathering. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls face the stage; a man in white stands at left and monks in orange robes sit at right near a deity murti on a gilded altar. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2005-07-21A ceremonial puja scene in a gold-decorated shrine hall with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a dark red throne framed by a gold arch hung with garlands. Seated before him on the floor, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a white garland performs worship beside a silver-and-gold vessel decorated with yellow flowers. Devotees in white clothes kneel with folded hands, one young woman in white with a mala and a seated man in white at left. A deity murti in red and gold sits on a throne at right, with brass kalashas, fruits and marigold garlands around. The ceremony looks like a satsang or guru puja.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21A photograph of a Guru Poornima event with a standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, one arm raised holding a flower or offering, in front of a large gold-foil backdrop with a circular golden halo frame decorated with garlands and a deity murti on a throne at right. Several shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit on the right. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit on red mats and white sheets; a woman in an orange sari sits with hands in anjali. Flower petals lie on the floor and brass lamps are visible.2005-07-21January 01 20082008-01-01A seated man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and lion-head armrests, hands folded, wearing an orange robe, a white and orange shawl, a garland of white and orange flowers, and a rudraksha mala. Two standing men in orange and cream garments, one holding a trident-topped staff, attend beside the throne. Seated devotees in orange robes sit at the right, and a worshipper in white stands behind the throne. The throne is set within a canopy decorated with marigold garlands and a golden umbrella, with flower-covered steps and small oil lamps before it. A white-clothed table with offerings sits at the front.2008-01-01July 21 20052005-07-21