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Photograph of a Guru Purnima puja inside a richly decorated shrine room. A man seated on a golden throne with a carved lion base wears an orange-brown turban, a saffron-toned dhoti, a red and yellow floral garland and gold necklaces, and holds his hands in anjali. Devotees around him hold brass plates of offerings and oil lamps; a woman in a blue-trimmed white sari and another in white sari stand at left and centre. Brass bells hang from above and a large deity murti covered in yellow, orange and red flower garlands stands at right. Silver bowls and brass kalasha-style vessels fill a round table in front of the throne, and a cameraman films the ceremony.

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A seated figure on a gold-decorated throne in a dark-walled hall receives devotees' offerings. The seated person wears an orange-brown robe and a matching turban, with red-and-yellow flower garlands and rudraksha-style beads, and raises both palms in greeting. Around them, women in white saris and a robed man hold brass trays of lit oil lamps, kumkum and flowers, while others sit with folded hands. Hanging garlands, brass bells and oil lamps frame the scene, and a golden lion-form carving sits at the base of the throne. The seated person is a probable Swamiji by visible cues: a turban, ornate beaded adornments and an orange-brown robe on a throne, in a Guru Purnima-style offering ceremony. There are roughly 15 visible people.2013-07-22September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red, yellow and green flower garland, gold bangle and necklace, with bare feet. Appearance-based a person in the photo, receiving a pada puja. Before him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels, and two women in sari and ornaments sit at right beside steel trays of lamps, rose petals, flowers and offerings. A golden bell hangs from above and an air conditioner is mounted on the wall. Watermarked photograph of a ritual scene, with a ceremonial arrangement of brass lamps and flowers.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16July 25 20132013-07-25May 19 20132013-05-19December 11 20112011-12-11July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a lion-shaped armrest and tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and a long rudraksha-style mala with gold ornaments, hands raised in greeting. a person is seated centrally receiving puja: attendants in white and devotees in purple and white hold brass and silver trays of lit oil lamps, fruit, flowers and kumkum around the golden platform. Oil lamps hang from chains above, and a shaved-headed priest in orange with tilak sits in the foreground. Padapuja ritual setting in a dark-walled hall.2014-11-11A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-head arms and a gilded backrest, draped in a tiger-striped cloth. He wears an orange-brown robe with a gold border, a long rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and bangles, and his bare feet rest on a footstool. Before him, brass plates hold flower petals, fruit, and small oil lamps. Devotees kneel at the throne's base with hands folded in anjali: a man in white with an orange scarf, a woman in white with a forehead marking, and women in white and red garments. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the upper right, and a wall air conditioner is visible on the black wall.2013-05-24